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Salem, Boston MA, United States (1990 – present)
Converge is a prolific 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.
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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No Heroes
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You Fail Me
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Petitioning the Empty Sky
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terrorbusiness wrote:
jane doe is the fucking reason (LLLLLLLLL)
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TheShadowstorm wrote:
Bora, this isn't myspace, and this isn't a thread, dumbass.
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Toofastforyou wrote:
SALEM REPRESENT!
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ToothandNail04 wrote:
Bora-02, i totally want to suck your dick right now.
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BrianSoph wrote:
FAULT. AND. dananana, FRAK. SHUR.
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Bora-02 wrote:
ITT: we describe every ATF song in 3 words. 1. DARK HOERS: fucking love KSE. 2. RAEP WHAT YOU SEE: why so solo? 3. AXE TO FALL: dat eargasmic breakdown. 4. EFFIGY: proper guitar use. 5. WORMS WILL FEED ON RATS: nice rhymes man. 6. FISHING WELL: dat punk beat. 7. DAMAGES: MY HATRED GROOOWS!! 8. LOSING BATTLER: lol no heroes. 9. DEAT BEAT: GRRRAAAAAAAAGH FUCK YEA. 10. CUTTER: lol so emo ^______________^. 11. SLAVE DRIVER: scream louder fag. 12. CRUEL HDR: you... are GODS. 13. WRETCHED WORLD: so ronery, man ;_;
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Callisto1 wrote:
i saw mastodon once. in 06,on tour with tool. they were horrible live. :/
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ToothandNail04 wrote:
lol at metal heads missing the point
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SdCloud69 wrote:
no they weren't
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ASSMan316 wrote:
they were truly dreadful with Mastodon..:S
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withALMONDS wrote:
axe to fall would be infinitely better if the intense half was longer by like 1 or two tracks. still owns though
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ConorTripler wrote:
its ok 2 listen to converge now?
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Bora-02 wrote:
METALHEADS DONT LIKE YOU JACOB. but just pretend that you dont really give a shit.
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Seanisonfire wrote:
new album is the first converge album i've ever really liked. not sure why, it's just....different somehow.
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andrew1928 wrote:
Dark Horse this cover russian pop artist Dima Bilan [3]
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tribalwar wrote:
the whole oscar thing is irrelevant, cause an oscar expresses popularity, and is not necessarily a proof for quality... :)
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Norulz wrote:
"Oscars are movies bro, but that's cool." you've obviously never seen the video for eagles become vultures
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Anti-Meshuggah wrote:
Dark Horse this cover russian pop artist Dima Bilan [2]
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ChimairaBoy666 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Converge/+images/37297455 the smirk on jacob's face is creepy and cool
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thestingingrain wrote:
ATF has given Converge more life than they ever have, not because its more accessible which I don't believe it is...but because everyone is finally realizing their talent. It only took 20 years.
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Nov
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Dethklok/Mastodon/Converge/High on Fire
Pompano Beach Amphitheatre, Pompano Beach, Miami FL, United States
33 shouts
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Nov
11
Metalocalypse
House of Blues, Dallas TX, United States
7 shouts
| 38 attendees
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Nov
12
Dethklok
Verizon Wireless Theater, Houston TX, United States
19 shouts
| 42 attendees
News
Converge "Axe To Fall" vinyl is now shipping, please read!!!
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/converge
http://www.convergecult.com/46/Converge "Axe To Fall" vinyl is now shipping, please read!!!
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Recent Activity
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Persata and RegionalManager added Converge to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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VomitOnYourFace tagged Converge with noisecore, hardcore and chaotic hardcore. 4 hours ago
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dominickeene, Wade_Macneil, D3F_ and 2 other people added Converge to their libraries. 5 hours ago
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ChristianDeWees tagged Converge with ‘seen live’. yesterday evening
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BuryInTerror, tommasoaspetta, Rogerwal and 1 other person added Converge to their libraries. yesterday evening
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Mendigo01 tagged Converge with post-hardcore, mathcore and hardcore punk. yesterday evening
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Marty_Ka added Converge to Marty_Ka’s library. yesterday evening
- Converge posted a news item ‘Converge "Axe To Fall" vinyl is now shipping, please read!!!’. yesterday evening
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SalivatingPony tagged Converge with ‘seen live’. yesterday evening
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fukkhisblood tagged Converge with ‘hardcore’. yesterday evening
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