Petitioning the Empty Sky

by Converge

Petitioning the Empty Sky cover art

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

Tracklist

  1. The Saddest Day
  2. Forsaken
  3. Albatross
  4. Dead
  5. Shingles
  6. Buried But Breathing
  7. Farewell Note To This City
  8. Color Me Blood Red
  9. For You (Live)
  10. Antithesis (Live)
  11. Homesong (Live)
  12. Love As Arson (Alt. Version)