This Is Meant to Hurt You [EP]

These Arms Are Snakes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Jade Tree
• ASIN: B00009ZYAY
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,496 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Snakes., May 7, 2005

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C. Chapin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: This Is Meant to Hurt You (Audio CD)

This CD is kind of a seething, math-y beatdown. A lot of Botch fans (there are some ex-Botch guys here) prefer Botch since Botch was crazier and more metal and whatnot and this is more indie, but TAAS is one of those bands where there is covertly catchy stuff happening under the distortion. The words are brilliant though kind of stalker material.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if this is an invitation....., January 8, 2004

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David Blevins (Chesapeake, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Meant to Hurt You (Audio CD)

Ever hear a sound that literally just blows you away the first time you hear it? That's exactly what happens on "This Is Meant To Hurt You", the Jade Tree debut EP from These Arms Are Snakes (TAAS). TAAS was formed from the ashes of BOTCH and KILL SADIE, the formulaic intensity of both bands were carried out by the members. The band has been compared repeatedly to AT THE DRIVE-IN (ATDI), but it does them no justice. From the opening track "Riding The Grape Dragon", it becomes painfully obvious that TAAS' sound is way more intense than anything ATDI ever did. The second track "Run It Through The Dog", starts out cathartic and crescends into an almost jazz-fusion breakdown, which at time feels like Iceburn(ish) and harkens back to the 108 song "Being or Body?", the song picks up again with a multitude layer of sounds like an orgasmic crescendo for the ears. Vocalist Steve Sneere exlaims "if this is an invitation , then this is my R.S.V.P, so on your list you can scratch me off", on "The Blue Rose", the ultimate invitation to the EP's standout track. These Arms Are Snakes "This Is Meant To Hurt You" is at best heard through headphones to capture all the cataharis and intensity the band has to offer. Bleeding ears never felt this good. (reviewed on facedownfall.com)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their First and Best Release, February 5, 2005

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Nicko "SunshineTheWerewolf" (Gold Coast, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is Meant to Hurt You (Audio CD)

I've written this after the release of their full length album "Oxeneers and Lion Sleep When Their Antelope Go Home" It's a stupid name, but I like it. When I heard it, although I though it was great, it was less than I expected. It had a bit too much electronics in it, whereas "This Is Meant To Hurt You" is more post hardcore. The last song "Drinking From The Necks Of The Ones You Love" was an excellent song, I still listen to it, it's a classic. I recommend getting this EP just for that song alone. 6 minutes of heaven. For fans of "Bullet For My Valentine", "Every Time I Die", "Razor Crusade" and "Glassjaw"