Converge

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Converge is a 4-piece American band, formed in February of 1990 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Playing a blend of extreme metal and hardcore punk, this pioneer outfit helped define a lot of the rudiments of the fast-burgeoning metalcore and mathcore genres.

They first started by playing covers of hardcore, punk and heavy metal songs, being self-confessed "hardcore kids with leftover Slayer riffs". The band soon graduated to playing live performances in 1991 after recording some demos on a 4-track recorder.

Genres

Mathcore Metalcore Hardcore Punk Post-Hardcore Noisecore

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Converge members

Current members: Jacob Bannon (lead vocals, original), Kurt Ballou (background vocals, guitar, original), Nate Newton (background vocals, bass guitar), Ben Koller (drums (drum set))

Former members: Jeff Feinburg (bass guitar, guitar), Damon Bellorado (drums (drum set)), Aaron Dalbec (guitar), Stephen Brodsky (bass guitar), John Digiorgio (drums (drum set))