--- title: "Converge" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/converge" genre: "Mathcore" country: "United States" formed: 1990 --- # Converge **Converge** is a mathcore band, from United States, active 1990 to present. Converge is an American metalcore band formed by vocalist and artist Jacob Bannon and guitarist and producer Kurt Ballou in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1990. While recording their landmark fourth album Jane Doe in 2001, the group became a four-piece with the departure of guitarist Aaron Dalbec and the addition of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. This lineup has remained intact since. The members have also been involved in various side-projects and collaborations, including the bands Supermachiner (Bannon), Old Man Gloom (Newton), and Mutoid Man (Koller). With their extremely aggressive and boundary-pushing sound, rooted in hardcore and heavy metal, they are pioneers of metalcore and its subgenre mathcore. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Converge_(band) ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Converge | | Genre | Mathcore | | Parent genre | Metalcore | | Origin | Salem, United States | | Formed | 1990 | | Releases in catalog | 21 | ## Genres [Mathcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/mathcore) ยท [Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ben Koller](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ben-koller) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to present | Current | | [Nate Newton](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nate-newton) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 1998 to present | Current | | [Jacob Bannon](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jacob-bannon) | Lead vocals | 1990 to present | Current | | [Kurt Ballou](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kurt-ballou) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1990 to present | Current | | [Stephen Brodsky](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stephen-brodsky) | Bass guitar | 1997 to 1998 | Former | | [Aaron Dalbec](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aaron-dalbec) | Guitar | 1994 to 2001 | Former | | [Damon Bellorado](https://themetalnet.com/musician/damon-bellorado) | Drums (drum set) | 1991 to 1999 | Former | | [Jeff Feinburg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jeff-feinburg) | Guitar, Bass guitar | 1991 to 1997 | Former | | [John Digiorgio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-digiorgio) | Drums (drum set) | 1999 to 1999 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1991 | [Converge](https://themetalnet.com/album/0bbcbed5-2858-4623-ba95-75f50b297efa) | EP | | 1994 | [Halo in a Haystack](https://themetalnet.com/album/c7458abc-a721-306d-a911-1afc5d6651bb) | Album | | 1995 | [Twin Terror](https://themetalnet.com/album/25e0b224-0050-49fc-a998-e3874c0fde88) | EP | | 1996 | [Petitioning the Empty Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/94a1e4dc-db8f-3dce-9297-b45ecf36774b) | Album | | 1998 | [When Forever Comes Crashing](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3c3cebf-b16e-373b-85f2-37cf3677e20c) | Album | | 1999 | [The Poacher Diaries](https://themetalnet.com/album/5cb21261-000a-3e99-bd13-35652c313bca) | Album | | 1999 | [Y2K](https://themetalnet.com/album/62f1b53b-4229-308d-8daf-cca9b71aef12) | EP | | 2001 | [Jane Doe](https://themetalnet.com/album/f56e3b38-c620-32f4-9845-2e2115f5e96f) | Album | | 2004 | [You Fail Me](https://themetalnet.com/album/2b5ed727-a499-3b2c-ae17-3daeac886d14) | Album | | 2006 | [No Heroes](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b6e4596-796f-3097-96ee-dc6de9908f36) | Album | | 2009 | [Axe to Fall](https://themetalnet.com/album/5d95ce08-dc0b-450a-9730-611515f668fa) | Album | | 2011 | [Converge / Dropdead](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b5d7959-86e2-4e51-8f1b-ab4f549ed90e) | EP | | 2012 | [All We Love We Leave Behind](https://themetalnet.com/album/86037f34-72c6-4ad9-8072-f20bb839f78d) | Album | | 2012 | [Converge / Napalm Death](https://themetalnet.com/album/77b6b7c7-4c57-4499-bc00-cec0c357823a) | EP | | 2013 | [Pound for Pound: The Wolverine Blues Sessions](https://themetalnet.com/album/21341f96-9422-4bf3-8e28-266104a39599) | EP | | 2015 | [The Poacher Diaries](https://themetalnet.com/album/f473ca3a-7b3c-43bf-93ea-2c113d383d97) | EP | | 2017 | [The Dusk in Us](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe96f1f4-5c9f-4a39-a9d1-181dd3f4c54b) | Album | | 2018 | [Beautiful Ruin](https://themetalnet.com/album/009bc3b2-b029-47b3-a4af-756b0b3c3318) | EP | | 2021 | [Bloodmoon: I](https://themetalnet.com/album/94a4b34d-6160-47f7-a869-56c149507493) | Album | | 2026 | [Hum of Hurt](https://themetalnet.com/album/632777f5-9374-4232-b4a6-8a175d075056) | Album | | 2026 | [Love Is Not Enough](https://themetalnet.com/album/21465b8f-cf0a-479e-a1f2-e17f41f138bf) | Album | ## Related bands - [The Dillinger Escape Plan](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-dillinger-escape-plan) (listened together) - [Mastodon](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastodon) (listened together) - [Every Time I Die](https://themetalnet.com/band/every-time-i-die) (listened together) - [Meshuggah](https://themetalnet.com/band/meshuggah) (listened together) - [Between the Buried and Me](https://themetalnet.com/band/between-the-buried-and-me) (listened together) - [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together) - [Baroness](https://themetalnet.com/band/baroness) (listened together) - [Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nails) (listened together) - [Botch](https://themetalnet.com/band/botch) (listened together) - [Isis](https://themetalnet.com/band/isis) (listened together) - [Daughters](https://themetalnet.com/band/daughters) (listened together) - [Neurosis](https://themetalnet.com/band/neurosis-a9416fb3) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/converge - x: https://twitter.com/Convergecult - bandcamp: https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/ - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7kHzfxMLtVHHb523s43rY1 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2986 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/converge/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/15405383 - youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCsz432GHFrq89-lUx9V8Xpg - website: https://www.convergecult.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/converge](https://themetalnet.com/band/converge). 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