These Arms Are Snakes

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Name = These Arms Are Snakes


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Origin = Seattle, Washington
Genre = Post-hardcore Experimental Math rock
Art punk
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Label = Hydrahead Suicide Squeeze Jade Tree
Associated_acts = Minus the Bear Botch Killsadie nineironspitfire Narrows
URL = [http://www.thesearmsaresnakes.org www.thesearmsaresnakes.org]
Current_members = Steve Snere Brian Cook Ryan Frederiksen Chris Common
Past_members = Erin Tate Ben Verellen Joe Preston
Jesse Robertson

These Arms Are Snakes is a Seattle-based progressive/post-hardcore quartet currently on Suicide Squeeze Records, featuring former members of Botch, Nineironspitfire, and Minneapolis-based Kill Sadie, with drummer/producer Chris Common joining after the recording of "Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home". They have toured the U.S.A. with such notable bands as Minus the Bear, Big Business, Mastodon, Cursive, The Blood Brothers, Engine Down, Hot Water Music, Isis, Pelican and Against Me!. Minus the Bear, Playing Enemy and The Blood Brothers have lent members to assist in the recording of "Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home".

Band lineup

*Brian Cook - bass guitar, pump organ, guitar, MicroKORG
*Ryan Frederiksen - guitar
*Steve Snere - vocals, synth (Korg KAOSS Pad)
*Chris Common - drums

Discography

*"This Is Meant to Hurt You EP" (Jade Tree Records, 2003)
*"Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home" (Jade Tree, 2004)
*"Like a Virgin EP" (split with Harkonen)" (Hydrahead Records, 2005)
*"Good Friday" 7" (Suicide Squeeze Records, 2006)
*"Easter" (Jade Tree, 2006)
*"Tail Swallower and Dove (Suicide Squeeze Records, 2008)

External links

* [http://www.thesearmsaresnakes.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thesearmsaresnakes Myspace page]
* [http://www.rockmidgets.com/features.php?p=3&page=3&id=727&page=3 TAAS Interview on Rockmidgets.com]
* [http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/interviews/these_arms_are_snakes_happy_easter_from_under_the_space_needle TAAS Interview @ thedwarf.com]

* [http://www.fabchannel.com/thesearmsaresnakes Fabchannel.com - A great video recording of an entire concert of These Arms Are Snakes]