To Plant a Seed
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. 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.
The songs "Dreams" and "Intentions" were re–recorded from the band's Dreams EP.
Music and lyrics
To Plant a Seed combines elements of metalcore and post-hardcore. AllMusic stated that the album has elements of "traditional hardcore". Alternative Press stated that the album's style represents scene music. The album's lyrics explore themes such as personal development.Track listing
All songs written by Joshua Moore and Dave Stephens.To Plant a DVD chapter listings
- 01. Intro
- 02. To Plant a Seed
- 03. Making the Band
- 04. Intentions
- 05. Music with Meaning
- 06. We Are the Reasons
- 07. Tour Life
- 08. To Move On Is to Grow
- 09. Wacko Jacko
- 10. Roads That Don't End And Views That Never Cease
- 11. Credits
- 12. To Move On Is to Grow
Charts
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
- 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