''Until Your Heart Stops'' is the debut album by metalcore band

Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...

. It was released in 1999 on

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. ''Until Your Heart Stops'' has been regarded as a landmark release in the metallic hardcore genre.J. Bennett, "Who's That Girl?", ''Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces'', Albert Mudrian (ed.), Da Capo Press, p. 332. " onverge's ''Jane Doe''was both a semi-melodic milestone ("Hell to Pay", "Phoenix in Flight", the title track) and a discordant landmark (everything else), far and away the most crucial metallic hardcore record since Cave In unleashed Until Your Heart Stops three years earlier".

Background

Despite being the band's second full-length release, ''Until Your Heart Stops'' represents the first time

went into a studio to record a full album together. The album also marks the first time they would play as a

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, as it was recorded in the midst of a major line-up change, going through two vocalists and one bassist. The actual writing of the album took place during the

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's previous release, compilation '' Beyond Hypothermia'', which was a collection of Cave In's older songs, which they re-tracked, and in some cases, re-recorded.

Track listings

* "Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" features a hidden track of noise after an unlisted segue track. * "Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" does not contain the hidden noise track on this version.

LP edition

* "Informing the Octopus" and "Casio Killtoy" are LP exclusive bonus tracks. * "Until Your Heart Stops" still contains "Segue 2", however it is unlisted. * "Bottom Feeder" still contains what is listed as "Segue 3" on the CD, but is also unlisted. * The unlisted segue track on the CD after "Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" is labelled as "Segue 3" on the vinyl version. However, it does not feature the hidden noise track afterward.

Personnel

Stephen Brodsky Stephen Brodsky is an American rock musician best known as a member of Cave In, Mutoid Man, New Idea Society and Old Man Gloom. He also has a solo career and is a former member of Converge, Kid Kilowatt, Parasite and Pet Genius. History Stephe ...

– vocals, guitar, keyboards *Adam McGrath – guitar, vocals * Caleb Scofield – bass *J.R. Connors – drums, keyboards

Guests

Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for hardcore punk band Converge and for his prolific recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early an ...

(

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) – guitar, percussion, vocals *

Jacob Bannon Jacob Bannon (born October 15, 1976) is an American musician who is the vocalist, lyricist and graphic artist for the metalcore band Converge. He is the co-founder and owner of the record label Deathwish Inc. and the author of many visual works ...

(Converge) – vocals *Jay Randall (

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) – vocals *Travis Shettel (

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) – vocals

References

1999 albums Cave In albums Hydra Head Records albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou Albums with cover art by Jacob Bannon {{1990s-punk-album-stub