WCAR: Understanding What They Have Grown To Be

With the release of their sophomore album, "Understanding What We'v Grown To Be", We Came As Romans have proven to many concert goers and fans alike that they are ready to kick it with the big boys and make a lasting impression in the music industry.  The 6 piece group from Troy, Michigan have only completed two full length albums but are hopping on some of the hottest tours with some great direct (and indirect) supporting artists.

We Came as Romans is an American rock band from Troy, Michigan. Formed in 2005, the band signed to Equal Vision Records in April 2009 and have released two EPs, Demonstrations (2008) and Dreams (2008), and two full-length albums, To Plant a Seed (2009) and Understanding What We've Grown to Be (2011). We Came as Romans have been known to use Detroit, Michigan as a reference to home, and have toured across the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia.

We Came As Romans is:

Joshua Moore - lead guitar | David Stephens - unclean vocals | Eric Choi - drums | Brian "Lou" Cotton - rhythm guitar | Andrew Glass - bass guitar | Kyle Pavone - clean vocals, keyboards, synthesizer

1. Mis//Understanding

2. Everything as Planned

3. What I Wished I Never Had

4. Cast the First Stone

5. The Way That We Have Been

6. A War Inside

7. Stay Inspired

8. Just Keep Breathing

9. Views That Never Cease, to Keep Me from Myself

10. What My Heart Held

11. I Can't Make Your Decisions for You

12. Understanding What We've Grown to Be

"Understanding What We've Grown to Be" was finished and given a September 13, 2011, release date. On June 22, 2011, the first single, entitled "Mis//Understanding" was released via Equal Vision Records through YouTube. On June 23, 2011 the title track to the album, "Understanding What We've Grown to Be" was also released via YouTube. Both of these songs were bundled into a pre-order for sale on iTunes which was released on July 5, 2011. On July 14, 2011, cover art for Understanding What We've Grown to Be was released via puzzle on the band's homepage.

The album was rroduced by: Joey Sturgis (production, engineering, mixing, mastering, programming, keyboards)

So far, the band has released four music videos from the current album.  Check em out below (the "Understanding What We've Grown to Be" video is the most recent)

(Mis//Understanding)


(Just Keep Breathing)


(Understanding What We've Grown to Be)

(A War Inside)

And last but not least, we get to talk about WCAR an their controversy on being labelled as "Christian" Metal:

"We have Christian dudes in our band and we have non-Christian dudes in our band, and as a whole, we're not a Christian band. We definitely get it, but we also get it a lot because our music, as a whole, has a positive message to it, and there aren't a whole lot of bands with a positive message who aren't Christian bands. Typically, it's just Christian bands who promote a positive message. Just because we have a message, and it's not about killing each other, we get the Christian band tag." -Joshua Moore