Serpents Unleashed

Serpents Unleashed is the fifth^[7][8] studio album by American extreme metal band Skeletonwitch.^[9][10] The album was released on October 29, 2013.^[11] This album was the last album released with original vocalist Chance Garnette, before he was fired from the band in early 2015 due to his problems with alcohol.^[12]

Serpents Unleashed
Studio album by Skeletonwitch
Released	October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
Recorded	2013[1]
Genre	Thrash metal melodic black metal
Length	31:41
Label	Prosthetic[2]
Producer	Kurt Ballou
Skeletonwitch chronology
Forever Abomination (2011) Serpents Unleashed (2013) Devouring Radiant Light (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B+[5]
Pitchfork	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Serpents Unleashed"	2:11
2.	"Beneath Dead Leaves"	3:07
3.	"I Am of Death (Hell Has Arrived)"	2:47
4.	"From a Cloudless Sky"	2:48
5.	"Burned From Bone"	2:39
6.	"Unending, Everliving"	3:03
7.	"Blade on the Flesh, Blood on My Hands"	2:26
8.	"This Evil Embrace"	3:39
9.	"Unwept"	2:25
10.	"Born of the Light That Does Not Shine"	2:18
11.	"More Cruel Than Weak"	4:18
Total length:		31:41

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[13]	62
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14]	10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16]	20

Personnel

Skeletonwitch

• Chance Garnette - vocals
• Scott "Scunty D." Hendrick - guitar
• Nate "N8 Feet Under" Garnette - guitar
• Dustin Boltjes - drums
• Evan "Loosh" Linger - bass
• Kurt Ballou - production, mixing, engineering