Petitioning the Empty Sky

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Petitioning the Empty Sky
Studio album by Converge
Released	January 20, 1998
Genre	Mathcore
Length	44.17
Label	Equal Vision
Producer	Brian McTernan
Converge chronology
Caring and Killing (1997) Petitioning the Empty Sky (1998) When Forever Comes Crashing (1998)
2005 re-released artwork

Petitioning the Empty Sky is the second full length release by Massachusetts band Converge. It was their first CD to be released by Equal Vision Records. The CD was re-released in a remastered format and with new artwork by Aaron Turner of ISIS fame, and a bonus track in 2005.

Tracks nine through eleven - For You, Antithesis, and Homesong - were recorded live during a performance on radio station WJUL, run by college students at UMass Lowell.

A notable moment on one of the live tracks is when a band member hits his head on a microphone stand.

The original CD release on Ferret Records features a hidden, untitled song at the end of "Antithesis", which is actually "Homesong" contrary to the tracklist. Although the obvious conclusion would be that it is the two aforementioned songs put together on one track, that is not true. The hidden song is an additional song.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Saddest Day" – 7:05
2. "Forsaken" – 2:20
3. "Albatross" – 1:49
4. "Dead" – 3:05
5. "Shingles" – 4:13
6. "Buried But Breathing" – 1:11
7. "Farewell Note to This City" – 5:20
8. "Color Me Blood Red" – 3:57
9. "For You" (live) – 2:44
10. "Antithesis" (live) – 5:39
11. "Homesong" (live) – 7:06
12. "Love As Arson" (alternate version) – 3:02

• Love As Arson is a re-release bonus track