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Jane Doe (Album) by Converge

Artist Biography For Converge

Converge Is A Four-Piece American Band Formed In February Of 1990 In Salem Massachusetts United States. Playing A Blend Of Hardcore Punk And Extreme Metal This Pioneer Outfit Helped Define A Lot Of The Rudiments Of The Fast-Burgeoning Metalcore And Mathcore Genres Formed By Vocalist Jacob Bannon And Guitarist Kurt Ballou In Salem Massachusetts In 1990. During The Recording Of Their Seminal Fourth Album Jane Doe The Group Became A Four-Piece With The Departure Of Guitarist Aaron Dalbec And The Addition Of Bassist Nate Newton And Drummer Ben Koller. This Lineup Has Remained Intact Since. They Have Released Nine Studio Albums Three Live Albums And Numerous EPs. The Band's Sound Is Rooted In Both Hardcore Punk And Extreme Metal And They Are Considered Pioneers Of Metalcore As Well As Its Subgenre Mathcore. Converge Have Enjoyed A Relatively High Level Of Recognition. According To AllMusic They Are "regarded As One Of The Most Original And Innovative Bands To Emerge From The Punk Underground." Their Popularity Rose With The Release Of Jane Doe Which Was Ranked As The Best Album Of 2001 By Terrorizer And Later As The 61st Best Metal Album Of All Time By Rolling Stone. Subsequently Converge Moved From Equal Vision Records To The Considerably Larger Label Epitaph Records And Their Records Gradually Became More Elaborate And Expensive To Produce. Special Releases Have Traditionally Been Handled By Deathwish Inc. Established By Bannon In 1999. The Band's Ninth Studio Album The Dusk In Us Was Released In November 2017 Through Deathwish And Epitaph.

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"Jane Doe" Is The Fourth Full-Length Studio Album By American Metalcore Band Converge. The Album Is Often Considered Converge's Masterpiece And Has Been Frequently Described As One Of The Greatest Metal/hardcore Albums Of All Time By Publications Such As Rolling Stone Decibel And NPR Music. According To Vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon "the Album's Lyrical Themes Were Born Out Of A Dissolving Relationship And The Emotional Fallout From That Experience" In January 2007 Decibel Magazine Certified The Album Number 35 In The "Decibel Hall Of Fame" And Later Named It The Best Album Of The '00s. J. Bennett Writes That "Jane Doe Was Both A Semi-Melodic Milestone "Hell To Pay" "Thaw" The Title Track And A Discordant Landmark Everything Else Far And Away The Most Crucial Metallic Hardcore Record Since Cave In Unleashed Until Your Heart Stops Three Years Earlier" While Kerrang! Stated "With Feral Blasting Extreme Technicality Intense Emotion And An Overwhelmingly Bleak Tone... Awe-Inspiring Listening Experience..." On June 11 2010 Sputnikmusic Deemed Jane Doe The Best Album Of The Decade Earning The #1 Spot On Its Top 100 Albums Of The Decade List.