Until Your Heart Stops
Studio album by
Cave In
Released1998[1]
RecordedApril 26 – May 16, 1998
StudioGod City Studio, Allston, Massachusetts
GenreMetalcore
Length54:37
LabelHydra Head
(HH666-31)
ProducerKurt Ballou, Cave In
Cave In chronology
Beyond Hypothermia
(1998) 		Until Your Heart Stops
(1998) 		Creative Eclipses
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Until Your Heart Stops is the debut album by metalcore band Cave In. It was released in 1998[1] on Hydra Head Records. Until Your Heart Stops has been regarded as a landmark release in the metallic hardcore genre.[3]

Background

Despite being the band's second full-length release, Until Your Heart Stops represents the first time Cave In went into a studio to record a full album together. The album also marks the first time they would play as a four-piece, as it was recorded in the midst of a major line-up change, going through two vocalists and one bassist.[1]

The actual writing of the album took place during the recording sessions of Cave In'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.[1]

Musical style

Until Your Heart Stops has primarily been described as a metalcore album.[4][5] The album also features influences from other musical genres such as emo, noise rock and space rock.[6]

Deluxe edition

On February 17, 2023, Cave In announced a deluxe edition reissue of Until Your Heart Stops. This edition features a remastered version of the album along with previously unreleased demos and alternative takes. The deluxe edition was released on March 31, 2023 through Relapse Records.[7]

Track listings

All tracks are written by Cave In, except where noted

CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moral Eclipse" 2:05
2."Terminal Deity" 3:13
3."Juggernaut" 5:35
4."The End of Our Rope Is a Noose" 8:09
5."Segue 1"Stephen Brodsky1:17
6."Until Your Heart Stops / Segue 2"Brodsky ("Segue 2")8:08
7."Halo of Flies" 5:00
8."Bottom Feeder / Segue 3"Brodsky ("Segue 3")2:52
9."Ebola" 4:21
10."Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" 13:57
Total length:54:37
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."Mr. Co-Dexterity"6:35
Total length:64:33
2000 Relapse Records re-release, the first 4 tracks from the Creative Eclipses EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Luminance" 4:16
12."Sonata McGrath" 1:50
13."Magnified" (Failure cover)Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards2:57
14."Burning Down the Billboards" 1:38
Total length:59:11

LP edition

Side One
No.TitleLength
1."Moral Eclipse"2:19
2."Terminal Deity"3:14
3."Juggernaut"5:36
Side Two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Until Your Heart Stops" 8:07
2."Segue 1"Brodsky1:15
3."The End of Our Rope Is a Noose" 8:09
Side Three
No.TitleLength
1."Informing the Octopus"1:22
2."Bottom Feeder"2:53
3."Halo of Flies"4:59
Side Four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ebola" 4:21
2."Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" 4:41
3."Segue 3"Brodsky3:04
4."Casio Killtoy" 4:11

2023 Deluxe Edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Moral Eclipse" (2023 Remaster) 2:05
2."Terminal Deity" (2023 Remaster) 3:13
3."Juggernaut" (2023 Remaster) 5:35
4."The End of Our Rope Is a Noose" (2023 Remaster) 8:09
5."Segue 1" (2023 Remaster)Brodsky1:17
6."Until Your Heart Stops" (2023 Remaster) 8:08
7."Halo of Flies" (2023 Remaster) 5:00
8."Bottom Feeder" (2023 Remaster) 2:53
9."Ebola" (2023 Remaster) 4:21
10."Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" (2023 Remaster) 7:46
11."Moral Eclipse" (4 Track Demo) 2:01
12."Terminal Deity" (4 Track Demo) 3:18
13."Juggernaut" (4 Track Demo) 5:47
14."The End of Our Rope Is a Noose" (4 Track Demo) 7:22
15."Until Your Heart Stops" (4 Track Demo) 5:37
16."Bottom Feeder" (4 Track Demo) 1:40
17."Halo of Flies" (4 Track Demo) 5:02
18."Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" (4 Track Demo) 5:09
19."Terminal Deity" (God City Demo) 3:13
20."Juggernaut" (God City Demo) 5:34
21."Until Your Heart Stops" (God City Demo) 4:54
22."Ebola" (God City Demo) 4:29
23."N.I.B." (Black Sabbath cover; Dave Lead Vox – God City Demo)Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward4:30
24."N.I.B." (Black Sabbath cover; Steve Lead Vox – God City Demo)Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward4:30
25."Casio Killtoy" (2023 Remaster)Brodsky3:21
26."Millipede" (2023 Remaster) 2:23
27."Informing the Octopus Part I" (2023 Remaster) 1:31
28."Informing the Octopus Part II" (2023 Remaster) 6:09
29."Juggernaut" (Stereo Test) 0:33
30."Mr. Co-Dexterity" (4 Track Demo) 6:43

Personnel

Cave In
Additional
2023 Deluxe Edition

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Until Your Heart Stops 2XLP/CD". CaveIn.net. Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Kantor, Matt. "Until Your Heart Stops – Cave In". Allmusic. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  3. ^ 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. "[Converge's Jane Doe] was… far and away the most crucial metallic hardcore record since Cave In unleashed Until Your Heart Stops three years earlier".
  4. ^ Sacher, Andrew (August 26, 2019). "15 '90s metalcore albums that still resonate today". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  5. ^ Anthony, David (January 7, 2019). "With 'Until Your Heart Stop,' Cave In Penned Metalcore's Most Important Text". Vice. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Pratt, Greg (November 25, 2021). "Hall of Fame Countdown: Cave In's "Until Your Heart Stops"". Decibel. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  7. ^ Zucco, Jay (February 17, 2023). "Cave In announce 'Until Your Heart Stops' Deluxe Edition (Remastered along with bonus material)". Lambgoat. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Until Your Heart Stops (Deluxe Edition)". Spotify. 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.


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