Pelican and These Arms Are Snakes recorded a split EP, often referred to as PLCN/TAAS, on Hydra Head Records in 2008. It was initially released in a limited run of 3000 10" vinyl records and a more limited number of CDs available initially on Pelican's European tour with Torche, and These Arms Are Snakes' East Coast US tour with sBACH respectively. In 2009, it saw a second CD pressing. During Pelican's encore at London's Islington Academy on their 2007 European tour, These Arms Are Snakes joined the headliners onstage. The two acts collaborated to perform a … read more
Pelican and These Arms Are Snakes recorded a split EP, often referred to as PLCN/TAAS, on Hydra Head Records in 2008. It was initially released in a … read more
Pelican and These Arms Are Snakes recorded a split EP, often referred to as PLCN/TAAS, on Hydra Head Records in 2008. It was initially released in a limited run of 3000 10" vinyl re… read more
Formed by previous members of the band Tusk, the instrumental post-metal outfit Pelican formed in Chicago in 2001, by guitarists Trevor de Brauw and Laurent Lebec with sibling rhythm section Larry Herweg and Bryan Herweg (drums and bass, respectively). Owing a great debt to the pioneering band Neurosis, and often compared to Boston's Isis and Sweden's Cult Of Luna, Pelican were initially signed to Hydra Head Records (whose founder, Aaron Turner, was a member of Isis). After making their debut with an eponymous self-titled four-song EP "Pelican" in 2003, Pelican … read more