Understanding What We've Grown to Be

Understanding What We've Grown to Be
Studio album by
We Came as Romans
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011
RecordedFebruary 16–March 10, 2011, May 16–June 23, 2011
StudioThe Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
Genre
Length47:43
Label
Producer
We Came as Romans chronology
To Plant a Seed
(2009) 		Understanding What We've Grown to Be
(2011) 		Tracing Back Roots
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk60%[1]
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Alter the Press![4]
Rockfreaks.net[5]
Under the Gun Review9/10[6]

Understanding What We've Grown to Be is the second studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans. It was released on September 13, 2011 through Equal Vision Records. It debuted and peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 the following week,[7] as well as peaking at number 5, 7, and 10 on the Hard Rock,[8] Independent,[9] and Rock Album charts.[10]

The album's first single, "Mis//Understanding", was available for streaming prior to the album's release,[11] and was released for digital download on July 5, 2011 along with the title track "Understanding What We've Grown to Be".[11]

On April 10, 2013, the album was reissued in a deluxe physical edition,[12] featuring their three most recent singles "Hope", "The King of Silence", and "Let These Words Last Forever" as well as a DVD of tour footage, interviews and live performance segments.[13]

  1. ^ Gardner, Ryan (November 30, 2011). "AbsolutePunk review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Collar, Matthew. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Heisel, Scott (September 5, 2011). "Alternative Press review". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Issitt, Dan (2011). "Alter the Press! review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Pertola, Aleksi (November 16, 2011). "Rockfreaks.net review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. ^ "REVIEW: We Came as Romans: 'Understanding What We've Grown To Be'". Under the Gun Review. September 3, 2011.
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  11. ^ a b "STREAM: We Came as Romans – Mis//Understanding | Under the Gun Review".
  12. ^ "Understanding What We've Grown To Be Deluxe Edition". Wecameasromans.com. April 10, 2013. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Hot Topic". Hottopic.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2021.