The Company of Snakes was a short-lived metal band formed in 1998 and consisting of Whitesnake guitarists Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody, Black Sabbath bassist Neil Murray, Rainbow keyboardist Don Airey, and drummer John Lingwood. On their first album, 2001's live HERE THEY GO AGAIN, their lead singer was a Norwegian David Coverdale soundalike named Jorn Lande. On their second and final album, BURST THE BUBBLE, Lande was replaced by Stefan Berggren. The band split after Berggren and Airey left in 2002.