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Converge

Musical Group
Forfans of extreme hardcore/metalcore/mathcore, post-hardcore listeners, and anyone looking for intense, cathartic albums and legendary live energy.
22 Reviews 15 Definitions 22 Charts
Post-Hardcore New School Hardcore Old School Hardcore

The Profile

Converge is an American band from Massachusetts, widely associated with metalcore and mathcore, and frequently cited for landmark releases such as “Jane Doe.”

Publicly verifiable: Converge is an American hardcore punk/metalcore band formed in 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts. Core members include Jacob Bannon (vocals) and Kurt Ballou (guitar/producer). Their album “Jane Doe” (2001) is widely regarded as a seminal metalcore record.

Across these reviews, Converge are portrayed as a Boston hardcore institution whose sound is violent, cathartic, and meticulously constructed. “Jane Doe” is repeatedly framed as the masterpiece/milestone, with later records seen as evolutions, hybrids, or refinements. Writers emphasize Jacob Bannon’s singular screaming, Kurt Ballou’s riff precision, and constant tempo-shifting brutality. Live reports describe shows as breathless, immersive, and emotionally overwhelming. Overall: extreme music that hurts, heals, and leaves silence in its wake.

Notable Quotes

❝ “"Jane Doe" is universally (and rightfully) considered the masterpiece of the Boston band; the compositional skills of Bannon-Ballou & Co. unarguably reach their peak here.”
❝ “Because I've always considered Converge a band of madmen, lunatics, mentally ill...”
❝ “Here’s the thing I love about Converge: they don't have a low-gear speed.”
❝ “Please; and I say this with all my heart: those with weak hearts, abstain!!!!!!”
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