Converge is an American metalcore band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the rudiments of the metalcore genre.
The group's musical style consists of complex guitar work and off-time polyrhythmic drumming leading some to describe the band as mathcore. This is best exemplified on their album Jane Doe. While using hardcore punk as the framework for most of ...
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Converge is an American metalcore band from Salem, Massachusetts. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 1990, Converge has helped to define many of the rudiments of the metalcore genre.
The group's musical style consists of complex guitar work and off-time polyrhythmic drumming leading some to describe the band as mathcore. This is best exemplified on their album Jane Doe. While using hardcore punk as the framework for most of their songs, they also play slower tempo songs, like "You Fail Me," "Jane Doe,""Grim Heart/Black Rose," and "Wretched World."
Converge was formed in the winter of 1990 by Jacob Bannon and Kurt Ballou. They started by playing covers of hardcore punk, punk rock 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 and eventually releasing full lengths including When Forever Comes Crashing and splits...
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