Caring and Killing: 1991 Through 1994 is a compilation album by American metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band Converge

Converge (band)

Converge is an American band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre.-Description:...

. The album was originally released as a European exclusive through Lost & Found Records. However, Converge became dissatisfied with the way the label was handling the release and over charging fans for their hard to find older songs. Caring and Killing was re-released through Hydra Head Records

Hydra Head Records

Hydra Head Records is an independent record label which specializes in heavy metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner in 1993...

 on November 17, 1997 in America to "make an overpriced release obsolete." The album was the seventh release through Hydra Head, founded by Aaron Turner

Aaron Turner

Aaron Turner is a musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal band Isis, while also participating in several other bands and projects such as Old Man Gloom and Lotus Eaters.Though raised...

 of Isis

Isis (band)

Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...

 in 1993.

Caring and Killing features most of Converge's debut album Halo in a Haystack

Halo in a Haystack

Halo in a Haystack is the debut album from American metalcore band Converge, released in 1994 through Earthmaker Records. To fund the making of the album, vocalist Jacob Bannon saved up money from working at a nursing home....

in addition to songs released on various compilations, demos and previously unreleased tracks. The final track, "But Life Goes On," was recorded for Converge's debut 7" but was never released. A rerecorded version of "Dead" and a live version of "Antithesis" were released on the band's second album Petitioning the Empty Sky

Petitioning the Empty Sky

Petitioning the Empty Sky is an album by American hardcore punk band Converge. While many sources catalog the release as a studio album, the band considers this a compilation album as it's a collection of songs recorded at different times. It also features both studio recorded tracks among three...

. Though the album packaging and liner notes suggest the album contains sixteen tracks, only fifteen tracks are present. The opening instrumental song "Shallow Breathing" from Halo in a Haystack was combined with "I Abstain" to create the first track. Converge's split album with Hellchild, Deeper the Wound

Deeper the Wound

Deeper the Wound is a split album between American band Converge and Japanese band Hellchild. The album was released through Deathwish Inc. in America on April 23, 2001. Deeper the Wound was also the first album released through Deathwish. It was later released by Bastardize Records in Japan in 2006...

, featured a live recording of "Shallow Breathing."

Track listing

Personnel

Album personnel as listed in CD liner notes.

Music

• Jacob Bannon
  Jacob Bannon
  Jacob Bannon is the vocalist, lyricist, and graphic artist for the American metalcore band Converge. He is also the founder and owner of the label Deathwish Inc...
  
   – vocals
• Kurt Ballou
  Kurt Ballou
  Kurt Ballou is the guitarist from Massachusetts-based band Converge. Aside from his role in Converge, he is a prolific producer, engineering and producing out of his own Godcity studio.- GodCity studio :...
  
   – guitars
• Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec
  Aaron Dalbec, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, is the guitarist for Bane and Only Crime.Dalbec, a vegan, is also a former member of Converge and Velocity Engine....
  
   – guitars
• Damon Bellorado – drums
• Erik Ralston – bass guitar on "I Abstain," "Antithesis," "Sky," "Down," and "Zodiac"
• Jeff Feinburg – bass guitar on all other tracks
• Skott Wade – backing vocals on "Antithesis"

Production and recording

• Tracks 1–5, 10–12 recorded at West Sound in August 1993 & 1994; engineered by Mike West, produced by Converge
• Tracks 6–9 recorded at Salad Days One in winter 1994/1995; engineered and produced by Brian "Fury" McTernan
  Brian McTernan
  Brian McTernan is a record producer who has worked with bands from all over the world. He works out of the Baltimore, MD area at Salad Days Studio. Brian was voted to be one of the 50 most influential people in Maryland by the Maryland Daily Record...
  
  
• Tracks 13–14 recorded at West Sound in winter 1991/1992
• Track 15 recorded at West Sound in June 1991

Album art

• Jacob Bannon – design
• Mark Lickosky – still photography
• Cardone – live photography
• Erik Zimmerman – live photography
• Tim Mailloux – live photography