CONVERGE HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT: JESUS CHRIST MONKEYBALLS

It's been three years since Converge released their last LP, Axe to Fall, but the Boston based hardcore/metal group are back with a new album and a string of tour dates across the U.S. The album will be titled All We Love We Leave Behind and will be out October 9th. Along with this announcement, the band also shared a new video for the first single off the album, "Aimless Arrow". After first listen, it's clear this is a different Converge. Yes, I understand it's too early to start predicting patterns of an album that has only released one song, but "Aimless Arrow" is very new for the band. It's an unexpected punch to the face, leaving you asking for more. Jacob Bannon flies through two and a half minutes of raw vocals that mirror a harder version of These Arms Are Snakes. Although the guitars sound clean and polished, Bannon assures that everything they produced and recorded is very organic, as to mirror what they are like live (spoiler alert: INSANE). You can pre-order the album now through the band's website (which comes in yellow vinyl and a 48-page art book by Bannon himself) or over at Deathwish, which has regular vinyl format or 180 gram 2x12" LP (this is ONLY limited to 1000, so get it fast if you can!). I was able to snag the 180 gram edition, which adds to my excitement of  upcoming autumn releases. Below, you can watch the video for "Aimless Arrow", along with the tour dates thanks to Pitchfork.

Converge - "Aimless Arrow" 

09-01 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Fest * !

10-12 New Britain, CT - Club INT @ #

10-13 Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall @ #

10-14 Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar @ #

10-15 Columbus, OH - Skully's @ #

10-16 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre @ #

10-18 Chicago, IL - Metro @ #

10-19 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club @ 

10-20 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre @ # $

10-21 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre @ #

10-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound @ #

10-24 Seattle, WA - El Corazon @ # %

10-25 Portland, OR - Branx @ # %

10-26 San Francisco, CA - Slim's @ # %

10-27 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse @ # %

10-28 Los Angeles, CA - EchoPlex @ # %

10-30 Mesa, AZ - The Nile @ # %

11-01 Dallas, TX - Sons of Herman Hall @ #

11-02 Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Festival @ #

11-03 Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's @ #

11-04 Little Rock, AR - Downtown Music @ #

11-05 Birmingham, AL - Zydece @ #

11-06 Nashville, TN - Exit/In @ # ^

11-07 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade @ # ^

11-08 Durham, NC - Motoroco Music Hall @ # ^

11-09 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer @ # ^

11-10 Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony @ # ^

11-11 New York City, NY - Highline Ballroom @ # ^

11-12 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair @ # ^

* with American Nightmare

! with Quicksand

@ with Torche

# with Kvelertak

$ with Coalesce

% with Nails

^ with Whips/Chains