To Plant a Seed

To Plant a Seed
To Plant a Seed
Studio album by We Came as Romans
Released	November 3, 2009
Genre	Metalcore; post-hardcore; electronicore;
Length	37:17
Label	Equal Vision
Producer	Joey Sturgis
We Came as Romans chronology

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]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(64%)^[3]
AllMusic	^[4]
Alternative Press	^[5]
Review Rinse Repeat	^[6]
SputnikMusic	^[7]
Ultimate Guitar Archive	(9.1/10)^[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Joshua Moore and Dave Stephens.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
11.	"To Move On Is to Grow"	3:47
Total length:		41:04

To Plant a DVD chapter listings

01. Intro
02. To Plant a Seed (Live)
03. Making the Band
04. Intentions (Live)
05. Music with Meaning
06. We Are the Reasons (Live)
07. Tour Life
08. To Move On Is to Grow (Live)
09. Wacko Jacko
10. Roads That Don't End And Views That Never Cease (Live)
11. Credits
12. To Move On Is to Grow (Video)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	175
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums	13
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	25
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	6

Personnel

We Came as Romans

Dave Stephens – unclean vocals
Kyle Pavone – clean vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
Joshua Moore – lead guitar, backing vocals
Lou Cotton – rhythm guitar
Andy Glass – bass guitar, backing vocals
Eric Choi – drums

Production

Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Joey Sturgis
Additional editing by Nick Sampson
Programming and additional keys by Joey Sturgis
Art direction, artwork and design by Paul Romano
Photography by Phil Mamula
Management by Matthew Stewart & Mike Mowery for Outerloop Management
Booking by JJ Cassiere for The Kirby Organisation
A&R by D. Sandshaw

References

^ "Equal Vision Records WCAR". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "To Plant A Seed [Deluxe Edition] [+Video]". Amazon. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
^ [1] ^{[dead link]}
^ Leahey, Andrew. "To Plant a Seed – We Came as Romans". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 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.
^ Schreurs, Jason (January 2010). "File Under: Mainstream Underground". Alternative Press (258). Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Press Magazines Inc.: 96. ISSN 1065-1667.
^ To Plant a Seed review Review Rinse Repeat
^ To Plant a Seed review Sputnikmusic
^ "We Came As Romans: To Plant A Seed | Reviews". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[equal_vision-1] "Equal Vision Records WCAR". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[2] "To Plant A Seed [Deluxe Edition] [+Video]". Amazon. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[3] [1] ^{[dead link]}

[AM-4] Leahey, Andrew. "To Plant a Seed – We Came as Romans". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 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 30 May 2023.

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