Botch

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Botch were the pioneers of the genres of Metalcore and mathcore, formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.

Discography:

Albums

  • American Nervoso (1998)
  • We Are the Romans (1999)

EPs

  • Faction (1995)
  • The John Birch Conspiracy Theory (1996)
  • An Anthology of Dead Ends (2002)
Botch provides examples of the following tropes:
  • Long Title:
    • Their compilation album The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion
    • Most songs on We Are the Romans, like "Swimming the Channel Vs. Driving The Chunnel" and "I Wanna Be a Sex Symbol on My Own Terms".
  • Surprisingly Gentle Song: "Afghamistam" and "Swimming the Channel vs. Driving the Chunnel".
  • Uncommon Time: The beginning of "To Our Friends in the Great White North" alternates between 4/4 and 5/8 time.
  • Word of God: "Hutton's Great Heat Engine" is "about being buried by thousands of tons of molten lava".