We Came As Romans (Official Thread)

[i_was_a_lid]

Who here is a fan of We Came As Romans, who recently signed with Equal Vision and are currently recording with Joey Sturgis (TDWP) on their full length debut. They released the amazing Dreams EP in late December of last year.

Just heard the new song Statues and its better than any of the stuff on the Dreams EP!! Can't wait for the new record!!

[anthonydarko]

Oh boy, another thread about a generic screamo band!!

[Burn That Shit]

Equal Vision sure is shitting the bed on these new signings.

[deadkidsean]

I have family in Troy, MI. This band fucking sucks.

[ndoleman]

the new song statues is so fucking good, its missing gang vocals though

[OdeToTheSun]

This is the only band that I can actually stand that uses autotune-ish shit.

[zrac99]

My band has played with them twice, and i've seen them three times. The lead singer of my band is REALLY good friends with them, and he actually got to hear some of their new demos from teh new album. He said its insane. They are awesome and all down to earth guys. They deserve all the success they get.

[Burn That Shit]

My band has played with them twice, and i've seen them three times. The lead singer of my band is REALLY good friends with them, and he actually got to hear some of their new demos from teh new album. He said its insane. They are awesome and all down to earth guys. They deserve all the success they get.

This should be posted in that "Worst defense of a shitty band" thread.

[mattandlater]

difference between screamo and post hardcore
difference between auto-tune and a vocoder

[zrac99]

This should be posted in that "Worst defense of a shitty band" thread.

I wasn't defending them. I'm giving my opinion on them from me and my friend's personal experiences with them.

[anthonydarko]

My band has played with them twice, and i've seen them three times. The lead singer of my band is REALLY good friends with them, and he actually got to hear some of their new demos from teh new album. He said its insane. They are awesome and all down to earth guys. They deserve all the success they get.
They may be nice guys, but their music is as generic as it comes.

[Zachariaahh]

this band is so far from cliche.. yall are indiots! if your gonna talk crap why even post? these are some talented boys. there songs are like movements not jsut a song.

[Colorblind!]

difference between screamo and post hardcore
difference between auto-tune and a vocoder

difference between post hardcore and whatever this probably is

this band is so far from cliche.. yall are indiots! if your gonna talk crap why even post? these are some talented boys. there songs are like movements not jsut a song.

judging purely by the label I'm going to suggest that you start listening to more music.

[Zachariaahh]

difference between post hardcore and whatever this probably is



judging purely by the label I'm going to suggest that you start listening to more music.

i say that you start listening to music before you judge purely by the label. they bring alot of non generic elements to the table.

[OdeToTheSun]

Where the hell did anyone hear that Statues song at anyway? It isn't on their myspace.

[Zachariaahh]

Where the hell did anyone hear that Statues song at anyway? It isn't on their myspace.

just search it on youtube you will find it.

[Jake Denning]

sounds EXACTLY like TDWP. Wouldn't mind seeing them open for a tour, but definitely wouldnt buy anything from them. I dont see the originality.

[Simulcast]

Terrible band. Godawful name. F.

[sweepthenation]

Love this band. If you dont like, get out of the thread

[Zachariaahh]

they sound exactly like tdwp? are you kidding me? explain so i can laugh.

[more heart]

Where the hell did anyone hear that Statues song at anyway? It isn't on their myspace.
Search Youtube. A local promoter here posted a link to it on Facebook.

[Hockeytown]

They went to the opposing high school of mine, Troy High.

/endofbrag.

[OdeToTheSun]

Search Youtube. A local promoter here posted a link to it on Facebook.
I know. I looked it up earlier and listened to it.
The screaming vocals are way better than anything on the EP.

[Zachariaahh]

I know. I looked it up earlier and listened to it.
The screaming vocals are way better than anything on the EP.

deffinitly it seems like hes progressed alot..

[sweepthenation]

deffinitly it seems like hes progressed alot..

Yea definitely, his low growls and screams are really good

[i_was_a_lid]

Go to the equal vision records website to see track listing and album art. The record is called To Plant A Seed. It comes out November 3rd.

And this band sounds similar to TDWP but still different because WCAR incorporates more orchestra elements into their music.

[Zachariaahh]

http://www.equalvision.com/news/show/482

[llclamping]

I don't exactly understand how people can say this is cliche, sure there are other bands working the same genre, but this rises far above all that crap and they bring a new element into it. It sounds much more mature and thought through than the other bands doing similar things.


btw statues is beast as hell and I cant wait for the new album

[Smeee]

Really looking forward to hearing the album.

[DanceAlexDance]

new track: Roads That Don't End And Views That Never Cease
just added to their myspace!

www.myspace.com/wecameasromans

[Zachariaahh]

the new song is ace! this a very talented group.

