
These Arms Are Snakes was not the gut wrenching or tendril slanging I had anticipated when stepping into yet another steamy Northern Liberty's venue, this one surrounded by abandoned, condemned, or otherwise empty buildings. No wait—I've left out an essential detail. "These Arms Are Snakes" is probably the best band name I've ever heard. Can I call them rag-tag without dirty sideways looks in my direction? Brian Cook (bass) and Ryan Frederiksen (guitar and Danish (i.e. metal) last name) fit my frame of prog/hardcore/post-hardcore/no ise guys in plaid patterns and a dark beard (Cook), [...]