''The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion'' is a compilation album by the American rock band Botch. Originally released through Excursion Records in 1997, the album compiled Botch's first two EPs—''The John Birch Conspiracy Theory'' and ''Faction''—with the song "Closure" which was previously released on the various artists compilation ''I Can't Live Without It''. After the original release went out of print, Excursion Records re-released ''The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion'' with eight additional tracks in 2002 as ''Unifying Themes Redux''. The updated version featured new artwork and tracks that were previously released on Botch's split EPs with Nineironspitfire and

Murder City Devils The Murder City Devils is an American garage rock band formed in 1996. History The band's original lineup, consisting of Spencer Moody, Dann Gallucci, Derek Fudesco, Coady Willis, and Nate Manny, formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1996. Gabe Ker ...

, various artists compilations and three previously unreleased tracks. ''Unifying Themes Redux'' was later reissued by

Hydra Head Records Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner (the frontman of Isis) in 1993. It had another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialized in experiment ...

in 2006, the label which also released Botch's two studio albums, ''

American Nervoso ''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 ver ...

'' and ''

We Are the Romans ''We Are the Romans'' is the second and final studio album by American metalcore band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records. Since its release, it has been seen as an influential album on metalcore and ...

'', in addition to their posthumous EP ''

An Anthology of Dead Ends ''An Anthology of Dead Ends'' is an Extended play by Botch, released on Hydra Head Records in October 2002. It was the band's final studio recording, and was released after they disbanded. The album was released on 10" vinyl and CD; a 12" versi ...

''.

Track listing

Personnel

Botch * Brian Cook – bass guitar * Dave Knudson – guitar * Tim Latona – drum kit *

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 Production *

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 ...

– recording at Litho Studios (tracks 15, 16) *

Jake Snider Jake Snider (born March 22, 1976) is the former lead vocalist and guitarist in the band Minus the Bear. He also plays guitar in Onalaska. He has previously been a part of the bands Sharks Keep Moving and State Route 522. He also plays guitar i ...

– recording (tracks 5–11, 14) * Wes – recording at Uptone Studios (tracks 1–4, 12, 13)

References

External links

''The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion''
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''Unifying Themes Redux''
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