We already knew that most productions affiliated with the name of Kurt Ballou are crafted for excellence. But still, see Converge guitarist retain as much regularity and quality trademark is impressive. Among recent groups who recorded at GodCity Studio, there is Baptists. Straight from Vancouver, the Canadians had already released a 7” self-title demo in … Continue reading
New Waters is a young Finnish group who recently signed to Blood and Ink Records (Ironwill, Blessed By A Broken Heart). After a self-released demo, the quintet unveiled their first real output, entitled Lions EP. If you’re wondering what to expect from these hardcore kids from northern cold, the answer is simple. Six songs in … Continue reading
Vice‘s musical offspring Noisey recently released a beautiful video piece on Jacob Bannon, the singer of one of the most creative Hardcore bands around, Converge. Made by production team McFarland and Pecci, it shows why Bannon is such a inspiration to a lot of us. “A meditation on life, art, and purpose, the film centers … Continue reading
As we get closer to the end of 2012, a year that celebrates a ton of great releases, we’d like to share our favorite releases with you. All our contributors compiled their personal top 5, of which they highlighted their #1. Enjoy the read! Tim van Reyswoud / Editor-in-chief 1. Expire – Pendulum Swings Pendulum … Continue reading
Tivoli managed to book a great package of four very diverse and big bands on this cold night in Utrecht. With a great new record, Converge is on the road again to tear apart every city they play, and I had the idea that was gonna happen again tonight. First band of the night is … Continue reading
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a city that is often mentioned as one of the most livable in the whole wide world. If that really is the case, Code Orange Kids try very hard to prove it wrong. On Love Is Love // Return To Dust the band sounds angry and maybe even a bit dissapointed, like … Continue reading
Hardcore heroes Converge recently got into a car crash while touring the US. Above is the picture singer Jacob Bannon posted on Instagram, the band released the following statement on their Facebook page: “Yesterday, after ten hours of driving, we hit black ice in the Oregon mountains. We were forced to crash into a highway … Continue reading
After a couple of 7”es, a single and a digital only EP, Raindance is back with New Blood. And once again, they deliver. Formed in March 2011, this New England based group consists of (ex-)members of Have Heart, Outrage and The Miles Between. You could consider this project a ‘super group’, but more than that, … Continue reading
Converge has never been a band that does the same thing over and over again since they released their first album almost 20 years ago. Their 2009 release Axe to Fall for example contained long atmospheric pieces, quite some studio effects and loads of guest musicians like members of Ghengis Tron and Steve Von Till … Continue reading
Hardcore pioneers in Converge have raised the bar for any modern hardcore band with their new album All We Love We Leave Behind. The band has premiered a stream of the full record via Lambgoat.com, but can also be checked through the player below. Stay tuned for a special review of the record! Converge: Facebook / Website / Order All We Love We … Continue reading
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