Prone Mortal Form

1993 studio album by Only Living Witness

Prone Mortal Form

Studio album by

Only Living Witness

Released| May 21, 1993
Recorded| February 1993
Studio| Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Genre| Heavy metal, hardcore punk, alternative metal, stoner Metal
Length| 35:28
50:23 (European digipak)
Label| Century Media
Producer| Tim O'Heir
Only Living Witness chronology
|  | Prone Mortal Form
(1993)  | Innocents
(1996)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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Track listing

No.| Title| Length

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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.| Title| Length

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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

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Side ANo.| Title| Length

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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 BNo.| Title| Length

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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

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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

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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.

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