With the 2001 release of their fourth official studio album, Converge has put the final sealing blow on their status as a legend in the world of metallic hardcore. A relatively logical extension from the chain of events that led from Halo in a Haystack up to their split LP with Agoraphoric Nosebleed, Jane Doe seems completely watertight and flawless. Their churning, chaotic guitars are more dense and layered -- fleshed out. Jakob Bannon's vocals seem somehow even more raw in the right places, more beautiful and ethereal in the others. Rhythms are as hectic and ADD-driven as ever, ripping back and forth, locking into mindless grooves, and then blurting back out in a structured mess. Experimentation with texture and mood unravels itself throughout the 12 tracks, yet maintains some cohesive element of undefined focus. Throughout all of the morphing and movement, some element of feeling remains, insisting that this album is an experience -- an encyclopedic envelopment of so much at once.
We recently polled a wide array of musicians, managers, publicists, label reps, and writers from within the world of metal to find out what they thought the 21 Best Metal Albums of the 21st Century So Far have been. Eligible albums were released between January 1, 2000 and April 1, 2009. Each panelist turned in [...]
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I am so happy at this moment...7th July CONVERGE are coming to corp..its gonna be insane. One of the most intense, crazyest and brutal bands in the world with one of the most violent pits...i may not make it out alive but it will be worth it!If you like your music loud, brutal and violent as hell get down to corp on saturday 7th of July!
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We recently polled a wide array of musicians, managers, publicists, label reps, and writers from within the world of metal to find out what they thought the 21 Best Metal Albums of the 21st Century So Far have been. Eligible albums were released between January 1, 2000 and April 1, 2009. Each panelist turned in [...]
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I am so happy at this moment...7th July CONVERGE are coming to corp..its gonna be insane. One of the most intense, crazyest and brutal bands in the world with one of the most violent pits...i may not make it out alive but it will be worth it!If you like your music loud, brutal and violent as hell get down to corp on saturday 7th of July!
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| 1 Concubine |
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| 2 Fault and Fracture |
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| 3 Distance and Meaning |
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| 4 Hell to Pay |
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| 5 Homewrecker |
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| 6 The Broken Vow |
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| 7 Bitter and Then Some |
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| 8 Heaven in Her Arms |
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| 9 Phoenix in Flight |
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| 10 Phoenix in Flames |
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| 11 Thaw |
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| 12 Jane Doe |
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