These Arms Are Snakes

These Arms Are Snakes are a four-piece post-hardcore/alternative metal band from Seattle, Washington that were initially around from 2002 to 2009. Since then, they played a single reunion show in 2016 and 2021 respectively, and briefly toured this year (2022). They put out three full-lengths, an EP, and a few splits. A lot of their non-LP/EP material was included on a compilation released earlier this year. Right out the gate, I have to admit that I have never really given this band a proper listen, which is insane considering the fact that they've been heavily requested for years. Even crazier than that, they were formed out of the ashes of two of my favourite bands. Vocalist Steve Snere and original drummer Erin Tate were both members of Kill Sadie, while bassist Brian Cook was a member of the metalcore titans Botch. Tate left These Arms Are Snakes after their first album to become the long-time drummer for Minus The Bear, while Cook has been the bassist for post-metal band Russian Circles since 2007. Guitarist Ryan Fredriksen later played in the mathcore band Narrows alongside Botch vocalist Dave Verellen, who put out a few fantastic releases through Deathwish about a decade ago. Despite all of these highly-regarded affiliations, I've never given this band its proper due. I've liked what I've heard so far, so figured I'd share it now for anyone like me, who's put this on the backburner for far too long. Enjoy.

This Is Meant To Hurt You (2003)

1. Riding The Grape Dragon

2. Run It Through The Dog

3. Diggers Of Ditches Everywhere

4. The Blue Rose

5. Drinking From The Necks Of The Ones You Love

Oxeneers Or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004)

1. The Shit Sisters

2. Angela's Secret

3. Big News

4. Tracing

5. Your Pearly Whites

6. Gadget Arms

7. Greetings From The Great North Woods

8. La Stanza Bianca

9. Darlings Of New Midnight

10. Oxeneer

11. Idaho

12. (silence)

13. Untitled

Like A Virgin (2005)

1. These Arms Are Snakes - Payday Loans

2. Harkonen - Standing On Holey Soles

3. These Arms Are Snakes - Hook On This

4. Harkonen - Neverlanders

5. Harkonen & These Arms Are Snakes - Touched For The Very First Time

Good Friday (2006)

1. Horse Girl

2. Old Paradise

Easter (2006)

1. Mescaline Eyes

2. Horse Girl

3. Subtle Body

4. Desert Ghost

5. Child Chicken Play

6. Hell's Bank Notes

7. Abracadabra

8. Deer Lodge

9. Lady North

10. Perpetual Bris

11. Corporeal

12. Crazy Woman Dirty Train

Tail Swallower And Dove (2008)

1. Woolen Heirs

2. Prince Squid

3. Red Line Season

4. Lucifer

5. Ethric Double

6. Seven Curtains

7. Long And Lonely Step

8. Lead Beater

9. Cavity Carousel

10. Briggs

These Arms Are Snakes/Tropics (2008)

1. These Arms Are Snakes - Meet Your Mayor

2. Tropics - Future Gets Tense

These Arms Are Snakes/Russian Circles (2008)

1. These Arms Are Snakes - Camera Shy

2. These Arms Are Snakes - Trix

3. Russian Circles - Philios

These Arms Are Snakes/Pelican (2008)

1. These Arms Are Snakes - Pink Mammoth

2. Pelican - Gold Diggers

All The Saints/These Arms Are Snakes (2009)

1. All The Saints - Host

2. These Arms Are Snakes - Washburn

In Utero, in Tribute, in Entirety (2014)

3. Heart-Shaped Box (Nirvana cover)

The Coathangers/These Arms Are Snakes (2014)

1. The Coathangers - Sex Beat (The Gun Club cover)

2. These Arms Are Snakes - Energy Drink And The Long Walk Home (The Lost Sounds cover)

Duct Tape & Shivering Crows (2022)

1. Meet Your Mayor

2. Camera Shy

3. Trix

3. Energy Drnk And The Long Walk Home

4. Heart-Shaped Box

5. Washburn

6. Old Paradise

7. Payday Loans

8. Hook On This

9. Riding the Grape Dragon (Demo)

10. Run It Through The Dog (Demo)

11. Diggers Of Ditches Everywhere (Demo)

12. The Blue Rose (Demo)

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