▁and ▁released ▁several ▁dem os ▁and ▁EP s ▁before ▁signing ▁to ▁H yd ra ▁Head ▁Records . ▁Through ▁the ▁label , ▁Bot ch ▁released ▁two ▁studio ▁albums : ▁American ▁N erv oso ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁( 1 9 9 9 ). ▁The ▁group ▁tou red ▁extens ively ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁their ▁albums ▁with ▁liked - mind ed ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Blood ▁Brothers , ▁The ▁D ill inger ▁Es cape ▁Plan , ▁In k ▁& ▁D agger ▁and ▁Jes uit . ▁Bot ch ▁strugg led ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁third ▁studio ▁album , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁the ▁group ▁broke ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁t ensions ▁among ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁and ▁cre ative ▁differences . ▁H yd ra ▁Head ▁post hum ously ▁released ▁an ▁EP ▁of ▁songs ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁before ▁they ▁split ▁titled ▁An ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Dead ▁End s ▁and ▁a ▁live ▁album ▁document ing ▁their ▁final ▁show ▁titled ▁ 0 6 1 5 0 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁Bot ch ▁broke ▁up , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁or ▁join ▁new ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle / T a com a ▁area ▁including : ▁Min us ▁the ▁Bear , ▁N arrow s , ▁Roy , ▁Russian ▁Cir cles ▁and ▁These ▁Ar ms ▁Are ▁Sn akes . ▁▁ ▁While ▁Bot ch ▁was ▁well - rece ived ▁by ▁music ▁critics ▁and ▁c ited ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁on