We Came as Romans
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We Came as Romans performing at the Never Say Die! Tour in Cologne, Germany in 2012.
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| Origin | Troy, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Post-hardcore, alternative rock, metalcore, electronicore (early) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Associated acts | I See Stars, Close to Home, The Word Alive |
| Website | www |
| Members | Joshua Moore Dave Stephens Lou Cotton Andy Glass Kyle Pavone |
| Past members | Jonny Nabors Sean Daly Sean Zelda Mark Myatt Chris Moore Larry Clark Eric Choi |
We Came as Romans (abbreviated as WCAR) is an American metalcore band from Troy, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band has gone through one name change and multiple lineup changes, and signed to SharpTone Records in 2016. We Came as Romans is managed by The RSE Group and has released two EPs, Demonstrations (2008) and Dreams (2008), and four full-length albums, To Plant a Seed (2009), Understanding What We've Grown to Be (2011), Tracing Back Roots (2013), and We Came as Romans (2015).
In August 2005, high school seniors Sean Zelda, Dave Stephens, Jonny Nabors, Mark Myatt and Joshua Moore formed a band called "This Emergency". Current front man Stephens played guitar and keyboards during this period. They performed various shows throughout the metro Detroit area. In November 2005, the band parted ways with bass player, Jonny Nabors and replaced him with Sean Daly. In June 2006, Zelda quit the band to attend the University of Michigan. In the summer of 2006, a close friend of the band, Larry Clark, officially joined on vocals; and Myatt changed their name to We Came as Romans. According to Dave Stephens, during this time, two songs entitled "Mouth to Mouth" & the original version of "Colours" were released with Larry Clark as the vocalist. According to the band's publicist at Equal Vision Records, Joshua Moore assumed duties of writing the majority of the lyrics from this point on.
After the name change, they spent the next few years getting their members to the band's current lineup. Their first EP, Demonstrations (sometimes referred to as the "Motions EP") was sold at concerts and online through their website. Between EPs, We Came as Romans embarked on the "V-Neck & Shaved Chest" Tour (June 2008) with Close to Home. Afterwards, Dreams was released on December 12, 2008. It was produced by Joey Sturgis and was met with many favorable reviews.AbsolutePunk gave Dreams a 79/100 review. Two days before the release of To Plant a Seed, WCAR concluded support of Oh, Sleeper and The Chariot on their co-headlining "Here a tour, there a tour, everywhere a tour tour" Tour (September - November 2009).
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