Converge, formed in 1990, are a four-piece playing aggressive metallic hardcore, sometimes called metalcore.

Current members:
Jacob Bannon - Vocals, Lyrics, Visuals
Kurt Ballou - Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Theremin
Nate Newton - Bass, Vocals
Ben Koller - Drums, Percussion

Albums to date:

Halo in a Haystack (Earthmaker/Stolnacke, 1994)
Caring And Killing (Hydra Head Records, 1997)
Petitioning the Empty Sky (Equal Vision Records, 1997)
When Forever Comes Crashing (Equal Vision Records, 1998)
Jane Doe (Equal Vision Records, 2001)
You Fail Me (Epitaph Records, 2004)
No Heroes (Epitaph Records, 2006)

Official website here
MySpace page here

Releases

• No Heroes - album, out 23/10/2006 on Epitaph. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Fri 18 Jul at London Camden Underworld. (post review)
• Thu 17 Jul at Sheffield Corporation. (post review)
• Wed 16 Jul at Southampton Brook. (post review)
• Tue 15 Jul at Glasgow Ivory Blacks. (post review)
• Mon 14 Jul at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Sun 13 Jul at London Camden Underworld. (post review)
• Thu 12 Jul at Kingston Peel. (post review)
• Wed 11 Jul at London Camden Electric Ballroom. (post review)
• Tue 10 Jul at Manchester Music Box. 1 review (read/post)
• Mon 09 Jul at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill. (post review)
• Sun 08 Jul at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Sun 08 Jul at Reading Fez Club. (post review)
• Sat 07 Jul at Sheffield Corporation. (post review)
• Fri 06 Jul at Edinburgh Corn Exchange. (post review)
• Wed 04 Jul at Nottingham Rock City. (post review)
• Tue 03 Jul at Newport TJs. (post review)
• Mon 02 Jul at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Sat 23 Jun at Paris Nouveau Casino. (post review)
• Sat 24 Jan at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
• Fri 20 Sep at London Camden Underworld. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 12/03/2008: Hove Festival confirms Jay-Z as headliner; DiS to sponsor Norway five-dayer
• 26/02/2008: Converge tour the UK this Summer
• 06/07/2007: Mates Of State, Clap Your Hands and more for Dour
• 06/07/2007: Converge Sign Up For ATP
• 14/02/2007: Converge announce UK tour
• 23/10/2006: DiS's chart update: some bands, right, they're AWFUL...
• 07/09/2006: Converge's No Heroes coming this October
• 12/02/2005: Hardcore Tours Galore in 2005
• 17/12/2004: Planes Mistaken For Stars Converge on the UK
• 12/01/2004: Converge Sign To Epitaph

Features

• 24/04/2008: Math-Rock Family Tree: exploring the roots of Foals
• 02/08/2007: Dour Festival 2007: the DiS review

Links

• Converge - official site

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