We Are the Romans

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We Are the Romans
Studio album by Botch
Released	January 1, 2000
Recorded	June 29 - July 8 1999
Genre	Mathcore
Length	52:35
Label	Hydra Head Records (HH666-41) (HH666-141) (Reissue)
Producer	Matt Bayles, Botch
Professional reviews
Alarm (Positive) link All Music Guide link Absolute Punk 93% link Drowned in Sound link Exclaim! (Positive) link Metal Review link Montreal Mirror link Punknews.org link Stylus Magazine (B+) link
Botch chronology
American Nervoso (1998) We Are the Romans (2000) An Anthology of Dead Ends (2002)

We Are the Romans was the seminal third album by Botch, and was released in a digipak in the US. It was released by Hydra Head Records on January 1, 2000, and subsequently re-released on September 11, 2007.^[1]

Metalcore band Norma Jean based the sound of their album O God, the Aftermath on We Are the Romans, going so far as hiring Matt Bayles who produced, engineered and mixed We Are the Romans to produce, engineer and mix their record.^{[citation needed]}

"C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man" has been revealed to be written about Racetraitor, a band containing future Fall Out Boy members.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Band members 2.2 Other personnel 3 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "To Our Friends in the Great White North" – 5:10
2. "Mondrian Was a Liar" – 2:41
3. "Transitions from Persona to Object" – 6:04
4. "Swimming the Channel Vs. Driving the Chunnel" – 4:30
5. "C. Thomas Howell as the "Soul Man"" – 4:44
6. "Saint Matthew Returns to the Womb" – 3:04
7. "Frequency Ass Bandit" – 4:26
8. "I Wanna Be a Sex Symbol on My Own Terms" – 3:35
9. "Man the Ramparts" – 10:50
10. "Thank God For Worker Bees (Remix)" – 7:27 (hidden track)

Disc 2 (Remastered Deluxe Edition)

1. To Our Friends In The Great White North (demo)
2. I Wanna Be A Sex Symbol On My Own Terms (demo)
3. Transitions From Persona To Object (demo)
4. Mondrian Was A Liar (demo)
5. Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (demo)
6. C. Thomas Howell As The “Soul Man” (demo)
7. Man The Ramparts (demo)
8. Saint Matthew Returns To The Womb (live)
9. Vietmam (live)
10. Transitions From Persona To Object (live)
11. Hutton’s Great Heat Engine (live)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

• Brian Cook – Bass Guitar
• Dave Knudson – Guitar, art direction, design
• Dave Verellen – Vocals
• Tim Latona - Drums

[edit] Other personnel

• Matt Bayles – production, engineer, mixing
• Ed Brooks – mastering
• Carrie Whitney – photography

[edit] References