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Having blazed a blackened trail for an entire generation of extreme-minded bands, Converge have always steadfastly refused to rest on laurels. Fairly redefining cerebral heaviness across an awe-inspiring post-millennial triptych of full-lengths – notably the personal torment of 2001’s sprawling Jane Doe and unrelenting 2006 behemoth No Heroes – Axe to Fall revisits formative influences as inspiration to push further forward.
Dark Horse’s fittingly galloping intro and the disorientating fretwork that follows lend several telling clues, rapidly confirmed by Reap What You Sow. Heralding militaristic machine gun percussion worthy of prime mid-1980s Slayer and pyrotechnic twiddles equally indebted to thrash’s heyday from guitarist Kurt Ballou, any misty eyes are soon cleared by Jacob Bannon’s rottweiler vocal attacks.
The title track delivers 101 seconds of relentless haymakers. Effigy, featuring three-quarters of Converge’s Massachusetts mates Cave In, continues the sensation of being dipped headfirst into hell at considerable velocity. By which point, the bleak unfurling chug of Worms Will Feed is an essential opportunity to regain breath repeatedly knocked from your lungs.
Inhale deeply, though, because there is little let-up once Axe to Fall’s frantic second half winds itself into further fury from Wishing Well onwards. Chest-thumpingly ferocious while consistently eschewing macho metalcore territory, it hits a startlingly kinetic zenith on Cutter.
Concluding seven-minute epic Wretched World, by comparison, is a funeral to follow a dozen tracks of brutal executions. Converge’s ethereal nuances bleed through, aided by the suspiciously named Mookie Singerman, frontman with New York-based electronica-metal explorers Genghis Tron.
Harbouring constant hair-prickling instances of immense dexterity and impressive restraint, particularly for a band so adept at solar plexus hammer blows, it’s an arresting finale to an album of almost strangulating intensity. Not for the faint-hearted then, but you sense Converge won’t ever have it any other way. --Adam Kennedy
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Converge have always been able to perfectly bridge the gap between absolute brutality, technical prowess and hints of subtle harmony. This album, along with 'Jane Doe' is an altogether different beast. From the drum intro of 'Dark Horse' (the albums' awesome statement of intent) you know exactly what you're in for; an unpredictable journey through the inner workings of highly original, almost conceptual, metallic hardcore. You don't listen to this album. It grabs you by the throat and drags you along with it. JUST BUY IT!
I am no longer a music fan. I am a Converge fan.
It's quite obvious that alot of Converge fans would automatically call this is a 'classic' or whatever else but it's hard not to follow down that route. This is album is simply blinding. Period. Each track seems to build and layer like the one before it to end on Wretched World which leaves you contemplating before listening again. The track which needed the most time to digest was Worms Will Feed but it's a great song that's so rewarding once it hits you in the face.
I'm not great at explaining albums but I urge you to purchase this and be blown away!!
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