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.
Under duress
Converge Lyrics
Don't need a helmet if I have my heart
Don't need your war to find peace
I don't need to learn to live in compromise
I will never kneel and kiss your ring
The sickness spreads under duress
Compassion bends under duress
Wouldn't need a gun if you didn't have one
Don't need you to serve or protect
I am not a number just patiently waiting
To enter the belly of the beast
The delusions of control
Are rotting the root of the tree
It's the fear that keeps you there
And it's mine that sets me free
Don't need your war to find peace
I don't need to learn to live in compromise
I will never kneel and kiss your ring
The sickness spreads under duress
Compassion bends under duress
Wouldn't need a gun if you didn't have one
Don't need you to serve or protect
I am not a number just patiently waiting
To enter the belly of the beast
Are rotting the root of the tree
It's the fear that keeps you there
And it's mine that sets me free
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jacob Bannon, Kurt Ballou, Nate Newton, Ben Koller
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Sean
My god his vocals have improved. He's always sounded like he was ripping out his own throat, but now it sounds like all his organs are coming up with it. So amazing to have some new stuff again.
Inquizition
Greatest way to describe his vocals. Would upvote again A++++
Metatron Tumultum
Mad excited for the new converge. Also I feel like Jacob improved his vocals here. This is one of his better performances. Converge is god tier stuff. They help me suffer a little less from Dillinger Escape Plans break up.
Gabriel Rendón
wow,, breaking bad?, firts person I know that has seen the most watched series on earth... and OZARK?? such greatness... never knew anyone that had access to Netflix.
Freebase Tha God
While every one is a sheep and is listening to lady gaga and lorde or some other dance trash or trap trash. I'm listening to Brian eno flying lotus earl sweatshirt nas wutang Bjork suffocation agoraphobic nosebleed and converge. While every one watches the same shitty jumpscare horror flick or dumb comedy, I'm watching ozark or breaking bad or sopranos broken flowers dahmer session 9... Goddamn I love being me !!
Freyr Eld-ár
Samesies
Brett
no doubt, i feel like converge is one of the only bands that is 9 albums deep in their career but still relevant as ever. they just continue to build momentum and have never really dropped at all. it's rare for a band to stand above an album like jane doe but converge has done it and are doing it with as much fury as ever
baby
god tearing & also god tier
Eduardo Berton
Converge will probably never make a dull album. They're on another fucking level!
Devin-thatguy
Kekligula damn i fuck w/ Dillinger haha yeah i used to sleep on jersey cause its beat up but that goes for so many places that also birth fire music....even in rap, Da$h, RetcH, Hodgy Beats, & Buttress are all from NJ & theyre all so hard