Converge Share New Single “We Were Never The Same”

Love Is Not Enough— the forthcoming new album from Converge—  might be the apotheosis of the band’s decades-long journey through the punk, hardcore and metal microcosm. What vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon, guitarist/producer Kurt Ballou, bassist/vocalist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller have created is a strident artistic statement on the turmoil of living that hones their collective strengths to a razor’s edge.

There isn’t an ounce of fat on the album. Every song moves with a power and purpose that eclipses their human origins, that speaks to the anger, pain, and frustration of the modern age.  From the opening fusillade of the title track to the closing hurricane of “We Were Never the Same,” which premieres today, Love Is Not Enough is a sonorous balance of vitality and viciousness that reflects the chaos and uncertainty of the times we live in.  Jacob Bannon comments on the track: “I wrote these words in the parking lot of a funeral home while reflecting on loss. Why do we gather to mourn but not to cherish? It’s an honest question that exposes our collective distractions and shortcomings. Grief brings clarity— We all must do better.”

Converge will be performing at select EU/UK summer festivals this year. The announced list of dates is below:

25th Jun – Jera on Air, Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands
26th Jun – Superbowl Of Hardcore, Rennes, France
27th Jun – Outbreak Festival, Manchester, United Kingdom
1st Jul – Obscene Extreme Festival, Trutnov, Czech Republic
4th Jul – Resurrection Fest, Viveiro, Spain