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If you had gone out and picked up a copy of the
new These Arms Are Snakes album just by their name
and the album artwork without actually hearing any
of their music, you would probably think they were
a screamo punk band who want to be the next Gallows,
well that's exactly what I would think if I was
judging the band by their artwork and name and this
is why you should never judge a band by their name,
artwork, band members or anything until you have
heard their music.
These Arms Are Snakes are infact a really odd
mixture, the band have a hardcore sound that's
full of energy but at the same time the band are
very random, they have crammed so many different
soundscapes into the album and made sure that
everything is far from being predictable and this
is something that I really love about These Arms
Are Snakes, you will never be able to guess these
guys next moves and you could listen to 'Tail
Swallower And Dove' ten times over and still find
something that you missed the last time you listened
to it.
The whole album from the opening track 'Woolen
Heirs' to the closing track 'Briggs' is a creative
masterpiece. 'Woolen Heirs' has such a dark feel
to it and vocalist Steve Snere's vocals are quite
raw and shouty sounding but very different from
what you are currently trying to picture, his
vocals are raw in such a different way from what
most artists raw vocals sound like. 'Prince Squid'
is a really interesting song, the drum beats are
immense and Steve's vocals make for a really interesting
listen.
Most of the songs on the album are on for 3 or
4 minutes except for 'Ethric Double' which is
on for 7 and a half minutes and also the last
track 'Briggs which is on for nearly 7 minutes.
Both songs are quite creative but it's 'Ethric
Double' that really stands out the most, the song
starts off quite mellow and really builds up the
longer it goes on, the song soon progresses into
a really dark moment with its eerie bass lines
and spooky synths and before the song ends the
guitars and drums come in for that final spot
of madness.
These Arms Are Snakes are a band that you can
get a lot of enjoyment out of but you need to
be in the right mood to give them a listen and
you have to listen to their album over and over
a couple of times before the enjoyment really
starts to sink in but when it does it won't be
long before you start checking out these guys
back catalogue. If you like noise, creativity
and pure randomness then give These Arms Are Snakes
a listen.
3/5
Review by Trigger
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Steve Snere
Chris Common
Brian Cook
Ryan Frederiksen |
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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 |
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Score Code |
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- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
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