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Salem, Boston MA, United States (1990 – present)

Converge is a four-piece American band, formed in the winter of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of extreme metal and hardcore punk, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres.

They first started by playing covers of hardcore, punk and heavy metal songs, being self-confessed “hardcore kids with leftover Slayer riffs”. The band soon graduated to playing live performances in 1991 after recording some demos on a 4-track recorder.

In their latter years, Converge have enjoyed relatively high levels of popularity despite the esoteric feel of their music and the substantial lack of media attention they receive. The extreme nature of their music, particularly the atonal vocals and often complicated finger-work of the guitar riffs make it difficult for some to appreciate this brand of metal. Later records have gradually become more extensively produced largely due to the maturation of their sound.

Converge’s influences range from hardcore punk bands, such as Black Flag, Negative Approach,The Accused, and Born Against;metal bands like Black Sabbath, Godflesh,Slayer, and Entombed; and proto-mathcore bands Starkweather and Rorschach. Jacob Bannon has also discussed an appreciation for and inspiration from grindcore on Earache Records, post-hardcore on Dischord Records, thrash metal, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Vio-lence, and Death Angel, and post-punk groups, such as Depeche Mode and the Cure.

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greenwarri0r wrote:
27 minutes ago

It's true. I only like music I can sing along to. I CANT SING TO CONVERGE, THEY SUCK!

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withALMONDS wrote:
yesterday evening

if you can't understand a vocalist he automatically sucks apparently???

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greenwarri0r wrote:
yesterday evening

faggots detected

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OtisCP wrote:
yesterday evening

I think you should give them another shot Hell_Crust

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kirkytrav wrote:
yesterday evening

waaahh i can't get past the vocals!

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Hell_Crust wrote:
yesterday evening

i was at the show too, they are terrible vvv

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noiwudnttrip wrote:
yesterday evening

Saw these guys in San Jose at Dethklok show. Drop the douchebag singer. You guys have had this guy stinking up the place since 90? Seriously?

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Callisto1 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

europe plz

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ChimairaBoy666 wrote:
yesterday morning

slipknot is shit gtfo

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greenwarri0r wrote:
yesterday morning

So, saw Converge tonight. They are sick live. I want a headliner.

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roadkillfacepnt wrote:
yesterday morning

out

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WormOfSabnock wrote:
yesterday morning

Slipknot is much better than this

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Mastod0nman wrote:
yesterday morning

Wow, with only about a few dozen Converge fans in a rather large venue, the other Converge fan next me decides to tell me, "I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU" when I retaliated when he decided to take my spot up front. and he was the only guy Jake threw the mic to. Nice.

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kirkytrav wrote:
yesterday morning

No one thinks Pitchfork matters.

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Bora-02 wrote:
yesterday morning

[reply="x-creations"][quote="withALMONDS"][/quote][/reply]

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x-creations wrote:
yesterday morning

"and once again, x-creations fails hard. " Oh dear, that was horribly ironic. Is that what you're going for?

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roadkillfacepnt wrote:
yesterday morning

"Btw, do you all know about the next generation of Converge fans? They're like this." BMTH and Converge are not allowed to be in the same plane of existence. I disallow it.

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withALMONDS wrote:
Saturday evening

i will walk into a conversation and post comments every now and then proclaiming how superior i am to everyone else and claim that the other posters are homosexuals or simply not intelligent, you will see, i will get lots of intercourse from the opposite sex that way, you will see...

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Bora-02 wrote:
Saturday evening

and once again, x-creations fails hard.

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cr0psy wrote:
Saturday evening

lolz. pitchfork doesn't matter. why don't you guys give the internet arguing a rest and go outside and make something of yourselves?

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