Until Your Heart Stops is the debut studio album by metalcore band Cave In. It was released by Hydra Head Records, with the first cassette copies available at Krazy Fest on May 29, 1998. Until Your Heart Stops has been regarded as a landmark release in the metallic hardcore genre.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". In 2020, John Hill of Loudwire included the album in his list of the "Top 25 Metalcore Albums of All Time."
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 amid a major line-up change, going through two vocalists and one bassist.
The actual writing of the album took place during the recording sessions of Cave In's previous release, compilation Beyond Hypothermia, a collection of Cave In's older songs, which they re-tracked and, in some cases, re-recorded.
According to guitarist Adam McGrath, Until Your Heart Stops was influenced by Cable, Rorschach, and, most notably, Converge. Frontman Stephen Brodsky has gone as far as to describe the album as "Converge worship".
Musical style Until Your Heart Stops has primarily been described as a metalcore album. The album also features influences from other musical genres such as emo, noise, and space rock.
Deluxe edition On February 17, 2023, Cave In announced a deluxe edition reissue of Until Your Heart Stops. This edition features a remastered album version, previously unreleased demos, and alternative takes. The deluxe edition was released on March 31, 2023, through Relapse Records.
Track listings
"Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" features a hidden noise track after an unlisted segue track.
"Controlled Mayhem Then Erupts" does not contain the hidden noise track on this version.
LP edition
"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 afterwards.
2023 Deluxe Edition
Personnel Cave In Stephen Brodsky – vocals, guitar, keyboards Adam McGrath – guitar, vocals Caleb Scofield – bass J.R. Conners – drums, keyboards
Additional Kurt Ballou (Converge) – guitar, percussion, vocals, engineer, producer Jacob Bannon (Converge) – vocals, design, artwork Jay Randall (Agoraphobic Nosebleed) – vocals Travis Shettel (Piebald) – vocals Dave Merullo – mastering Dave Gatinella – concept Grail Mortillaro – photography
2023 Deluxe Edition Dave Scrod – vocals (tracks 20–23)
References
External links Until Your Heart Stops and Until Your Heart Stops (Deluxe Edition) at Bandcamp (streamed copies where licensed)