. ▁John ▁P ett ib one , ▁then ▁of ▁Und ert ow ▁and ▁N ine ir ons pit fire , ▁pra ised ▁Bot ch ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁tour ▁outside ▁of ▁their ▁h omet own , ▁comment ing : ▁" B ot ch ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁band ▁from ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁that ▁went ▁out ▁and ▁pushed ▁it — and ▁pushed ▁it ▁their ▁way . ▁It ▁was ▁remarkable ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁another ▁EP , ▁titled ▁The ▁John ▁Bir ch ▁Cons pi racy ▁Theory . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Bot ch ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁seven - week ▁tour ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁with ▁In k ▁& ▁D agger ▁and ▁N ine ir ons pit fire , ▁which ▁gained ▁them ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁expos ure . ▁According ▁to ▁Brian ▁Cook , ▁" In k ▁& ▁D agger ▁were ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁big ▁deal ▁at ▁that ▁point , ▁so ▁we ▁were ▁playing ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁club ▁shows . ▁I ▁think ▁we ▁did ▁a ▁show ▁at ▁some ▁the ater ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁S nap case ▁and ▁there ▁were , ▁like , ▁a ▁thousand ▁people ▁or ▁something ▁like ▁that ." ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Ex c urs ion ▁Records ▁released ▁The ▁Un ifying ▁Th emes ▁of ▁Sex , ▁Death ▁and ▁Religion — a ▁nine - track ▁compilation ▁album ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁EP s ▁The ▁John ▁Bir ch ▁Cons pi racy ▁Theory ▁and ▁F action