▁just ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁while ▁we ▁were ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁things , ▁rather ▁than ▁tort ure ▁ourselves ▁and ▁keep ▁ch ipping ▁away ▁till ▁we ▁h ated ▁each ▁other ." ▁Bot ch ▁also ▁strugg led ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁cit ing ▁press ures ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁follow ▁up ▁to ▁their ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁We ▁Are ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁and ▁suffering ▁from ▁" cra zy ▁writer ' s ▁block ." ▁Kn ud son ▁had ▁also ▁begun ▁writing ▁so fter - s ounding ▁songs ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁fit ▁Bot ch ' s ▁style , ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁side - project ▁Min us ▁the ▁Bear ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁Bot ch ▁performed ▁their ▁final ▁show ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁The ▁Show box ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁with ▁The ▁Blood ▁Brothers , ▁H ark onen ▁and ▁Play ing ▁En emy . ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁re union ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁band , ▁Dave ▁Ver ellen ▁said , ▁" I ' d ▁be ▁first ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁keep ▁this ▁god dam n ▁band ▁together ." ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁interview , ▁Kn ud son ▁said , ▁" I ▁could ▁totally ▁see ▁doing ▁anything ▁with ▁any ▁of ▁those ▁people ▁that ' s ▁not ▁Bot ch ▁but ▁something ▁else ▁that ' s ▁cre ative ▁and ▁fun ... ▁and ▁maybe ▁more ▁ag gress ive ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9