| Caring and Killing | ||||
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| Compilation album by Converge | ||||
| Released | November 17, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–1995 at Salad Days One and West Sound | |||
| Genre | Hardcore punk Mathcore |
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| Length | 60:57 | |||
| Label | Hydra Head (HH666-07) | |||
| Producer | Brian McTernan, Converge | |||
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| Sputnikmusic | [2] |
Caring and Killing: 1991 Through 1994 is a compilation album by American metalcore band Converge. The album was originally released as a European exclusive through Lost & Found Records. However, Converge became dissatisfied with the way the label was handling the release and over charging fans for their hard to find older songs. Caring and Killing was re-released through Hydra Head Records on November 17, 1997 in America to "make an overpriced release obsolete."[3] The album was the seventh release through Hydra Head, founded by Aaron Turner of Isis in 1993.
Caring and Killing features most of Converge's debut album Halo in a Haystack in addition to songs released on various compilations, demos and previously unreleased tracks. The final track, "But Life Goes On," was recorded for Converge's debut 7" but was never released.[3] A rerecorded version of "Dead" and a live version of "Antithesis" were released on the band's second album Petitioning the Empty Sky. Though the album packaging and liner notes suggest the album contains sixteen tracks, only fifteen tracks are present. The opening instrumental song "Shallow Breathing" from Halo in a Haystack was combined with "I Abstain" to create the first track. Converge's split album with Hellchild, Deeper the Wound, featured a live recording of "Shallow Breathing."
All songs written and composed by Converge.
| No. | Title | Original release (Year)[3] | Length |
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| 1. | "Shallow Breathing/I Abstain" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Two Day Romance" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Fact Leaves Its Ghost" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Becoming a Stranger" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Antithesis" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 5:28 |
| 6. | "Dead" | Previously unreleased (1994/1995) | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Tied to My Neck" | Previously unreleased (1994/1995) | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Divinity" | Previously unreleased (1994/1995) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Blind" | Previously unreleased (1994/1995) | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Sky" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Down" | Halo in a Haystack (1994) Soundtrack of the Revolution split EP (1993) |
5:02 |
| 12. | "Zodiac" | Boston Is Burning split EP (1993) | 3:54 |
| 13. | "Yesterday" | Where Have All the Flowers Gone demo (1992) | 4:51 |
| 14. | "Savior Salvation" | Where Have All the Flowers Gone demo (1992) In Our Blood compilation (1992) |
3:28 |
| 15. | "But Life Goes On" | Previously unreleased (1991) | 4:28 |
Album personnel as listed in CD liner notes.[3]
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