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| years_active = 1990–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = *Jacob Bannon *Kurt Ballou *Nate Newton *Ben Koller | past_members = *Aaron Dalbec *Jon DiGiorgio *Damon Bellorado *Stephen Brodsky *Jeff Feinburg }} Converge is an American mathcore band from Salem, Massachusetts. Formed in 1990, the group comprises vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. Their music blends hardcore punk and heavy metal. According to Allmusic, Converge are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground".〔Stacia Proefrock. (Converge Biography ). Allmusic〕 ==History== 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. 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 with bands like Agoraphobic Nosebleed. In recent years, Converge have enjoyed relatively high levels of popularity. Their popularity began to rise with the release of their breakthrough album, ''Jane Doe'', the album that was named the number 1 album on Sputnikmusic's "Top 100 Albums of the Decade". During the recording of ''Jane Doe'', longtime member Aaron Dalbec, who was also handling his then-side project Bane, was asked to leave the group. This resulted in a four man line-up that is still intact today. Aaron Burgess of ''Revolver'' locates ''Jane Doe'' as marking a break in the group's style: Their records have gradually become more expensively and extensively produced, having moved from the independent label Equal Vision Records to the much larger independent punk label Epitaph Records while handling special releases on Bannon's record label, Deathwish Inc. Converge released ''Axe to Fall'' on October 20, 2009. The album was very well-received, with ''Decibel Magazine'' hailing it as the band's best work since ''Jane Doe'' and scoring it 10/10. Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 8.5/10 and hailed Converge as "this generation's Black Flag." ''Jane Doe'' was inducted into the Rock Sound's ''Hall of Fame''. On January 1, 2012, Converge announced that they had completed writing for their eighth studio album, titled ''All We Love We Leave Behind''. The following day, Kurt Ballou announced plans via his Facebook page to begin recording with the band in January 2012. The album was released on October 19, 2012 to widespread praise, currently holding an aggregate score of 88 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Converge (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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