Petitioning the Empty Sky Review
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Petitioning the Empty Sky |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | 1996 |
| Genres | Metalcore, Hardcore Punk |
| Labels | Ferret Music |
| Length | 44:18 |
| Ranked | #217 for 1996 , #9,142 all-time |
Album rating : 67.5 / 100
Votes : 4 (1 review)
Votes : 4 (1 review)
February 13, 2023
Converge’s debut album was a rough, underwhelming and poorly mixed mess that had some good ideas on display, but just wasn’t executed well. The sophomore Petitioning the Empty Sky is much more favorably received and fixes some of the issues from before, namely the terrible production.
The album is much more concise and consistent, and delivers a great show of energy found both in the rhythm section and the dissonant riffs. It’s got an odd mix of short Punk-length songs and Prog-length compositions, and displays a good amount of variation and growth throughout. The vocals unfortunately remain terrible and I can’t make out a word here.
It’s fine, but it doesn’t grip me as much as others I’m afraid. No memorable riffs on top of a gruelingly bad vocal performance makes the relisten factor very low.
The album is much more concise and consistent, and delivers a great show of energy found both in the rhythm section and the dissonant riffs. It’s got an odd mix of short Punk-length songs and Prog-length compositions, and displays a good amount of variation and growth throughout. The vocals unfortunately remain terrible and I can’t make out a word here.
It’s fine, but it doesn’t grip me as much as others I’m afraid. No memorable riffs on top of a gruelingly bad vocal performance makes the relisten factor very low.
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Saddest Day | 7:05 | 77.5 | 2 |
| 2. | Forsaken | 2:20 | 75 | 2 |
| 3. | Albatross | 1:49 | 77.5 | 2 |
| 4. | Dead | 3:05 | 75 | 2 |
| 5. | Shingles | 4:13 | 70 | 1 |
| 6. | Buried But Breathing | 1:11 | 70 | 1 |
| 7. | Farewell Note to This City | 5:20 | 75 | 1 |
| 8. | Color Me Blood Red | 3:57 | 75 | 1 |
Line-up (members)
- Jacob Bannon : Vocals
- Kurt Ballou : Bass (track 1), Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Aaron Dalbec : Guitars (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9-11)
- Jeff Feinburg : Bass
- Damon Bellorado : Drums
- Steve Brodsky : Bass (track 12)
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