Converge
Formed: 1991
From:
Boston,
MA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Converge News
Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details
Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Valient Thorr and the following lineup of videos:
Valient Thorr - "Tomorrow Police"
Isis - "20 Minutes/ 40 Years"
Miss May I - "Forgive and Forget"
Otep - "Smash The Control Machine"
Converge - "Axe To Fall"
Echoes the Fall - "Break Away"
Janus - "Eyesore"
Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details
Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Drowning Pool and the following lineup of videos:
Drowning Pool - "Shame"
Miss May I - "Forgive and Forget"
Otep - "Smash The Control Machine"
Converge - "Axe To Fall"
Echoes the Fall - "Break Away"
Converge Posts New Album Online
Hardcore metal outfit Converge has posted their brand new studio album, "Axe To Fall" online. You can check out the record in full by heading over to the bands official Myspace page. The album will be released on October 20th through Epitaph Records and will be the bands first stuio album since 2006's, "No Heroes."
Converge's "Axe To Fall" NYC Listening Party
The Arrow Bar in New York City will be hosting an "Axe To Fall" listening party on October 16th. They'll be playing the new Converge record during Metal Happy Hour and throughout the rest of the night, prior to its October 20th release. Here's the info:
Octobeber 16
Arrow Bar in NYC
85 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
Saw VI Soundtrack Video Teaser Posted Online
A 30 second teaser for the Saw VI soundtrack has been posted online and is viewable below. As previously reported, the soundtrack available everywhere October 20 features new and unreleased music from Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, Suicide Silence, Shadows Fall, Mushroomhead, Converge, It Dies Today, Kittie, Chimaira, Every Time I Die, and more more.
2009 Epitaph Tour Sampler Made Available Online
Though not free, the 2009 Epitaph tour sampler has been made available for download on iTunes for just $2.99. It includes 14 tracks from a number of Epitaph artists. The complete tracklisting is as follow:
1. Bring Me the Horizon - "Chelsea Smile" from the album Suicide Season
2. Every Time I Die - "The Marvelous Slut" from the album New Junk Aesthetic
3. Parkway Drive - "Carrion" (Live) from Parkway Drive: The DVD
4. Converge - "Dark Horse" from the album Axe To Fall
5. The Blackout - "STFUppercut" from the album The Best In Town
6. Set Your Goals - "Gaia Bleeds (Make Way for Man)" from the album This Will Be The Death Of Us
7. Escape the Fate - "This War Is Ours" from the album This War Is Ours
8. I Set My Friends on Fire - "Things that Rhyme with Orange" from the album You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
9. Our Last Night - "Escape" from the album The Ghosts Among Us
10. Vanna - "Safe to Say" from the album A New Hope
11. Thursday - "Circuits of Fever" from the album Common Existence
12. Story of the Year - "The Antidote" from the album The Black Swan
13. The Color of Violence - "Christina, Christina" from the album Youthanize
14. The Blood Brothers - "Ambulance Vs. Ambulance" from the album Burn, Piano Island, Burn
You can catch Every Time I Die and Bring Me The Horizon out on the Epitaph Tour right now.
Hear Converge's "Axe To Fall" On Spin.com
In preparation for the release of their new album, "Axe To Fall," on October 20, Converge has debuted the title track from their forthcoming release on SPIN.com and have launched a pre-order e-store for 2009's most anticipated hardcore-metal album.
In August, Converge released the first track from "Axe To Fall," "Dark Horse."
As previously reported, in October and November, Converge will be touring with Mastodon and Dethklok. Here are the latest Converge tour dates: More...
Saw VI Soundtrack Final Lineup Revealed
The line-up and tracklisting for the Saw VI soundtrack has been revealed. The soundtrack features brand new and unreleased music from Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, Suicide Silence, Shadows Fall, Mushroomhead, Converge, It Dies Today, Kittie, Chimaira, Every Time I Die, and more.
The Saw VI soundtrack will be available October 20, 2009. The official website and pre-order has been launched at saw6soundtrack.com.
In Saw VI, Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw's legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw's grand scheme is finally understood.
Trustkill's Josh Grabelle said, "We are stoked about this soundtrack as we've managed to place songs from some of the most exciting hard rock and metal bands in the scene on this one. We are all huge fans of the Saw movies and are ready to knock this one out of the park!"
Artists' Addiction Soundtracks' Jonathan Platt says of the Saw VI Soundtrack: "We feel that we have put together a collection of songs that really mirrors the chaos onscreen. All of our acts are big fans of the Saw series and were excited to be a part of the soundtrack and I think that energy really comes across."
The Saw VI Soundtrack track listing is as follows: More...
Dethklok Announces More US Tour Dates
Dethklok has announced additional tour dates in New York and Los Angeles, plus new dates in Norfolk, Charlotte and San Jose. The complete Dethklok tour schedule with Mastodon, High On Fire, and Converge is as follows:
10/02 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
10/03 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
10/04 - Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/06 - Big Four Building - Calgary, AB
10/07 - Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/09 - Great Saltair - Salt Lake City, UT
10/10 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
10/12 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
10/13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
10/14 - Val Air Ballroom - Des Moines, IA
10/16 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN
10/17 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, I
10/18 - Eagle’s Auditorium - Milwaukee, WI
10/20 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
10/21 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
10/23 - Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
10/24 - The Fairgrounds - Buffalo, NY
10/25 - Armory - Albany, NY
10/27 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
10/29 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/30 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/31 - Patriot Center - Washington, DC
11/01 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11/03 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
11/04 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
11/05 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
11/06 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
11/07 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
11/08 - Pompano Beach Amphitheater - Pompano Beach, FL
11/11 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
11/12 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX
11/13 - Austin City Music Hall - Austin, TX
11/14 - Brady TheaterTulsa, OK
11/16 - Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM
11/17 - Mesa AmphitheaterMesa, AZ
11/18 - House of BluesLas Vegas, NV
11/19 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
11/20 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
11/21 - Events Center - San Jose, CA
Extra Date Added To Dethklok Tour
A new date has been added to the Dethklok and Mastodon co-headline tour (with support from High on Fire and Converge): November 21st – San Jose, CA Event Center.
The October 16th tour date in St Paul has also been moved to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN.
The currently confirmed tour dates are as follows: More...
