Functioning on Impatience

Functioning on Impatience is the second full-length album by American metalcore band Coalesce, originally released in 1998 through Second Nature Recordings. The LP edition of the record was repressed for the album's 10th anniversary in 2008, featuring a uniquely cut sleeve shaped after the rib cage on the cover art. The CD edition features a transparent front insert.

Functioning on Impatience
Studio album by Coalesce
Released	November 18, 1998
Recorded	1998
Studio	Red House Studios, Lawrence, Kansas
Genre	Metalcore, mathcore
Length	20:06
Label	Second Nature
Producer	Ed Rose
Coalesce chronology
Give Them Rope (1998) Functioning on Impatience (1998) There Is Nothing New Under the Sun (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Functioning On Impatience

No.	Title	Length
1.	"You Can't Kill Us All"	3:15
2.	"Recurring Ache of Monotony Still Running"	2:11
3.	"A New Language"	2:14
4.	"On Being a Bastard"	3:04
5.	"My Love for Extremes"	3:39
6.	"Measured in Gray"	3:05
7.	"A Disgust for Details"	2:36

All tracks are written by Coalesce.

Personnel

Band

• James Dewees – Drums
• Nathan Ellis – Bass, vocals
• Sean Ingram – Vocals
• Jes Steineger – Guitar, vocals

Production

• Ed Rose – Producer, Engineer
• Steve Heritage – Mastering

Design

• Carrie Whitney – Photography
• Matt Jones – Art direction, design