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Converge

United States · formed 1990 · last active 2026

Converge is an American band formed in 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts by vocalist/visual artist Jacob Bannon and guitarist/producer Kurt Ballou, and are pioneers of metalcore and its subgenre mathcore. Their fourth album, Jane Doe (2001), recorded when the classic four-piece lineup solidified with bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller, is a landmark of the genre. Guitarist Kurt Ballou runs GodCity Studio, making him one of heavy music's most prolific producers, while Bannon founded the label Deathwish Inc. in 1999. In 2021 the band released Bloodmoon: I, a collaboration with singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe.

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JazzyBalkanHardcoreSurfBarbershopDeathBlackTechnicalGlitchTheatricalFolkDoomDroneShoegazeAmbient8-bit
Jazzy1
Balkan0
Hardcore9
Surf0
Barbershop0
Death3
Black1
Technical8
Glitch1
Theatrical1
Folk0
Doom1
Drone0
Shoegaze0
Ambient0
8-bit0

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MEMBERS

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member · 6
collaboration · 2
  • Baronesspath →

    John Baizley joined Converge onstage in Philadelphia in January 2013 to perform 'Coral Blue'. source ↗

  • Neurosispath →

    Steve Von Till of Neurosis performed alongside Converge in the 2016 Blood Moon live shows that later evolved into the album Bloodmoon: I. source ↗

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producer · 9
  • Author & Punisherpath →

    Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou mixed Author & Punisher's Beastland (2018) at GodCity Studio. source ↗

  • Cave Inpath →

    Kurt Ballou, guitarist of Converge, handled all production, engineering, and mastering for Cave In's Until Your Heart Stops at his GodCity Studio. source ↗

  • Crowhurstpath →

    III (2019) was recorded and produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at God City Studios, Salem, MA. source ↗

  • Fleshwaterpath →

    Debut LP We're Not Here to Be Loved (2022) was produced and mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio. source ↗

  • Genghis Tronpath →

    Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou recorded, produced and mixed Board Up the House (2008) and produced Dream Weapon (2021) at his Godcity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. source ↗

  • Isispath →

    Kurt Ballou recorded/produced early Isis releases including The Mosquito Control EP and The Red Sea at GodCity. source ↗

  • Russian Circlespath →

    Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou produced Russian Circles' albums Guidance (2016) and Blood Year (2019), the latter recorded at his GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. source ↗

  • Sumacpath →

    Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou produced Sumac's albums (What One Becomes, Love in Shadow, May You Be Held) at his GodCity Studio. source ↗

  • Zeal & Ardorpath →

    Kurt Ballou (Converge) mixed Zeal & Ardor's live album Live in London (2019). source ↗

tour · 5
  • Between the Buried and Mepath →

    Converge's first tour in support of You Fail Me started in September 2004 with Cave In and Between the Buried and Me, per Converge's own Wikipedia account. Tour tie per ruling 8 (2026-08-07). source ↗

  • Cave Inpath →

    Converge's first tour in support of You Fail Me started in September 2004 with Cave In and Between the Buried and Me, per Converge's own Wikipedia account. Tour tie per ruling 8 (2026-08-07); an existing member/producer/artwork tie between this pair already documents other facts. source ↗

  • Dethklokpath →

    Converge, alongside High on Fire, held an opening slot for co-headliners Mastodon and Dethklok on the Fall 2009 Metalocalypse/Adult Swim tour, per Converge's own Wikipedia account. Tour tie per ruling 8 (2026-08-07); companion converge-mastodon tour edge already exists from the other side of the same tour. source ↗

  • Gojirapath →

    Converge supported Gojira on selected dates of its fall 2017 US headlining tour, alongside Code Orange, Pallbearer, Oni and Torche. source ↗

  • Mastodonpath →

    Converge and Mastodon were both co-support acts (with High on Fire) for Dethklok's "Adult Swim Presents" tour, Fall 2009 — a co-support tie per ruling 8 (2026-08-07). source ↗

artwork · 11
  • 7000 Dying Ratspath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by Cleveland illustrator Derek Hess (Discogs artist id 2031678): 7000 Dying Rats's "7000 Dying Rats" (1995, Artwork [Front Cover]) and Converge's "The Poacher Diaries" (1999, Illustration [Cover Illustration]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Derek Hess is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Baronesspath →

    John Dyer Baizley (Baroness) provided the artwork for Converge's live album Jane Live (2017) — anchored at Baroness per the atlas-member convention (Aaron Turner/Isis, Stephen O'Malley/Sunn O)))), distinct from the pairwise rule for non-member freelance artists. source ↗

  • Cave Inpath →

    Jacob Bannon (Converge vocalist) has repeatedly done cover art/design for Cave In, credited as "Artwork" on Beyond Hypothermia (1998), "Design" on Until Your Heart Stops (1998), "Design, Art Direction" on Creative Eclipses (1999), and the original Cave In logo, most recently credited again ("Logo") on Heavy Pendulum (2022). Member-artist hub-and-spoke per the Aaron Turner/O'Malley/Baizley precedent, not the pairwise rule — Bannon is an atlas band member (Converge). source ↗

  • Helmetsatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by Cleveland illustrator Derek Hess (Discogs artist id 2031678): Converge's "The Poacher Diaries" (1999, Illustration [Cover Illustration]) and Helmet's "Betty" (2024 reissue, Illustration). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Derek Hess is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Isispath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Aaron Horkey: Converge's "Bloodmoon•I" (2021, Typography, with Chelsea Wolfe) and Isis's "Shades Of The Swarm" (2008, box cover/insert Illustration). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Horkey is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Napalm Deathsatellitepath →

    Jacob Bannon (Converge vocalist) is credited "Artwork [Visuals]" on the Converge / Napalm Death split (2012). Member-artist hub-and-spoke per the Aaron Turner/O'Malley/Baizley/Bannon precedent -- Bannon is an atlas band member (Converge). source ↗

  • Pitch Black Forecastsatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by Cleveland illustrator Derek Hess (Discogs artist id 2031678): Converge's "The Poacher Diaries" (1999, Illustration [Cover Illustration]) and Pitch Black Forecast's "Absentee" (2008, Artwork [Cover]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Derek Hess is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Sepulturapath →

    Jacob Bannon (Converge vocalist) is credited "Graphic Design" on Sepultura's Roorback (2003). Member-artist hub-and-spoke per the Aaron Turner/O'Malley/Baizley/Bannon precedent, not the pairwise rule -- Bannon is an atlas band member (Converge). source ↗

  • Starkweathersatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by Cleveland illustrator Derek Hess (Discogs artist id 2031678): Starkweather's the "Season To Risk / Starkweather" split (1997, Artwork, Cover) and Converge's "The Poacher Diaries" (1999, Illustration [Cover Illustration]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Derek Hess is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Sunn O)))path →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Aaron Horkey: Converge's "Bloodmoon•I" (2021, Typography, with Chelsea Wolfe) and Sunn O)))'s "CroMonolithic Remixes For An Iron Age" (2004, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Horkey is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • The Jesus Lizardpath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by Cleveland illustrator Derek Hess (Discogs artist id 2031678): Converge's "The Poacher Diaries" (1999, Illustration [Cover Illustration]) and The Jesus Lizard's "Liar" (2009 reissue, Illustration). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Derek Hess is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

label · 24
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