{"id":817,"date":"2017-11-15T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-converge-the-dusk-in-us\/"},"modified":"2017-11-15T11:00:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T11:00:35","slug":"review-converge-the-dusk-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-converge-the-dusk-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Converge –\u00a0The Dusk In Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Its been five years since the last Converge<\/b> record, ‘All We Love We Leave Behind<\/i>’, the longest gap between studio albums in the mathcore pioneers’ career. Somehow, this doesn’t matter as soon as the chaotic riffing of ‘A Single Tear’<\/i>, the opening track on their ninth opus, ‘The Dusk In Us’<\/i>, begins. It’s clear that in their 28th year, Converge<\/b> are as intense and nasty as ever, and still manage to mature and age gracefully.<\/p>\n

‘The Dusk…’<\/i> features a mix of sludgy, crusty mid-paced pummelling tracks such as ‘Under Duress’<\/i> and closer ‘Reptillian’<\/i>, and faster-paced, breakneck punk numbers ‘Eye of the Quarrel’<\/i> and ‘Wildlife’<\/i>. Converge<\/b> also experiment with melody on songs like ‘Trigger’<\/i>, which features some southern rock-esque riffing. More melody, sparse acoustic instrumentation and a generally sombre atmosphere is present on ‘Thousands of Miles Between Us’<\/i>, which features some of Bannon’s most impressive vocal work to date, and breaks new ground for the band.<\/p>\n

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However, the album’s real stand-out is the 7-minute centrepiece title track, which combines acoustic guitars, space rock-influenced synths and post-rock influences to create something that stands entirely on its own. While it’s not the first time Converge<\/b> have experimented with their established sound, and members’ non-extreme metal projects are well-documented, this track is the most explicit departure to date and shows the band’s musical maturation well without feeling like a betrayal of any kind.<\/p>\n

Other highlights on ‘The Dusk..’<\/i> include the mathy riffing and outbursts of extreme-metal madness on ‘I Can Tell You About Pain’<\/i>, and the dark, apocalyptic atmosphere of ‘Murk and Marrow’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

The most important thing about ‘The Dusk in Us’<\/i> is whether it’s experimental, abrasive, or sludgy (and it is all those things), it’s always intense. One need look no further than the razor-sharp guitar-work, unrelentingly pacey drumming, and pained vocals throughout the album to realise this.<\/p>\n

Once again, Converge<\/b> deliver a complex, intense, varied and extreme record. Nearly 30 years into their career, they put all competition to shame.<\/p>\n

4.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Dusk In Us’<\/i> by Converge<\/b> is out now on Epitaph Records<\/b> \/ Deathwish Inc<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Converge links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Alan Cunningham (@funeral_polis<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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