''American Nervoso'' is the first studio album by American

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

band Botch, released in 1998 through

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. It was re-issued in 2007, with five bonus tracks appended to the end of the record, consisting of demos and extended versions. 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 Matt Bayles (born October 19, 1972) is an American record producer, Mixing engineer, mixer, Audio engineer, engineer, and musician, based in Seattle, Washington. Bayles (pronounced 'Bay-Less') is known for his work with bands such as The Classic ...

sometime in 2006.

Critical reception

Writing about the album's re-issue in 2007, Adrien Begrand of

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said "eight years after the fact, Botch's debut album is still as awe-inspiring as it ever was."

Track listing

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 Dave Verellen is an American singer. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and was the vocalist for the influential mathcore band Botch. He has since gone on to play drums for the folk-country band Roy with his brother Ben Verellen (of Harkonen). ...

– vocals and production ;Other personnel *

– production, engineering and mixing *Joe Denardo – photography *Sig Skavlan – mixing

References

1999 albums Botch (band) albums Hydra Head Records albums Albums produced by Matt Bayles {{1990s-punk-album-stub