Prone Mortal Form

Prone Mortal Form
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 21, 1993
RecordedFebruary 1993
StudioFort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
GenreHeavy metal, hardcore punk, alternative metal, stoner Metal
Length35:28
50:23 (European digipak)
LabelCentury Media
ProducerTim O'Heir
Only Living Witness chronology
Prone Mortal Form
(1993)
Innocents
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Prone Mortal Form is the first album by American metal band Only Living Witness. It was released on May 21, 1993 on CD and audio cassette. A European digipak was also released, which added a cover song of Hüsker Dü and three bonus tracks (from the Complex Man 7" single). Blabbermouth.net described it as combining influences from hardcore punk, the Seattle sound, and early Helmet.[2]

CD version

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Prone Mortal Form"5:17
2."Root"3:17
3."Voice of Disrepair"4:54
4."Silo"1:18
5."VTA (Veracity, Tenacity and Aspirin)"2:01
6."Slug"4:03
7."Twitching Tongues"3:39
8."Nineveh"4:35
9."Darkly"1:39
10."December"4:45
Total length:35:28
European digipak bonus tracks
Track listing
No.TitleLength
11."Too Far Down" (Hüsker Dü cover)3:48
12."Complex Man"3:58
13."Dying System"4:35
14."Bad Blood"2:34
Total length:50:23

Audio cassette version

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Prone Mortal Form"5:17
2."Root"3:17
3."Voice of Disrepair"4:54
4."Silo"1:18
5."VTA (Veracity, Tenacity and Aspirin)"2:01
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Slug"4:03
7."Twitching Tongues"3:39
8."Nineveh"4:35
9."Darkly"1:39
10."December"4:45
Total length:35:28

Personnel

Only Living Witness
  • Jonah Jenkins – vocals
  • Craig Silverman – guitars
  • Chris Crowley – bass guitar
  • Eric Stevenson – drums
Additional musicians
  • Jon Key – bass
  • John Burnstead – cello
  • Trisha Mathews – violin
Production
  • Tim O'Heir – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Prone Mortal Form - Only Living Witness". AllMusic. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  2. ^ Bergman, Keith. "Prone Mortal Form/Innocents". Blabbermouth. Retrieved December 7, 2017.