We Came as Romans (album)

We Came as Romans
Studio album by We Came as Romans
Released July 24, 2015
Genre Alternative rock, nu metal, metalcore
Length 33:33 (Original release)
45:07 (Target Exclusive)
Label Equal Vision (North America)
Spinefarm (Europe)
Caroline Australia (Australia)
Producer David Bendeth
Erik Ron (Tracks 12 and 13)
We Came as Romans chronology
Tracing Back Roots
(2013)		 We Came as Romans
(2015)
Singles from We Came as Romans
  1. "The World I Used to Know"
    Released: May 26, 2015
  2. "Regenerate"
    Released: June 9, 2015
  3. "Tear It Down"
    Released: July 10, 2015

We Came as Romans is the self-titled fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band We Came as Romans. It was released on July 24, 2015[1] through Equal Vision Records. As with Tracing Back Roots, the album continues to see a departure of the band's metalcore sound found in their previous albums, in favor of an alternative rock sound.

The album's first single, "The World I Used to Know", was released on May 26, 2015.

Background

Singer Dave Stephens has said that the songwriting was very intense with new producer David Bendeth. 40 songs were written for the album, but only 10 made it onto the final tracklist. The album's cover painting was done by Paul Romano, who also created the cover of the first three albums.

The album was streamed via Soundcloud on July 21, through the Huffington Post and Kerrang websites. [2]

Videos

On June 8, 2015 the music video for the first track on the album, "Regenerate" was posted on the Equal Vision Records YouTube channel and We Came As Romans VEVO channel also, due to signing with Spinefarm on Europe.[3] On July 23, 2015, the music video for "The World I Used to Know" was posted on VEVO.[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[5]
Ultimate Guitar5/10[6]

We Came as Romans received mixed reviews from critics and fans, mostly because of their departure from the metalcore sound from their previous albums. Awarding the album four stars from Alternative Press, Mischa Pearlman states, "The 10 songs are full of catchy hooks that aren't full-on pop, but aren't too far off, either ... We Came As Romans lends weight to the glossy sheen of songs that might otherwise be dismissed as too slick and too superficial."[5]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Regenerate"   3:47
2. "Who Will Pray?"   3:23
3. "The World I Used to Know"   3:14
4. "Memories"   2:58
5. "Tear It Down"   3:23
6. "Blur"   3:14
7. "Savior of the Week"   3:16
8. "Flatline"   3:26
9. "Defiance"   3:00
10. "12:30"   3:52
Total length:
 33:33

Personnel

We Came as Romans
Production

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 82
US Billboard 200[9] 11

References

  1. ↑ Emily Carter (May 26, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: WE CAME AS ROMANS ANNOUNCE SELF-TITLED ALBUM, PREMIERE NEW SINGLE'". Kerrang!™.
  2. ↑ Frazier, Kelly. "Listen to the Full Stream of Detroit Metalcore Band We Came As Romans’ New Self Titled Album Along with an Interview with lead vocalist Dave Stephens". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Regenerate". Equal Vision Records. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "The World I Used to Know". VEVO. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Pearlman, Mischa (June 1, 2015). "We Came As Romans – We Came As Romans". Alternative Press. pp. 94–5. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mendez, Sam (5 August 2015). "We Came As Romans Review". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – We Came as Romans – We Came as Romans". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "We Came as Romans – Chart history" Billboard 200 for We Came as Romans. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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