Halo in a Haystack

Halo in a Haystack is the debut album by American metalcore band Converge, released in 1994 through Earthmaker Records.^[1]

Halo in a Haystack
Studio album by Converge
Released	1994
Studio	West Sound Studio
Genre	Metalcore hardcore punk
Length	36:00
Label	Earthmaker Stolnacke
Converge chronology
Halo in a Haystack (1994) Caring and Killing (1995)

Production and release

To fund the making of the record, vocalist Jacob Bannon saved up money from working at a nursing home.^[2] The record was released as a black vinyl and is not available in any other format. Only 1000 copies of this record were made and the record has not been reprinted since. However all of the record's tracks with the exception of the 9th track "Exhale" can be found on later Converge releases such as 1995's Caring and Killing and 2002's Unloved & Weeded Out.

Track listing

All tracks written by Converge.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shallow Breathing"	1:56
2.	"I Abstain"	3:12
3.	"Two Day Romance"	3:34
4.	"Becoming a Stranger"	4:07
5.	"Divinity"	4:16
6.	"Fact Leaves Its Ghost"	2:29
7.	"Antithesis"	5:25
8.	"Down"	4:59
9.	"Exhale"	3:44
10.	"Undo"	2:18
Total length:		36:00

Personnel

Converge Jacob Bannon – vocals Kurt Ballou – guitar Aaron Dalbec – guitar Jeff Feinburg – bass guitar Damon Bellorado – drums Session musicians Erik Ralston – bass guitar (tracks 8, 9) Artwork and design John Murray – cover Tre McCarthy – photography