American Nervoso

by Botch

American Nervoso cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 20 May 1998
  • Label: Hydra Head
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 53:45
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 14 ratings

Artists on this release: Brian Cook, David Verellen, Tim Latona

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'American Nervoso' violently established the blueprint for modern mathcore through incredibly chaotic and aggressive post-hardcore structures. Botch utilizes dizzying, technical time signatures and heavily dissonant noise rock riffs to construct a manic, unyielding sonic assault.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, complex, technical, ferocious, punishing, harsh-vocals, distorted

Tracklist

  1. Hutton's Great Heat Engine (4:25)
  2. John Woo (3:14)
  3. Dali's Praying Mantis (2:38)
  4. Dead for a Minute (3:47)
  5. Oma (4:40)
  6. Thank God for Worker Bees (3:57)
  7. Rejection Spoken Softly (3:44)
  8. Spitting Black (3:07)
  9. Hives (5:32)
  10. Stupid Me (2:34)
  11. Spitting Black - Extended Version (4:27)
  12. Hutton's Great Heat Engine - Demo (4:27)
  13. Rejection Spoken Softly - Demo (3:41)
  14. John Woo - Demo (3:25)

Credits

  • Botch - primary artist, producer
  • Brian Cook - bass, backing vocals
  • Tim Latona - drums, piano
  • David Knudson - guitar, design
  • Sig Skavlan - mixed by [assistant]
  • Joe Denardo - photography by [live photo]
  • Matt Bayles - producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • David Verellen - vocals

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