"The Serpent Only Lies doesn't reinvent anything within the genre, and leans more towards recent Crowbar, than to way back in the day Crowbar, missing out on that really grimy distortion and thickness ... Some who will listen to this album will probably wish there was a little variety to the record, with more songs like "I Am The Storm" and "Song Of The Dunes". Crowbar enthusiasts, however, will eat this up as a heavy, groove strong, thick instrumental album with some damn strong vocals and lyrics".