Blood of the Snake

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Blood of the Snake
Studio album by Derek Sherinian
Released	August 1, 2006
Genre	Instrumental rock, progressive metal
Length	52:56
Label	Inside Out
Producer	Derek Sherinian, Simon Phillips
Derek Sherinian chronology
Mythology (2004) Blood of the Snake (2006) Molecular Heinosity (2009)

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Blood of the Snake is the fifth solo album by keyboard player Derek Sherinian. It has contributions from Billy Idol, Zakk Wylde, Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, John Petrucci of Dream Theater, in addition to previous collaborators Simon Phillips, Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony Franklin, Steve Lukather and Brian Tichy.

A video for a cover version of Mungo Jerry's "In the Summertime", with Sherinian, Idol, Slash, Franklin and Tichy, was released in conjunction with the album. In a reference to Idol, the bass drum is painted with the script "Derek Sherinian and The Rebellious Yellers!".

Sherinian also worked with duduk master Djivan Gasparyan on the song "Prelude to Battle" on the release, written for his great-grandmother, who had survived the Armenian genocide.^{[citation needed]}.