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Boston, MA, metal heads Converge have captured the destructive force of a wrecking ball in the song… and it rocks!


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With "Axe to Fall" (download below), the title track off their latest album, out October 20 via Epitaph, this foursome smash, crash, and destroy with foot-stomping appeal: Like a dropping guillotine, a screeching guitar riff falls into a cacophony of heavy guitar distortion, swelling bass, breakneck drum fills, and the hardcore screams of frontman Jacob Bannon.

The quartet have been making music for nearly 20 years, and it shows: They have a reputation for groundbreaking musicianship -- but, still, they sound anything but old. Guitarist Kurt Ballou's deft fretwork is matched with Ben Koller's pile-driving double-bass pedals in a sound that will pummel listeners like an anvil to the head -- and that's a good thing! Converge are dark, heavy, and don't look be easing up anytime soon.

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Posted By Hello my name is: METAL

10.05.09 6:54 PM

hardcore can dickride me all it wants, but it will never be true.

Posted By Anonymous

10.02.09 3:40 AM

Both songs rleased from this album so far are excellent, and I'm certain it'll be a contender for album of the year .

As for what genre they are does it matter? In their own words they started off as "hardcore kids with left over Slayer riffs" which says it all. They blend lots of styles across their songs to create a sound that's pretty unique (for example the eponymous track on Jane Doe could easily be classified as doom).

Posted By FrancescoGabriel

09.28.09 10:53 PM

METAL!!!!

Posted By XPHINEX

09.28.09 11:34 AM

I love how some "older" people thinks its "cool" to only appriciate the older side of bands. I think some people are insicure and like to claim that they only like OLDER converge. To the person who writes like this, just know that you are SAD. Its ok to get older.

Sure this may sound a bit like "a song they already wrote" but effin come on people. They have put out SO many allbums. It is normal to sound like yourself. People need to quit whining like sissys.

As for BTBAM new one, I think it will be epic. Again if you want to be that guy you likes only old BTBAM then fine, only listen to the older stuff, but don't knock musicians for moving forward.

Posted By Anonymous

09.23.09 10:35 PM

uhh...BTBAM are a good band, but not anywhere near Converge...not even close, not by a longshot duder!

Posted By Anonymous

09.19.09 2:27 PM

This band continues to astonish me. I've been listening to aggressive music -- punk, hardcore, metal, etc. -- for most of my life, and Converge has been consistently making some of the most brutal, intense music out there. Needless to say, I've been looking forward to "Axe to Fall" for quite a while now, and judging by "Dark Horse" and the title track, both equally ferocious, I'm sure this album will undoubtedly sound amazing.

Posted By tony

09.19.09 12:59 AM

amazing. 11 years in as a fan. And i'm still impressed and anxiuos for this ****.

Posted By Anonymous

09.18.09 10:57 AM

I heard Jake Bannon cried and threw a hissy fit at a show because he didn't get a vegan deli tray that he requested

Posted By Anonymous

09.17.09 11:55 PM

sounds like... they've settled into a place where they're comfortable writing the same song over and over again, regardless of whether it sounds tired or dated. pretty boring. maybe i'm just old and don't understand anymore. what happened to the daring experimentation of their classic albums? alas it will never be again. however, the huguenots discography, marginalized and unknown as it may be, is an incredible document. kudos to kurt in his early 20's.

Posted By ray

09.17.09 11:38 PM

it does sound alot like heartache...........
dont care though, cuz im sure converge will come through with another fantastic album. WORD

Posted By Anonymous

09.17.09 2:29 PM

lol@the great misdirect

two tracks just leaked and they both suck.

Posted By Aabyhoej

09.17.09 12:37 PM

rock n rock'ish feeling !!! Ben Koller's drumming has a nice feeling to it !!! looking forward to this record.

Posted By Anonymous

09.17.09 12:21 PM

My jaw literally dropped when that second riff came in. Holy **** this album is going to rule

Posted By BKRZ

09.17.09 5:14 AM

eff this ish! listen to When Forever Comes Crashing!

Posted By Anonymous

09.17.09 1:53 AM

nate has said in an interview that converge is very much a hardcore band and that that distinction is important to him. that said, when a band of this stature begins to circulate outside of its home scene, confusion and pretentious "clarification" will always happen.

Posted By Anonymous

09.17.09 12:58 AM

I thought the exact same thing. Good call.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 11:42 PM

I've been waiting to hear the actual version of this song for so long! I watched that video of them playing it in the studio like a hundred times. Just pre-ordered the LP today. Stoked for the new Doomriders too.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 11:18 PM

greatest band ever........................

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 9:49 PM

To the person who said The Great Misdirect is going to be great, I am sorry, but I'm sick and tired of Colors, and I know BTBAM has found their niche, but I'm not one for it.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 9:29 PM

and yes...he totally looks like pedro in that picture

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 9:28 PM

ehh..sounds like converge. im much more excited for new BTBAM.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 9:26 PM

anyone else think Nate kind of looks like Pedro from napoleon dynamite in that picture?

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 9:07 PM

I thought the same thing, especially with the short blast beats thrown in here and there

Posted By DavexOhman

09.16.09 8:55 PM

Converge completes me.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 8:40 PM

know your history...they may sound metal with very low end tunings but this is a punk/hardcore band through and through

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 8:14 PM

doesn't matter what they label themselves as. it isn't metal end of.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 8:00 PM

sorry, nope. That will be "The Great Misdirect"

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 7:58 PM

This song sounds alright. I want less metal and more punk feel. I do like the new stuff. And I am anticipating this album. Cverge one of my all time favs.

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 6:08 PM

since 1989 CONVERGE pioneers of everything you listen to. from your post hardcore to your post metal. they did it first <333

and will never give up. they are deff a hardcore band. with metal influence

Posted By Anonymous

09.16.09 5:16 PM

sounds like metal to me

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