American Nervoso

American Nervoso
Studio album by Botch
Released	May 20, 1998 July 10, 2007 (reissue)
Recorded	March 1998
Genre	Metallic hardcore, mathcore
Length	35:04
Label	Hydra Head (HH666-29) (HH666-129) (reissue)
Producer	Matt Bayles, Botch
Botch chronology
The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion (1997)The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion1997 American Nervoso (1998) We Are the Romans (1999)We Are the Romans1999

American Nervoso is the first studio album by American metalcore band Botch, released in 1999 through Hydra Head Records. It was re-issued in 2007, with five bonus tracks appended to the end of the record, consisting of demos and extended versions.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Hutton's Great Heat Engine" – 4:25
2. "John Woo" – 3:14
3. "Dali's Praying Mantis" – 2:38
4. "Dead for a Minute" – 3:47
5. "Oma" – 4:40
6. "Thank God for Worker Bees" – 3:57
7. "Rejection Spoken Softly" – 3:44
8. "Spitting Black" – 3:07
9. "Hives" – 5:32

Re-issue bonus tracks

1. "Stupid Me" – 2:34
2. "Spitting Black (Extended Version)" – 4:27
3. "Hutton’s Great Heat Engine (Demo)" – 4:27
4. "Rejection Spoken Softly (Demo)" – 3:41
5. "John Woo (Demo)" – 3:25

Re-issue

Matt Bayles finished a remastering of American Nervoso, some time in late 2006. It was released in June 2007 and can be purchased at various independent records locations. The re-issue includes demos, extended versions of songs and the two opening measures of "Hives", which were accidentally clipped off in the original mastering.^[2]

Credits

Band members

• Brian Cook – bass guitar, backing vocals and production
• Dave Knudson – guitar, production, layout and design
• Tim Latona – piano, drums and production
• Dave Verellen – vocals and production

Other personnel

• Matt Bayles – production, engineering and mixing
• Joe Denardo – photography
• Sig Skavlan – mixing

References