[Zachariaahh]

the entire album is now streaming on myspace. its great put the clean vocals seem over produced

[jay_klinkhammer]

Listening now. This genre is my guilty pleasure.

[llclamping]

the album is dope!!!!! i agree that the clean vocals are over produced, but thats what joey sturgis does. kyles amazing voice makes up for it. the intentions remake is good, dreams is a little dissapointing but idk how much better that song can get. the rest of the album is VERY good, highly recommend checking out the stream if ur skepticle

[ThisIsNotDan]

alot of my friends love this garbage. it's a shame

[doppelganger]

i didnt know anything about this band but i downloaded the new cd because i liked the name of the band. heard the first track. probably never listening to this band again.

[thaianna]

My new rising favorite band!!

[Zachariaahh]

My new rising favorite band!!

hopefully you like them more than asking alexandria.

[ericasurvive]

i saw them sometime last winter at the school of rock in south hackensack, NJ. they were pretty good.

[thaianna]

hopefully you like them more than asking alexandria.

oh i already do. i stream the album and love it.
and i pre-ordered the album with i really never do.

[glassjaw777]

guilty pleasure! plus, troy is 10 minutes from my house.

[Chrisj182]

So good, the new album is amazing, one of my favourite's this year.

[anthonydarko]

I still don't understand why scene kids are gobbling up this band like crazy, it's just like everybody else in the "core" scene.

[Zachariaahh]

oh i already do. i stream the album and love it.
and i pre-ordered the album with i really never do.

haha good! yea there an amazing band. i downloaded it via torrent but i will by twice.
good taste in music for a girl haha

[llclamping]

I still don't understand why scene kids are gobbling up this band like crazy, it's just like everybody else in the "core" scene.

i still dont understand how people dont notice how NOT like everyone else in the scene they are. They have a completely different aura about them. and it hits hard but still has great hooks. please tell me one band OTHER THAN TDWP(they suck and sound nothing like wcar) that sounds like wcar

[dancelukedance]

I still don't understand why scene kids are gobbling up this band like crazy, it's just like everybody else in the "core" scene.

This.

There are too many of these bands

[Smeee]

i still dont understand how people dont notice how NOT like everyone else in the scene they are. They have a completely different aura about them. and it hits hard but still has great hooks. please tell me one band OTHER THAN TDWP(they suck and sound nothing like wcar) that sounds like wcar

TDWP >>> We Came As Romans

TDWP are a better band and WCAR clearly does have some similarities to TDWP. Are you geuinely saying that there is nothing similar about the two bands' sounds?

Also, WCAR reeeeally need to lighten up on the old vocoder and auto-tune usage.

[anthonydarko]

i still dont understand how people dont notice how NOT like everyone else in the scene they are. They have a completely different aura about them. and it hits hard but still has great hooks. please tell me one band OTHER THAN TDWP(they suck and sound nothing like wcar) that sounds like wcar
Uh yeah they are like everyone else in the scene, kid. Also, why should I point indivdual bands when you can just compare them to the bands they tour with, since they are one and the same.

[sweepthenation]

They have a much different sound, and unlike some gimmick bands use the electronics well in their music

[llclamping]

TDWP >>> We Came As Romans

TDWP are a better band and WCAR clearly does have some similarities to TDWP. Are you geuinely saying that there is nothing similar about the two bands' sounds?

Also, WCAR reeeeally need to lighten up on the old vocoder and auto-tune usage.

They have the same breakdown style, but TDWP is very uncreative in every other aspect. And WCAR does not use auto-tune just a bit of vocoder in a couple songs. And it fits there style. There is a difference.

page 8 of there Q&A blog on myspace if u dont believe they dont use auto-tune

[llclamping]

Uh yeah they are like everyone else in the scene, kid. Also, why should I point indivdual bands when you can just compare them to the bands they tour with, since they are one and the same.

wcar and the chariot,dgd,emarosa, of machines,i see stars, of mice& men, broadway. totally all the same.
i can see a tiny little bit alike in OM&M, but just a little bit

[anthonydarko]

wcar and the chariot,dgd,emarosa, of machines,i see stars, of mice& men, broadway. totally all the same.
i can see a tiny little bit alike in OM&M, but just a little bit
Considering they all play shit music, yeah they are the same. Face it, they are not original, they are not noteworthy, they are nothing more than a Myspace fascination from which their fanbase are nothing more then tween neon kids that are too fucking stupid to find good music so they settle for whatever third string shit that comes their way. You want to suck their collective cocks for mediocrity and the further dead horse beating of a dead genre, go for it, contribute to the cancer that is killing the scene along with your delusional beliefs that they are an amazing and original band. Have fun living in your own little world of shitty music.

