American Nervoso

American Nervoso
American Nervoso
Studio album by Botch
Released	May 20, 1998; July 10, 2007 (reissue)
Recorded	March 1998
Studio	Stepping Stone Studio Litho (Seattle, Washington)
Genre	Metalcore; mathcore;
Length	35:04
Label	Hydra Head; (HH666-29); (HH666-129) (reissue)
Producer	Matt Bayles, Botch
Botch chronology

American Nervoso is the first studio album by American metalcore band Botch, released in 1998 through Hydra Head Records. It was re-issued in 2007, with five bonus tracks appended to the end of the record, consisting of demos and extended versions.^[2] The re-issue includes demos, extended versions of songs and the two opening measures of "Hives", which were accidentally clipped off in the original mastering, and was remastered by Matt Bayles sometime in 2006.^[3]

Critical Reception[]

Writing about the album's re-issue in 2007, Adrien Begrand of PopMatters said "eight years after the fact, Botch's debut album is still as awe-inspiring as it ever was."^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	6.6/10

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Length
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

Re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
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
Total length:		53:38

Credits[]

Band members

Brian Cook – bass guitar, backing vocals and production
Dave Knudson – guitar, production, layout and design
Tim Latona – piano, drums and production
Dave Verellen – vocals and production

Other personnel

Matt Bayles – production, engineering and mixing
Joe Denardo – photography
Sig Skavlan – mixing

References[]

^ n/a. "American Nervoso Information". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
^ "Hydrahead announces Botch, Dälek releases". Punknews.org. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
^ Info On Botch Reissue - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net
^ "Botch: American Nervoso". PopMatters. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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[AMG-1] /a. "American Nervoso Information". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 2018-02-07.

[botchdalek-2] "Hydrahead announces Botch, Dälek releases". Punknews.org. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

[3] Info On Botch Reissue - News Article - AbsolutePunk.net

[4] "Botch: American Nervoso". PopMatters. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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