Here’s a new abrasive and super heavy hardcore track from Trap Them produced by Converge’s Kurt Ballou. The band will be releasing their new album, Darker Handcraft through Prosthetic Records instead of long time home Deathwish. The prominent lyric of the song reminded of a line from The Misfits classic “Where Eagles Dare.”
Mp3: Trap Them - The Facts(via BrooklynVegan)
From Convergecult.com…
Converge are proud to announce the self-release of their brand new 7″ EP, “On My Shield”.
“On My Shield” was recorded at Godcity studios in-between the band’s 2010 “Axe To Fall” U.S. & Euro tours.
The release features the new song “On My Shield” on the A-side, while the B-side features a laser etching.
“On My Shield” is limited to 3000 copies total, and is available in three different color variations (each limited to 1000 copies).
Each copy of the release (excluding Euro tour copies, sorry folks) comes with a FREE Digital Download Coupon
(located inside the physical 7″EP packaging), good for a high quality MP3 download of the release.
The 7″EP will be available exclusively through the following distribution methods:
Color #1 (limited to 1000) – Direct from the band on their “Axe To Fall” European tour
(Note: No Download Coupon is available in this version)
Color #2 (limited to 1000) – Through the official Converge Estore powered by Kingsroad
(made available AFTER the tour)
Color #3 (limited to 1000) – Vinyl retailers can purchase this release wholesale via Deathwish Direct Distribution
(made available AFTER the tour)
Description lifted from Deathwish’s site because it has all the info you need.
“Deathwish/Malfunction along with Six Feet Under Records are proud to present “MMX”, our most ambitious and eclectic FREE Digital sampler to date. “MMX” features 36 fantastic contributions (many of which are unreleased) from some of the most anticipated hardcore/punk/metal releases due out in the future.
Bands included on “MMX” (in order of appearance): Converge, Narrows, Integrity, Blacklisted, Doomriders, Nails, Bitter End, Rise And Fall, Acid Tiger, Lewd Acts, Killing The Dream, Carpathian, 108, Starkweather, Overmars, J. Bannon, Eshas, Rot In Hell, As We Let Go, The Rival Mob, New Lows, 50 Lions, Trap Them, Mother Of Mercy, United Nations, Ressurection, The Carrier, True Colors, Foundation, Pegasus, End of a Year, Daylight, Irons, and Ceremony.
Lastly, be sure to check out the two new videos located at the end of the sampler:
Integrity “Invocation of the Blackest Curse” (Video trailer) For “The Blackest Curse” CD/LP
Converge “Thousands of Miles Between Us” (Video trailer) For their “Thousands of Miles Between Us” DVD”
Download the .Zip file of the sampler here
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A special issue of Revolver has just landed in my mail box that features the art of hard rock and heavy metal. The magazine goes through the concept behind classic album cover art with the band and artists. Bands included are Deftones, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Converge, Guns and Roses, Cattle Decapitation, Mastodon, Napalm Death and more. Artist interviews include Wes Benscoter, Paul Romano, Arik Roper, Ed Repka and more.
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New album artwork for As I Lay Dying‘s forthcoming album The Powerless Rise created by Jacob Bannon of Converge.
[ Read More → ]Holy fuck this album and video are amazing.
[ Read More → ]Lots of new songs have been coming out for the high profile fall releases. Check out some streams/downloads below.
Baroness – ‘A Horse Called Golgotha’ from Blue Record – Stream
Pelican - Strung Up In The Sky from
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We are happy to be giving away a copy of Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces the new book featuring stories of how classic metal albums were made from Decibal Magazine. The criteria to talk about the album is very strict including the rule that they must be able to interview all the band members who played on the album. Which is why you might be wondering where Master of Puppets is etc. The book does cover a lot of great records though ranging from Slayer’s Reign In Blood to Converge’s Jane Doe. The book also features Black Sabbath, Carcass, Opeth, Cannibal Corpse, Botch, At The Gates and many others.
Contest is over.
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Jacob Bannon has been releasing some great prints lately through Deathwish’s online store including the ‘Winter Hearts’ print seen above that goes on sale today. The print which uses some imagery you might recognize from the Converge classic Jane Doe. The 18″ x 24″ print comes in three colors, each color limited to 100 copies. Each one is signed and hand numbered. You can buy the prints here but they are going to sell out quick.
[ Read More → ]Hate5six productions has posted raw live video of Converge performing at Burning Fight in Chicago. This just makes us even more amped for the new Converge record this fall. Click here to check out our photo coverage of Converge earlier this year at Europa in Brooklyn.
Check out Hate5six productions on Vimeo to see more live clips from the festival including Killing Time, Threadbare, Have Heart, Underdog, Reach the Sky and more.
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Converge slays every time. They played two new currently untitled songs that were unbelievable including the one that is currently floating around in this video clip. Check out the photos below.
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