BOTCH レコード& CD

Review: Mathcore pioneers, Botch, signed to acclaimed label Sargent House (home to Deafheaven and The Armed), earlier this year with the driven home fact that it was solely with the intention of reissuing their short yet seminal discography. It turned out to be utter lies as the band have since performed a recent secret reunion show, and unveiled the blistering return single, 'One Twenty Two'. The reissue of their magnum opus,' We Are The Romans', has been a criminally overdue process, with the frenetic project heralded as a genre cornerstone as well as a primary influence on names such as Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan. Complex, aggressive, and caustic in oppressive measures, this is an essential for any fans of hardcore, metal or the most abrasive forms of the ugly nexus where the two intersect and clash.