Converge have announced Axe to Fall as the title of their new album. It’ll drop October 20 on Epitaph.Not much else is known about the record right now, except that a) Genghis Tron’s Mookie Singerman does guest vox on one track and b) it is going to be awesome. I mean, maybe it won’t be [...]
More >
I want you to know that I am stone-cold sober right now. There is no weed in my system. I am not influenced by anything other than the power of music.There is a new Converge song, “Dark Horse,” streaming on the band’s MySpace page right now. It comes off of their new album, Axe to [...]
More >
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 [...]
More >
As you may have heard by now, yesterday Converge’s new album, Axe to Fall, leaked. The watermarked files demonstrate that the leak originated with a MetalSucks staff writer, Shaun Hand.We would like to formally apologize on behalf of everyone at MetalSucks for the leak. We take full responsibility.It might be small solace, but the album [...]
More >
Axe to Fall is not better than Jane Doe. Sorry. It is, however, easily one of the best albums of the year, and very possibly Converge’s most “metal” (as opposed to hardcore) offering to date (Except the last couple of songs… which are doozies. I won’t spoil the surprise.). The album Slays with a capital [...]
More >
Because, one show wasn’t enough, we paid CONVERGE a visit to their second show with DETHKLOK, MASTODON, and HIGH ON FIRE at The Palladium in Hollywood. They brought it raw and real firing on all cylinders like seasoned pros, yet never watering down their delivery.Playing to a largely unsuspecting crowd, who were mostly there [...]
More >
Right here. Do it! It’s easily one of the best albums of the year. Decibel gave it a perfect score, fer Chrissakes. Now go check it out. And later this week we’ll have an interview with Jacob Bannon, and then our official review.Axe to Fall comes out October 20 on Epitaph.-ARRELATED POSTS:JACOB BANNON OF CONVERGE: [...]
More >
It has been about 3 years coming, but this week sees the release of Converge’s latest attempt to cause you some serious aural pain in the form of their new album Axe To Fall. Though to be honest, last week was where the commotion happened. This weekend edition of The Sunday Times claimed that Metallica, [...]
More >
Our bro-bros at Metal Injection continue to post, piece by piece, Converge’s entire set live set from Brooklyn’s Club Europa show last week. Now they have the epic “The Saddest Day,” one of my favorite cuts from 1998’s Petitioning the Empty Sky, an excellent record that I think too many people forget about ’cause it’s [...]
More >
With four landmark albums this decade alone, Converge has saved its best work for last. Vocalist Jacob Bannon talks with PopMatters about his music, his art, and his insanely talented band.Of course it's foolish to ever think an artist partially responsible for some of the most imposing, cathartic, brutally intense extreme music this decade would be "on" 100 percent of the time, but still, hear...
More >
Converge has a new video out for their single "Axe To Fall." The song and the video are pretty sick. You can check it out here or by scrolling down. Converge is on tour right now with Mastodon and Dethklok. Check out the tour dates below the video. For the ...
More >
Hardcore-metal band Converge will release their long anticipated new studio album, ‘Axe To Fall’, on October 19 via Epitaph (vinyl on Deathwish). True to their meticulous DIY style, guitarist Kurt Ballou helmed production duties once again from his infamous GodCity studios in Salem, MA. Axe To Fall Tracklisting:1. Dark Horse2. Reap What You Sow3. Axe [...]
More >
Converge have been at the front of the metalcore pack from day one, and while it has been a long road for them, they constantly evolve, breaking (heavy) musical boundaries along the way. In the meantime, a million bands influenced by them have come & gone while the Deathwish machine keeps rolling along, fifteen years strong."NO HEROES" is the latest from this Boston powerhouse, and it is no slo...
More >
By Ben ApatoffUPDATE: You can now stream the entire disc on the band's MySpace page.(Also, don't miss our epic live footage of a full set from CONVERGE we posted a few months ago, including 2 songs from this album! Click here to watch all 11 clips.)Is it too soon to mention CONVERGE in the same [...]
More >
© 2006-2009 Mog Inc. All Rights Reserved
