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 , #9,178 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)
4 reviews
| cover art | Artist | Album review | Reviewer | Rating | Date | Likes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | | ▶ Petitioning the Empty Sky Review (1996) | 60 | Feb 13, 2023 | 0 | ||
 | | The Dusk in Us Review (2017) | 90 | Oct 4, 2018 | 2 | ||
 | | No Heroes Review (2006) | 90 | Mar 11, 2018 | 1 | ||
 | | Axe to Fall Review (2009) | 85 | Feb 16, 2013 | 2 |
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Axe to Fall Review (2009)
피규어no5 85/100Feb 16, 2013 Likes : 2
Converge를 빼놓고서 캐이오틱 메탈코어(매스코어; Mathcore)를 논할 수가 없다. 이들이야 말로 이 분야의 1인자이자, 매스코어의 역사 그 자체다. 본작은 그 해 유수 매거진의 best 락/메탈 앨범 순위를 쓸어버린 명반으로, 최고의 평가를 받았다.
전작들부터 작가주의적 매스코어로 해당 장르에... Read More
No Heroes Review (2006)
피규어no5 90/100Mar 11, 2018 Likes : 1
우리시대 최고의 메탈 밴드중 하나이자 메탈릭 하드코어계의 거장인 Converge는, 선보이는 대부분의 앨범이 최상급의 퀄리티를 갖추고 있으나 이들의 대표앨범 No Heroes는 그 경지가 남다르다. 본작은 캐이오틱 메탈코어 혹은 매스코어라는 좁은 카테고리를 뛰어넘어 2000년대 미국 메탈음악 ... Read More
