Petitioning the Empty Sky

by Converge

Type: Album
Released: 1996-09-15
Label: Ferret, Equal Vision
Country: United States
Length: 47:30
Community rating: 3.99/5 from 24 ratings

Artists on this release: Damon Bellorado, Kurt Ballou, Jeff Feinburg, Jacob Bannon, Aaron Dalbec, Stephen Brodsky

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Considered a compilation by the band, 'Petitioning the Empty Sky' collects studio and live recordings that document a pivotal, more aggressive shift in Converge's sound. The material fuses the chaotic energy of hardcore with complex metallic riffs and a progressive, dissonant edge, establishing a blueprint for 1990s metalcore. Kurt Ballou's intricate guitar work is matched by Jacob Bannon's unhinged vocal performance, with the album's opening track "The Saddest Day" in particular being cited as a genre-defining moment.

Genres

Metalcore

Descriptors: noisy, DIY, dissonant, emotive, ferocious, harsh-vocals, relentless

Tracklist

Credits

Jacob Bannon - vocals, lyrics, design, photography, Lead Vocals Vocal
Kurt Ballou - guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar, mixed by, Bass Guitar
Jeff Feinburg - bass guitar
Damon Bellorado - drums
Aaron Dalbec - guitar, Guitar
Stephen Brodsky - bass guitar
Brian McTernan - engineer, recorded by, mixed by, producer, Recording
Mike West - recorded by, Recording
Aaron Turner - artwork, painting, Design/illustration
Chris Gramlich - liner notes
Alan Douches - mastered by
Mike Poorman - mix assistant engineering
Mark Lickosky - photography by, artwork, Photography
Erik Zimmerman - photography by
Patrick Santini - photography by, Photography
Josh Grabelle - layout, design
Chris Cardone - photography by
Danielle Dombrowski - photography by
Nataija Kent - photography by
Erik Zimmermann - Photography