| When Forever Comes Crashing | ||||
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| Studio album by Converge | ||||
| Released | April 14, 1998 (original) March 22, 2005 (remaster) | |||
| Recorded | December 22, 1997 – January 3, 1998 | |||
| Studio | God City (Salem, Mass.) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:28 | |||
| Label | Equal Vision | |||
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| Converge chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2005 remaster artwork by Aaron Turner. | ||||
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| Terrorizer | |
When Forever Comes Crashing is the third studio album by American metalcore band Converge, on April 14, 1998, through Equal Vision Records.
Background and recording
The album was recorded at God City Studio from 22 December through 3 January 1998. Steve Austin of Today Is the Day, along with Converge, produced the album and also provided backup vocals on the track "The Lowest Common Denominator". Jay Randall, from Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Jeff Fineburg, Ben Cummings, Matt Pike (not to be confused with Matt Pike of Sleep and High on Fire fame), Grail Mortillaro, Ryan Parker and Tre McCarthy also appear as backing vocalists.
Release
When Forever Comes Crashing was originally released on April 14, 1998, through Equal Vision Records.
Shortly after the release of Converge's 2004 album You Fail Me through Epitaph Records, Equal Vision reissued remasters of Petitioning the Empty Sky and When Forever Comes Crashing. The updated version of When Forever Comes Crashing featured new artwork from Isis frontman Aaron Turner, production work from Converge's Kurt Ballou in addition to Mike Poorman and Alan Douches, and an demo version of "Bitter and Then Some" as a bonus track. The liner notes also contain the second part of the essay written by the "Aggressive Tendencies" columnist and editor of the Canadian online magazine Exclaim!, Chris Gramlich. The first part of the essay is found on the Petitioning the Empty Sky remaster.
In 2006, Jacob Bannon's Deathwish Inc. released a vinyl box set collection for the remasters of Petitioning the Empty Sky and When Forever Comes Crashing in a package dubbed Petitioning Forever.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Unsaid Everything" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "The High Cost of Playing God" | 4:17 |
| 3. | "In Harm's Way" | 4:20 |
| 4. | "Conduit" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "The Lowest Common Denominator" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Towing Jehovah" | 2:20 |
| 7. | "When Forever Comes Crashing" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Ten Cents" | 2:20 |
| 9. | "Year of the Swine" | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Letterbomb" | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Love as Arson" | 3:22 |
| Total length: | 39:28 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Bitter and Then Some (Demo Version)" | 1:27 |
| Total length: | 40:55 | |
Personnel
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Converge
Additional musicians
Production and recording history
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Guest musicians
Artwork and design
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References
- "Converge Petitioning the Empty Sky / When Forever Comes Crashing". Archived from the original on 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- "Converge's Jake Bannon Revisits the Empty Sky and Crashing Forever". Noisecreep. 21 September 2009. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- "When Forever Comes Crashing – Overview". Allmusic. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- Stewart-Panko, Kevin (August 1998). "Reviews". Terrorizer. No. 57. Scantec Publishing Ltd. p. 48.
- Gramlich, Chris (2005). "Waiting on Forever: Part I". Petitioning the Empty Sky (Reissue) (CD booklet). Converge. Albany, New York: Equal Vision Records. EVR109.
- Hughes, Josiah (January 1, 2002). "Review: Petitioning the Empty Sky / When Forever Comes Crashing". Prefix. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- "About Us". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on August 4, 2010. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- "Petitioning Forever – Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
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