''The Serpent Servant'' is the second studio album by American Christian

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band

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. They worked with the metalcore band

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and his production partner Daniel Castleman to record the album. The album was released in the US on March 31, 2009, from

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and on March 30, 2009, through Siege of Amida Records. This album hit #144 on the ''Billboard'' 200. #3 In

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. ''The Serpent Servant'' sold 4,300 copies in its first week. It is the last album by the band to feature lead guitarist Manny Contreras before he rejoined the band in 2012, the first to feature rhythm guitarist Cory Johnson (ex- Sleeping Giant), and the only album to feature drummer Chad Blackwell.

Track listing

Personnel

;Impending Doom * Brook Reeves – vocals * Manny Contreras – lead guitar * Cory Johnson – rhythm guitar * David Sittig – bass * Chad Blackwell – drums ;Production *

– production * Daniel Castleman – production, engineering * Kelly "Carnage" Cairns – engineering *

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– engineering, mixing, mastering * Shawn Carrano – management * Colin Marks – artwork

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Serpent Servant 2009 albums Facedown Records albums Impending Doom albums