"Metalcore has become a diluted premise, associated more with bands that write processed, sing-along choruses than the mix of metal technicality and punk-rock fury it started as. Converge's 2001 breakthrough Jane Doe remains the masterpiece of the genre's pre-bastardisation days: vicious as a pit bull, yet played by men unafraid to test the limits, as evidenced by the tormented, 11-minute title track. The New Englanders have never rested on their laurels, either, with subsequent releases emphasising different shades of their trademark anarchy."
"The band's 10th album and first in nine years (Chelsea Wolfe collaboration Bloodmoon: I not included), Love Is Not Enough condenses their carnage, intricacies and emotional pangs into their shortest-ever run time. Distract and Divide and To Feel Something are incensed and tightly arranged, as if Napalm Death and Slayer had joined forces to strangle you through the speakers. There's much more than anger to this 30-minute onslaught."
Metalcore has shifted toward processed, sing-along choruses at the expense of metal technicality and punk-rock fury. Converge's 2001 Jane Doe exemplified the genre's uncompromising blend of ferocity and boundary-pushing composition, including a tormented 11-minute title track. The band continued to evolve across subsequent releases, exploring varied shades of anarchic aggression. Love Is Not Enough, the band's 10th album and first traditional release in nine years, compresses their technical intricacy, emotional intensity and carnage into a concise 30-minute runtime. Songs alternate between blistering onslaughts, ominous interludes and anguished vocal delivery, underscoring sustained creativity.
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