Converge

Halfway into their U.S. tour, Converge had a brush with disaster earlier today (Oct. 24), as their van hit a patch of black ice on their way to the band's Seattle gig.

Converge have just released their greatest achievement since 2001's 'Jane Doe,' and yes, the levity of that claim is understandably huge. 'Jane Doe' is almost universally praised as one of the most important, if not the most important extreme record of the 2000s thus far, so with our claim set in stone, here's the case to back it up.

Stop what you're doing immediately and check out this awesome news. Extreme hardcore heroes Converge have released a full stream of their insanely anticipated eighth studio album, 'All We Love We Leave Behind.'

Congrats to the Faceless for snatching a win from Every Time I Die in our latest Death Match. The technical deathcore band and their track 'Autotheist Movement III: Deconsecrate' will now make it's pilgrimage to the Death Match Hall of Fame, but they've got an extreme and incredibly innovative band to go up against this round.

They defy classification, they create inhuman sounds and they released the most significant extreme record of the 2000s, 'Jane Doe.' Converge's demented masterpiece is home to the brain-scrambling track 'Fault and Fracture.'

Converge, 'Aimless Arrow'

Oh, the brutality! Extreme hardcore innovators Converge have just announced a 2012 U.S. tour with Florida sludge-merchants Torche and Norwegian six-piece Kvelertak, with Californian hardcore band Nails and Kentucky sludgy hardcore band Whips/Chains also featured on certain dates.

More good news from the Converge camp. The noisy Massachusetts metal monoliths have been busy working on their next studio album, which is possibly due this fall and is certainly one of our most anticipated albums of 2012. They will keep busy during the spring by hitting the road for a quick trip through North America. Perhaps the band will use this short, tightly routed, two-week trek, which kick

Extreme metal pioneers Converge have just announced that they have hit the studio once again to record their next album. The upcoming release comes off the heels of their 2009 release, 'Axe to Fall,' and their split 7" EP with Dropdead last year.

Converge, one of the loudest, noisiest and sonically nastiest bands to emerge from the burgeoning New England metal scene in the early '00s, have issued an update on their progress regarding new material. It certainly gives extreme metal fans something to look forward to.