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Converge


Žánr:

hardcore, punk, mathcore, chaotic hardcore

Založeno:

1990, Salem, Massachusetts

Současný label:

Epitaph Records, Deathwish Records

Sestava:

Jacob Bannon – vocals, lyrics, visuals
Kurt Ballou – guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, theremin
Nate Newton – bass guitar, vocals
Ben Koller – drums

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Converge

Diskografie

Axe to Fall
90
81

Axe to Fall

No Heroes

No Heroes

neuvedeno, 2006
Petitioning the Empty Sky
80

Petitioning the Empty Sky

neuvedeno, 2005
Jane Doe
85
94

Jane Doe

When Forever Comes Crashing

When Forever Comes Crashing

neuvedeno, 1998
Halo in a Haystack

Halo in a Haystack

neuvedeno, 1994

Biografie

Converge is a 4-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. 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 Accüsed, 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.

Outside of Converge, singer Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou compose stark, ambient music under the moniker Supermachiner, with Daltonic bass player Ryan Parker, co-founder of the record label Deathwish Inc.. Ballou has participated in an array of other lesser-known bands, such as Blue/Green Heart with drummer Ben Koller. Bannon also records under his own name, releasing solo records. In late 2005, Ben Koller briefly drummed for Cave In. Bassist Nate Newton also plays guitar in Old Man Gloom and Doomriders. Aaron Dalbec, former guitarist, and Damon Bellorado, former drummer, created a side project in 1995 called "Gateway", later renamed Bane.

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