Templars - Omne Datum Optimum - LP

Originally released in 1998 on ANTI-HEROS frontman Mark Noah’s GMM Records, the TEMPLARS somewhat controversially eschewed their signature home recording set up in favor of a professional studio on Omne Datum Optimum. Co-produced by Noah and Jeff Bakos at Bakos Amp Works in Atlanta, GA, the album’s cleaner sound proved divisive among fans at the time of its release. 

Luckily, time has proven the band’s intuition correct, with the record gaining a well-deserved cult status over the years. Despite the higher audio fidelity, there are no dulled edges and no pulled punches here—the TEMPLARS’ signature Street Rock n' Roll sound is fully intact and as potent as ever. 

As tuneful as it is hard, Omne Datum Optimum is bursting with the intricate bass melodies, soaring leads, Working Class swagger, and thoughtful songwriting that set the TEMPLARS apart from their peers. 

Side A
1. You Decide
2. Boredom
3. Guardian Angel
4. Ossorio
5. The Templars
6. The Waiting Is Over

Side B
1. They Don't Care
2. Coward
3. Straight To Hell
4. These Four Walls
5. Victim
6. My Saving Grace