Converge

radio1

Formed 1990.

Please Note: you do not have javascript enabled. Video content requires javascript to be enabled.
Punk Show with Mike Davies |   BBC Radio 1

Jake from Converge speaks to Mike Davies

Jake from Converge speaks to Mike Davies about the band's current tour and their new record, All We Love We Leave behind.

Featured on BBC MUSIC SHOWCASE

Biography

Converge is an American metalcore band from Salem, Massachusetts formed in 1990. The group comprises vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. Playing a blend of hardcore punk and heavy metal, Converge has helped to define many of the elements of the metalcore genre. According to Allmusic, Converge are "regarded as one of the most original and innovative bands to emerge from the punk underground".

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.

Links & Information

BBC Reviews

  1. All We Love We Leave Behind 2012

    Review of All We Love We Leave Behind

    Reviewed by Raziq Rauf

    Extraordinary enough to perhaps stand as this band’s greatest album yet.

  2. Axe to Fall 2009

    Review of Axe to Fall

    Reviewed by Adam Kennedy

    Not for the faint-hearted, but you sense they won’t ever have it any other way.

Share this page

More BBC Music highlights

  1. BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend

In order to listen to track previews you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions.

Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. Goodbye To Death

    BBC Radio 1 | Punk Show with Mike Davies Punk Rock Christmas

     
  2. Aimless Arrow

    BBC Radio 1 | Punk Show with Mike Davies Punk Rock Christmas

     
  3. All We Love We Leave Behind

    BBC Radio 1 | Punk Show with Mike Davies 28/11/2012

     
  4. Dark Horse

    BBC Radio 1 | Punk Show with Mike Davies 28/11/2012

     
  5. Shame In The Way

    BBC Radio 1 | Punk Show with Mike Davies Muncie Girls in session

     

Similar Artists

  1. The Dillinger Escape Plan

    The Dillinger Escape Plan

  2. Botch

    Botch

  3. Poison the Well

    Poison the Well

  4. The Bled

    The Bled

  5. We use data provided by The Echo Nest to recommend similar artists. Find out more about this information.

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.