[llclamping]

Considering they all play shit music, yeah they are the same. Face it, they are not original, they are not noteworthy, they are nothing more than a Myspace fascination from which their fanbase are nothing more then tween neon kids that are too fucking stupid to find good music so they settle for whatever third string shit that comes their way. You want to suck their collective cocks for mediocrity and the further dead horse beating of a dead genre, go for it, contribute to the cancer that is killing the scene along with your delusional beliefs that they are an amazing and original band. Have fun living in your own little world of shitty music.

wow u really hate the posthardcore/hardcore scene i guess... i never meant to be rude or anything, just trying to see where u come from... wow.

[Burn That Shit]

band is in no way hardcore or post hardcore.

[llclamping]

band is in no way hardcore or post hardcore.

its in the hardcore scene. its a bit more on the poppy metalcore side but tours more with hc/posthc bands

[ThisIsNotDan]

its in the hardcore scene. its a bit more on the poppy metalcore side but tours more with hc/posthc bands

music being "heavy" with screaming =/= hardcore

[llclamping]

music being "heavy" with screaming =/= hardcore

not by the original definition of hardcore, but its become alot more generalized, pretty much just used to describe any semi heavy band with screaming nowadays. post hardcore less heavy. and metalcore more. most of the genres are starting to blend together anyways, its hard to tell what genre a lot of bands are.

[anthonydarko]

wow u really hate the posthardcore/hardcore scene i guess... i never meant to be rude or anything, just trying to see where u come from... wow.
I actually do not hate either scene, the only thing I truly hate are bands that get unwarranted praise for basically playing generic music and having legions of people claim it's the best thing ever when really it's the same thing that's always been fed to them all this time, just in a new package. It's this sort of thing that has really brought down the scene, it discourages originality and encourages other to do the same thing so they'll get scooped up by labels looking to cash in on a current trend, which in this case is the scenecore craze that's happened over the last couple of years. It's what killed the metalcore scene and scenes before it. Now I came off a bit harsh against you in that last post so for that, I apologize. If you really do enjoy that kind of music, then go for it, however next time don't pick fights with people just because they said something bad about your favorite bands, pick your battles wisely next time.

P.S: WCAR is not a hardcore band.

[llclamping]

I actually do not hate either scene, the only thing I truly hate are bands that get unwarranted praise for basically playing generic music and having legions of people claim it's the best thing ever when really it's the same thing that's always been fed to them all this time, just in a new package. It's this sort of thing that has really brought down the scene, it discourages originality and encourages other to do the same thing so they'll get scooped up by labels looking to cash in on a current trend, which in this case is the scenecore craze that's happened over the last couple of years. It's what killed the metalcore scene and scenes before it. Now I came off a bit harsh against you in that last post so for that, I apologize. If you really do enjoy that kind of music, then go for it, however next time don't pick fights with people just because they said something bad about your favorite bands, pick your battles wisely next time.

P.S: WCAR is not a hardcore band.


i apologize as well, i didnt mean to pick a fight, its just hard to tell someones tone through text u know. and ive already clarified what i meant by them being hc, im just generalizing. anyway i checked out what bands u like, i do happen to love a bunch of them. i like a wide range of music and just think wcar is an exception to the trend u mentioned

[mulcahy67]

so i finally got around to listening "To Plant a Seed."
and i want those 40 minutes back. it was like a generic example in being generic. there is nothing impressive about the vocals, its all extremely average, and each song was almost the exact same. it was "this is how we love" here, "we just love love love" there. eh.

[sweepthenation]

so i finally got around to listening "To Plant a Seed."
and i want those 40 minutes back. it was like a generic example in being generic. there is nothing impressive about the vocals, its all extremely average, and each song was almost the exact same. it was "this is how we love" here, "we just love love love" there. eh.

I loved the album, each track stood out to me, and their use of backing effects such as symphonies added alot to the songs

[Five-Star]

I like the album.

[PoweredbyPJ]

I loved the album, each track stood out to me, and their use of backing effects such as symphonies added alot to the songs

nova/dc represent! :)

I liked the cd. I think they're extremely original but their song structures are really similar throughout a lot of the album.

Seeing them in PA tomorrow and couldn't be more excited

[aradiantsunrise]

This band is pretty good for what they are. I always thought they were more of a progressive/experimental band for some reason though, haha.

[Max_123]

i like 'em

[showemtheropess]

i don't know why everyone is hating on this band. to sum it up, when i first heard them, i didn't care for them. here's a tip... see them live. that turned me into a fan. they have this amazing energy and honesty about their live shows that doesn't seem to come across on the album. i'm more of a live fan than anything, but nonetheless, NOT a sucky band. plus, they're some of the nicest guys ever... even if they do like the redwings.

[saturday_snow_squall]

the dreams ep was really cool

[PulmonaryArchry]

I always thought they were pretty generic, but they do generic very, very well.