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. Guitarist Joshua Moore explained that the lyrical themes on To Plant a Seed are focused on spreading a positive 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 rerecorded 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 (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 ChartPeakpositionU.S. Billboard 200175U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums13U.S. Billboard Independent Albums25U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers6
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
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