Caring and Killing

Caring and Killing: 1991 Through 1994 is a compilation album by American metalcore band Converge, originally released in 1995 through Lost & Found Records and re-released on November 17, 1997, through Hydra Head Records.

Release
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 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 of Isis in 1993.

In 2013, Hydra Head Records reissued Caring and Killing. The album was released exclusively on vinyl, featured updated artwork by Jacob Bannon and Aaron Turner and was remastered by Alan Douches.

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

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, featured a live recording of "Shallow Breathing".

Personnel
Album personnel as listed in CD liner notes. Converge
 * Jacob Bannon – vocals
 * Kurt Ballou – guitar
 * Aaron Dalbec – guitar (tracks 1–13)
 * Jeff Feinburg – bass guitar
 * Damon Bellorado – drums

Session musicians
 * Erik Ralston – bass guitar on tracks 1–6, 11–13

Guests
 * Skott Wade – backing vocals on track 6

Original production and recording
 * Tracks 1–6, 11–13 recorded at West Sound in August 1993 & 1994; engineered by Mike West, produced by Converge
 * Tracks 7–10 recorded at Salad Days One in winter 1994/1995; engineered and produced by Brian "Fury" McTernan
 * Tracks 14–15 recorded at West Sound in winter 1991/1992
 * Track 16 recorded at West Sound in June 1991

Album art (1997)
 * Jacob Bannon – design
 * Mark Lickosky – still photography
 * Cardone – live photography
 * Erik Zimmerman – live photography
 * Tim Mailloux – live photography

Remaster personnel (2013)
 * Alan Douches – remastering all songs at West West Side
 * Aaron Turner – artwork
 * Jacob Bannon – design