BOTCH - AMERICAN NERVOSO

I first got into Botch around the time We Are The Romans came out. Being a huge fan of that album I went out a picked up the first Botch full length, American Nervoso released on Hydra Head a year before in 1998.

I bought a copy of We Are The Romans on vinyl not long after I started collecting records but it took me several more years to pick this up. I guess the main reason was that I was holding out for a copy on white out of 101 but the few times I've seen it up for auction it has sold for far more than I was willing to pay for it. The other reason is that this album isn't as good as We Are The Romans which is, dare I say, one of the highlights of late 90s hardcore.

I ended up getting the grey/blue LP out of 287. There is also a bright blue variant out of 15 but I don't think I've ever seen it for sale.

Narrows - ST

I am a big fan of botch, so when I heard that Dave Verellen would be fronting a new band I was instantly excited. I always loved his vocals so his presence was the main reason I checked out Narrows.

The results were varied. Both this EP and the full length contained some great songs and unfortunately too much filler. Still they are playing the UK later in the year and I'll most certainly be there to check them out.

First Press Pink with Brown splatter /700