To Plant a Seed

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To Plant a Seed
We Came as Romans To Plant a Seed cover.jpg
Studio album by
We Came as Romans
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre
Length37:17
Label Equal Vision
Producer Joey Sturgis
We Came as Romans chronology
Dreams
(2008)		To Plant a Seed
(2009)		 Understanding What We've Grown to Be
(2011)

To Plant a Seed is the debut studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans. It was released by Equal Vision Records on November 3, 2009 and was produced by Joey Sturgis. The album's artwork was created by Paul Romano, aligning with We Came as Romans' positive message. Guitarist Joshua Moore explained that the lyrical themes on To Plant a Seed are focused on spreading this message. [1] A deluxe edition of the album was released on January 18, 2011, which includes one bonus track and a DVD titled To Plant a DVD. [2]

Contents

The songs "Dreams" and "Intentions" were re–recorded from the band's Dreams EP.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk (64%) [3]
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Ultimate Guitar Archive (9.1/10) [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Joshua Moore and Dave Stephens.

No.TitleLength
1."To Plant a Seed"3:51
2."Broken Statues"3:41
3."Intentions" (featuring Tyler Smith)3:01
4."Roads That Don't End and Views That Never Cease"3:49
5."Dreams"4:15
6."We Are the Reasons"3:43
7."Beliefs"4:06
8."I Will Not Reap Destruction"3:58
9."Searching, Seeking, Reaching, Always"2:56
10."An Ever-Growing Wonder"3:57
Total length:37:17
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."To Move On Is to Grow"3:47
Total length:41:04

To Plant a DVD chapter listings

Charts

ChartPeak
position
U.S. Billboard 200175
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 13
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 25
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 6

Personnel

We Came as Romans
Production

References

  1. ↑ "Equal Vision Records WCAR". Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "To Plant A Seed [Deluxe Edition][+Video]". Amazon. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Leahey, Andrew. "To Plant a Seed – We Came as Romans". AllMusic . Retrieved September 3, 2015. [The] first full-length release by We Came as Romans is a hardcore album with a twist. ... Those looking to bang their head will still find plenty of traditional hardcore elements here, particularly the horror-movie screaming of frontman Dave Stevens, but To Plant a Seed is more concerned with establishing the band's unique identity.
  5. ↑ Schreurs, Jason (January 2010). "File Under: Mainstream Underground". Alternative Press (258). Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Press Magazines Inc.: 96. ISSN   1065-1667.
  6. ↑ To Plant a Seed review Review Rinse Repeat
  7. ↑ To Plant a Seed review Sputnikmusic
  8. ↑ "We Came As Romans: To Plant A Seed | Reviews". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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