▁numerous ▁hard core ▁bands ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁their ▁break up , ▁the ▁group ▁was ▁generally ▁over look ed ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Washington ▁under ground ▁hard core ▁scene . ▁The ▁group ▁spent ▁their ▁active ▁years ▁" p oking ▁fun " ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁music ▁scene ▁by ▁avoid ing ▁common ▁cl ich és . ▁Re ject ing ▁contempor aneous ▁tr ends ▁in ▁hard core , ▁Bot ch ▁es ch ew ed ▁the ▁usual ▁" sk ull ▁and ▁cross b ones " ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁u bi quit ous ▁" ch ug ga - ch ug ga " ▁r iffs ▁for ▁a ▁stri pped - down , ▁conf essional ▁presentation ▁and ▁complex ▁arrang ements . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁ ▁Bass ist ▁Brian ▁Cook , ▁guitar ist ▁Dave ▁Kn ud son , ▁drum mer ▁Tim ▁Lat ona ▁and ▁vocal ist ▁Dave ▁Ver ellen ▁formed ▁Bot ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁while ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁Tim ▁Lat ona , ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁jazz ▁drum mer ▁considering ▁att ending ▁the ▁performing ▁arts ▁school ▁Ju illi ard , ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Dave ▁Kn ud son ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁c af eter ia ▁and ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁rock ▁band . ▁According ▁to ▁Kn ud son , ▁" We ▁were ▁probably ▁ 1 6 ▁or ▁ 1 7 . ▁I ▁brought ▁my ▁amp ▁over ▁to ▁Tim ' s ▁house ,