Botch

With Polyrhythmic Guitar Stylings Raw Vocals Progressive Song Structures And A Unique Sound Botch Were A Driving Force In The Metalcore Scene From 1993 Until Their Break-Up In 2002 Particularly Influential To The Creation And Rise Of The Mathcore Subgenre. In May 1998 The Four-Piece From Tacoma USA Released Their First Album American Nervoso. On November 30 1999 Hydra Head Released Botch's We Are The Romans. Since Its Initial Release Bands Have Been Influenced By Its Style Creating To Many What Is Now Called Mathcore. Recently Hydra Head Records Has Released Unifying Themes Redux An Anthology Of EPs And Compilation Tracks As Well As A Few Unreleased Tracks And A Live Set That Was Originally Released By Excursion Records. In Addition To This On December 5 Hydra Head Released 061502 A CD/DVD Of Botch's Final Show. American Nervoso Was Remastered And Re-Released In July 2007. The New Version Included Four Demo Tracks And An Extended Version Of Spitting Black. In September 2007 Hydra Head Released A Deluxe Edition Of We Are The Romans Featuring Two Discs The First Being The Actual Album And The Second Filled With Seven Demos From The Album And Four Live Tracks. Since Their Break-Up In 2002 Members Have Gone On To Take Part In Bands Such As Minus The Bear These Arms Are Snakes Roy And Russian Circles. After A Long Hiatus Singer Dave Verellen Has Recently Returned To The Scene With Narrows. In 2022 Botch Returned With A New Single Called “One Twenty Two” And A Reissue Of We Are The Romans. Bassist Brian Cook Originally Stated That The Band Was Not Reuniting And This Was Just A One Off Single That Was Originally Written For David Knudson’s Solo Album. However The Group Announced Shows At The Showbox In Seattle And The Spanish Ballroom In Tacoma WA. Their First Shows In 20 Years. Botch Is Dave Verellen Vocals Brian Cook Bass Dave Knudson Guitar Tim Latona Drums read less