Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem… Read Full Bio ↴Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres formed by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990. During the recording of their seminal fourth album Jane Doe, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. They have released nine studio albums, three live albums, and numerous EPs. The band's sound is rooted in both hardcore punk and extreme metal, and they are considered pioneers of metalcore as well as its subgenre mathcore.
Converge have enjoyed a relatively high level of recognition. According to AllMusic, they are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground." Their popularity rose with the release of Jane Doe, which was ranked as the best album of 2001 by Terrorizer and later as the 61st Best Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Subsequently, Converge moved from Equal Vision Records to the considerably larger label Epitaph Records and their records gradually became more elaborate and expensive to produce. Special releases have traditionally been handled by Deathwish Inc., established by Bannon in 1999. The band's ninth studio album, The Dusk in Us, was released in November 2017 through Deathwish and Epitaph.
Converge have enjoyed a relatively high level of recognition. According to AllMusic, they are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground." Their popularity rose with the release of Jane Doe, which was ranked as the best album of 2001 by Terrorizer and later as the 61st Best Metal Album of All Time by Rolling Stone. Subsequently, Converge moved from Equal Vision Records to the considerably larger label Epitaph Records and their records gradually became more elaborate and expensive to produce. Special releases have traditionally been handled by Deathwish Inc., established by Bannon in 1999. The band's ninth studio album, The Dusk in Us, was released in November 2017 through Deathwish and Epitaph.
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Darren Popovich
It might just be me, but I don't hear "trophy"
I can't make out what it is though either so...
Would think it would be something like "truth and" or "beauty"
"trophy" just doesn't make sense to me
And the part where it says "keep fading" sounds more like "keep fighting to me"
as in what would make sense with the lyrics that came before it and after it
Big ups to the uploader though, I wouldn't have the patience to get nearly as far lol
Samfia Drangus
I'll admit that Converge was hard for me to get into. Mostly due to the absolute inability to understand or sometimes hear the vocals combined with the complete, off the wall, instrumentals. After reading the lyrics with the music, though, my eyes are open to the huge creativity and aggression that they possess in their material. It's like I understand them now. Now I just want to dig into them even more.
shnoogums1
I’ve looked up their lyrics and still think they’re a garbage band. This albums the exception tho
odibex
I don't listen to too much really aggressive music anymore, but there was time when I adored this band. This is actually the first time I've known what was being screamed/sung. I would not have guessed that it was this positive and sensitive (for lack of better words). Kind of shifts the way you receive the music.
johnnyscifi
By the time this album came out, id finally warmed up to Jane Doe. Then i didnt listen to any of this for years, til about 2010, then id really gotten into Converge!!!
Stanton
+mainHERO88 Same
Repetition Repetition Repetition Repetition
One of Converge’s finest moments.
K P
Its truly unreal tears come to my eyes everytime I listen to this song, capture the struggle of existence in the most powerful way.
This
is
Art
AlwaysIllBlood
This song has and will forever be the perfect representation of why i listen to hardcore.
K P
But this is one of the only good hardcore songs out there. But saying this is good is an understatement its unreal.
OptionParalysis
Favourite album from Converge. Very expressive and emotional.