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Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home is the debut album by Seattle-based post-hardcore band These Arms Are Snakes, released on September 21, 2004, on Jade Tree Records.[6]

Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home
Studio album by These Arms Are Snakes
Released	September 21, 2004
Recorded	at Litho and Spectre South
Genre	Post-hardcore, alternative metal
Length	46:38
Label	Jade Tree Records (JT1097) (CD) Second Nature Recordings (SN056) (vinyl)
Producer	Matt Bayles and These Arms Are Snakes
These Arms Are Snakes chronology
This Is Meant to Hurt You (2003) Oxeneers or the Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home (2004) Like a Virgin (2005)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.6/10)[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Track listing

• "Idaho" ends at 5:35. An untitled hidden track starts at 6:36.
• The Japanese pressing of the album includes the EP This Is Meant To Hurt You as bonus tracks.

Personnel

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, microKORG, vocals and pump organ
• Ryan Frederiksen – guitar, pump organ and design
• Steve Snere – vocals and microKORG
• Erin Tate – drums and percussion

Additional personnel

• Matt Bayles – additional guitar and percussion, production and engineering
• Alan Douches – mastering at West West Side Music
• Derik Frederikson – recording assistance
• Mark Gajadhar – additional drums
• Demian Johnston – additional guitar
• Dave Knudson – additional guitar
• Ben Verellen – additional bass
• Robin Laananen - Photography

Vinyl information

1st Press:

• 547 Translucent Red Marble
• 546 White
• 549 Opaque Royal Blue

2nd Press:

• 314 Translucent Blue

References

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