''The Serpent Rings'' is the 21st studio album from the rock group Magnum. The album was released on 17 January 2020. The album was the first Magnum album to feature Dennis Ward on bass, after long-time bassist

Al Barrow Al Barrow (born 1968, in Wolverhampton, England) is an English bassist best known as the former member of the hard rock band Magnum. Barrow joined Magnum in 2001 after he was a member of Hard Rain, a group formed by Magnum members, Bob Catl ...

left the band in June 2019.Magnum - The Serpent Rings
Steamhammer. Accessed 23 November 2019. The cover was painted by

Rodney Matthews Rodney Matthews (born 6 July 1945) is a British illustrator and conceptual designer of fantasy and science-fiction. Career Trained at the West of England College of Art, Matthews worked in advertising for Plastic Dog Graphics before turning ...

. As usual, it features several references to previous album covers, including "the Storyteller" from ''

On a Storyteller's Night ''On a Storyteller's Night'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released on 13 May 1985 on FM Records in the UK and on Polydor Records in Germany. The album is widely considered to be Magnum's breakthrough album, and re ...

''. ''The Serpent Rings'' peaked at 5 in the German charts, the highest position the band has achieved there to date. It also charted at 7 in Switzerland, the same position reached by ''

Wings of Heaven ''Wings of Heaven'' is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 1988. The original choice of producers for ''Wings of Heaven'' was Roger Taylor and Dave Richards, who had produced ''Vigilante''. This was not reali ...

'' in 1988. The album ranked 36 in the United Kingdom, a step back compared to the previous album, ''

Lost on the Road to Eternity ''Lost on the Road to Eternity'' is the 20th studio album from the rock group Magnum. The album was released on 19 January 2018. It is the group's first album to feature Lee Morris on drums and Rick Benton on keyboards. It is also the longest st ...

'', and close to the positions reached by the three albums preceding said release. The album also charted at 47 in Austria, being the third Magnum album to chart there. The band planned a European tour after the release, but were forced to reschedule several times due to the

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. Ultimately, ''The Serpent Rings'' got no tour of its own; by the time the band embarked on their March 2022 tour, their next studio album, '' The Monster Roars'', had already been released.Magnum Reveals New Album "The Monster Roars" Details
Metal Underground, 22 Oct 2021. Retrieved 23 Oct 2021.

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Personnel

Tony Clarkin Tony Clarkin (born Anthony Michael Clarkin, 24 November 1946) is an English musician and record producer, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Magnum. He has been the sole songwriter throughout Magnum's history, writing all of the mat ...

– guitar *

Bob Catley Robert Adrian Catley is an English singer and musician, best known by his stage name as Bob Catley. He is the lead singer of the British rock band Magnum. He is also a solo artist. Biography Early years (1947–1972) Born in Aldershot on ...

– vocals * Dennis Ward – bass guitar *Rick Benton – keyboards * Lee Morris – drums

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References

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Track listing

Personnel

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