Dead Can Dance – The Serpent's Egg

Dead Can Dance's fourth album came during a productive period for the band and was released just four years after their debut. It was also the first they recorded in their own studio, which, according to Brendan Perry, allowed them to "continue to grow in their own self-proclaimed direction." A minimal yet quite grandiose record that includes fan favorites "The Host Of Seraphim" and "Ullyses," The Serpent's Egg is a triumph and perhaps the best example of Brendan and Lisa blending their diametrically different influences into a new, almost synesthetic whole.