Until Your Heart Stops

Until Your Heart Stops is the debut album by metalcore band Cave In. It was released in 1998 on Hydra Head Records.

Until Your Heart Stops
Studio album by Cave In
Released	May 20, 1998
Recorded	April 26 – May 16, 1998
Studio	God City Studio (Allston, Massachusetts)
Genre	Metalcore[1]
Length	58:58
Label	Hydra Head (HH666-31)
Producer	Kurt Ballou, Cave In
Cave In chronology
Beyond Hypothermia (1997) Until Your Heart Stops (1998) Creative Eclipses (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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.[3]

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.[3]

Track listings

CD edition

No.	Title	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"	1:17
6.	"Until Your Heart Stops / Segue 2"	8:08
7.	"Halo of Flies"	5:00
8.	"Bottom Feeder / Segue 3"	2:52
9.	"Ebola"	4:21
10.	"Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts"	13:57

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Mr. Co-Dexterity"	6:35
Total length:		64:33

• "Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" features a hidden track of noise after an unlisted segue track.

LP edition

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Moral Eclipse"
2.	"Terminal Deity"
3.	"Juggernaut"

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Until Your Heart Stops"
2.	"Segue 1"
3.	"The End of Our Rope Is a Noose"

Side Three

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Informing the Octopus"
2.	"Bottom Feeder"
3.	"Halo of Flies"

Side Four

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ebola"
2.	"Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts"
3.	"Segue 3"
4.	"Casio Killtoy"

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

Guests

• Kurt Ballou (Converge) – guitar, percussion, vocals
• Jacob Bannon (Converge) – vocals
• Jay Randall (Agoraphobic Nosebleed) – vocals
• Travis Shettel (Piebald) – vocals

References

1. Sacher, Andrew (August 26, 2019). "15 '90s metalcore albums that still resonate today". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
2. Kantor, Matt. "Until Your Heart Stops – Cave In". Allmusic. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
3. "Until Your Heart Stops 2XLP/CD". CaveIn.net. Archived from the original on May 1, 2006. Retrieved October 23, 2010.