''Halo in a Haystack'' is the debut album by American

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band

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, released in 1994 through Earthmaker Records.

Production and release

To fund the making of the record, vocalist

Jacob Bannon Jacob Bannon (born October 15, 1976) is an American musician who is the vocalist, lyricist and graphic artist for the metalcore band Converge (band), Converge. He is the co-founder and owner of the record label Deathwish Inc. and the author of ...

saved up money from working at a nursing home. 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.

Personnel

;Converge *

– vocals *

Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and record producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for metalcore band Converge and for his recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early and pe ...

– guitar *

Aaron Dalbec Bane is an American hardcore punk band that began in 1995 as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellorado. Dalbec approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, befo ...

– 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

References

Converge (band) albums 1994 albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub