The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion is a compilation album by the American rock band Botch

Botch (band)

Botch was a four-piece mathcore band from Tacoma, Washington, United States, that formed in 1993 and disbanded in 2002.-History:The band released two full-length albums and a handful of smaller releases including several singles and an EP. Its members went on an indefinite hiatus to form Roy,...

. 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 reissued The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion with eight bonus tracks in 2002 under the name 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

Murder City Devils

-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 Kerbrat was their permanent roadie, and considered a member...

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

Hydra Head Records

Hydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...

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

American Nervoso

American Nervoso is the first studio album by Botch, released in 1999 by 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.-Track listing:...

and We Are the Romans

We Are the Romans

We Are the Romans is the second and final studio album by the American band Botch. It was originally released in November 1999 through Hydra Head Records, and a remastered two disc edition was later released on September 11, 2007. A Hydra Head repressing of the vinyl will see release on October 25,...

, in addition to their posthumous EP An Anthology of Dead Ends

An Anthology of Dead Ends

An Anthology of Dead Ends is an EP by Botch, released on Hydra Head Records in October 2002. It was the band's final studio recording, and was released after they disbanded....

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Track listing

Personnel

Botch

• Brian Cook
  Brian Cook (musician)
  Brian Cook is an American bass guitarist currently in the band Russian Circles. He was also previously a full-time member of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Roy, and also a session musician for Mouth of the Architect...
  
   – bass guitar
• Dave Knudson – guitar
• Tim Latona – drum kit
• Dave Verellen
  Dave Verellen
  Dave Verellen grew up in Tacoma, Washington and was the vocalist for the mathcore band Botch. He has since gone on to play drums for the folk-country band Roy with his brother Ben Verellen . In 2008 he formed a band Narrows with members of Some Girls and These Arms Are Snakes.-References:...
  
   – vocals

Production

• Matt Bayles
  Matt Bayles
  -Information:Bayles is known for his work with bands such as Isis, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Botch, Mastodon, The Fall of Troy, Minus The Bear, Burnt by the Sun and Norma Jean....
  
   – recording at Litho Studios (tracks 15, 16)
• Jake Snider
  Jake Snider
  Jake Snider is the 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...
  
   – recording (tracks 5–11, 14)
• Wes – recording at Uptone Studios (tracks 1–4, 12, 13)

External links

• The Unifying Themes of Sex, Death and Religion at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
  
  
• Unifying Themes Redux at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...