Converge

"It's a collaborative record," Converge frontman Jake Bannon told Noisecreep about his band's forthcoming effort, 'Axe to Fall.' "There were a lot of people involved, and it's not just a four-piece band record. We have a diverse group of friends who worked with us on the record...

The tides where changing in hardcore in the late '90s -- a new sound was emerging, one of chaos with metal in its veins. This change in hardcore is where bands like Cave In, Coalesce, Botch and Dillinger Escape Plan forced themselves into existence and led many hardcore kids to dump their basketball jerseys and Jnco parachute shorts for more fitting clothes, and, in some cases, grab the pomade...

The_Network have been doing their thing going on eight years now, and they've always had the underscore in their name. But why not just go by the Network, you ask? Why inject an unnecessary and confusing underscore? We went to the source, guitarist Peter Marr, to find out why these New England metal monsters went with the unneeded punctuation...

The madmen behind America's biggest heavy metal party, Maryland Deathfest, have recently announced that the reunited Gorguts have confirmed an appearance at this year's festival. In addition, the following bands have recently been confirmed for MDF 2010, including Possessed, Asphyx (Netherlands), Necrophobic (Sweden), Sadistic Intent and the Chasm...

This fall, when The_Network goes out on the road with Australian outfit Robotosaurus, guitarist Pete Marr will be thinking about his recent trip across Australia in search of the perfect wave. You see, Marr is a surfer. In fact, last weekend when Hurricane Bill pummeled the Northeast coast, dude was out there in the ocean -- off the coast of Maine, surfing 20-footers...

The Bronx are one of those bands all manner of rock fan can appreciate. They're innovative, with thought-provoking music that pummels the senses. They are, without question, one of the best things to happen to hardcore punk in the last 10 years...

Don't be surprised to see less and less of Doomriders in the future, because Cave In -- drummer J.R. Conners' primary band -- have recently ended a three-year hiatus and are planning to record and tour. Not to mention Doomriders frontman Nate Newton's primary band, Converge, has a new record coming out as well...

Boston-based metallic hardcore band Converge have just dropped "Dark Horse," their first new song since the release of 2006's 'No Heroes.' The track comes from the band's upcoming album, 'Axe to Fall,' which hits October 20, and features tons of guest musicians, including members of Neurosis, Genghis Tron, Cave In, Disfear and Himsa...

Check your sources. It's one of those rules you abide by when you're a journalist, charged with dispensing information for mass consumption. Anyone can regurgitate false information, but taking that extra step to ensure such information is accurate ...

We've made it to another Friday. And today, a bunch of us will be getting together in one of AOL's recording studios to do our very first podcast. Pretty soon, you'll be able to not only read our words, but hear our unusual voices. Unusual because we're sure we sound nothing like you might imagine...