| The Snakes | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Norway United Kingdom |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock |
| Years Active: | 1997–1999 |
| Past Members: | Jørn Lande Bernie Marsden Micky Moody Sid Ringsby Willy Bendiksen |
| Associated Acts: | The Company of Snakes, Whitesnake, Vagabond, Masterplan, TNT, Beyond Twilight, Ark, Rainbow, Black Sabbath |
The Snakes were a British-Norwegian hard rock band, formed by former Whitesnake members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody in 1997. The line-up consisted of guitarists Marsden and Moody with Norwegian musicians, vocalist Jørn Lande, bassist Sid Ringsby, who later joined the Norwegian band TNT, and drummer Willy Bendiksen. The band released one live album, one studio album and broke up in 1999.
The Snakes were formed by Whitesnake guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, exclusively performing Whitesnake songs. Initially, the project was called 'Saints and Sinners' and was to feature other former Whitesnake band mates including, bassist Neil Murray and drummer Cozy Powell plus American vocalist John West but this never materialised. In August 1998, the Once Bitten album was released in Japan on the Pony Canyon label. Former Vagabond vocalist Jørn Lande was drafted in and TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø produced the band. TNT's touring keyboard player Dag Stokke engineered the album. A live album Live in Europe was released in December 1998, with recordings of live performances of Whitesnake songs.