We Are the Romans
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| Studio album by Botch | ||||
| Released | November 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June 29 – July 8, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Mathcore, metalcore | |||
| Length | 52:35 | |||
| Label | Hydra Head (HH666-41) | |||
| Producer | Matt Bayles, Botch | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Drowned in Sound | 10/10 |
| Exclaim! | favorable |
| Punknews.org | |
| Stylus Magazine | B+ |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 |
We Are the Romans is the second and final studio album by American metalcore band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records, and a remastered two disc edition was later released on September 11, 2007. A Hydra Head repressing of the vinyl was released on October 25, 2011. The repress sold out on pre-order in under 20 minutes.
"C. Thomas Howell as the 'Soul Man'" has been described by the band as satirizing Racetraitor and "other bands with these very lofty political ideals that seemed like more a marketing tool for the genre of political hardcore rather than a sincere agenda" (Brian Cook). Bassist Brian Cook, who determined many of the song titles, credits J. G. Ballard's book The Atrocity Exhibition as inspiring themes of "the human body as a landscape, and the way that culture and environment sort of dictates the human body and vice versa."
The album achieved critical acclaim upon release and would become an influential work of music on the mathcore and metalcore movements.
All songs written and arranged by Botch.
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
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