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3.0 good | Iluvatar | December 18th 09 | Looking 15 years back on it, you really see how much goddamn potential this band and even this album had. With a decent remastering this could be almost equal to their other works. But even for Converge, the sound here is just so awful its hard to really appreciate whats going on here. Couple that with the fact at times its a bit too weird, makes this arguably the "worst" Converge record, but goddamn if it isn't impressive nonetheless.
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3.5 great | Jared Floryan | November 4th 14 | Converge's debut studio album was merely a taste of what was to become, my friends. If you can stomach the lackluster recording quality, then there is as much to like on Halo in a Haystack as there is on all of the band's subsequent releases.
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0.0 | Kusuriuri | February 28th 13 | Trololololol converge you had me goin'! rYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersrYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersrYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersrYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersrYour soundoff was too short, it has to be at least 50 charactersr
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3.0 good | 2ool | May 21st 21 | why is this rated so low
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2.0 poor | Hanusko | January 21st 17 | Strong 2 - uninteresting, lacks charisma, has awful production, the screaming and lyricism lacks personality, sounds like every underground mettalic hardcore of the time... it shatters my heart, to use these words for converge album, but it is the truth. Converge had quite a bit of potential already at this point, you can hear it here and there on some of Kurt's guitar playing, you can hear it on some structures and even some full songs. But you can't listen to this without waiting for some extremely noisey and characteristic guitar part or Jacob turning into his typical ,,troll-ish'' screaming. This album could use some remastering and it could easily be a 3/3.5 album.
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3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | April 21st 15 | Very few names in the hardcore world carry weight like that of "Converge." What would become one of the most important acts the genre has ever seen started here, on their sloppy yet promising debut album. Opening with "Shallow Breathing/I Abstain", the record gets off to a good start, and though this is much different than the Converge we know and love, you can still hear traces of what they'd eventually evolve into. Other album highlights include "Divinity" and "Antithesis", two longer, but subdued, Converge songs that end up doing the band justice. An interesting record for Converge fans and a decent listen for fans of hardcore, Halo In A Haystack marks the humble beginnings of a band that would become so much more.
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0.0 | | January 23rd 12 | Unfortunately due to poor recording settings, Converge's debut album is hard to fully appreciate, yet it still showcases their hidden potential, humble beginnings for what has become one of the most emotionally powerful hardcore bands today, even back here showcasing their raw feeling and their technicality.
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3.0 good | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | July 20th 23 |
3.0 good | ffs | June 17th 23 |
2.5 average | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
4.0 excellent | Iteidem | January 1st 22 |
2.5 average | muevert | October 17th 21 |
3.0 good | xlev | September 1st 21 |
3.0 good | Halez | August 1st 21 |
2.0 poor | Risodo | March 13th 21 |
2.0 poor | Harlz | February 27th 21 |
2.5 average | Oobaloo | January 25th 21 |
1.5 very poor | MAB | November 3rd 20 |
2.5 average | remi | November 1st 20 |
1.0 awful | xxm | March 22nd 20 |
1.0 awful | jc3494 | February 7th 20 |
1.0 awful | Zeuzo | October 20th 19 |
1.5 very poor | creed1 | October 19th 19 |
2.5 average | adios | July 31st 19 |
3.0 good | Dama | June 15th 19 |
2.5 average | josh | June 10th 19 |
3.0 good | Josh | February 26th 19 |
3.0 good | botb | December 1st 18 |
2.5 average | Faraudo | September 24th 18 |
3.0 good | AriDoe | September 21st 18 |
2.5 average | Thor | September 18th 18 |
1.0 awful | Elynna | June 30th 18 |
3.0 good | ArvidL | January 26th 18 |
3.0 good | nbats | December 20th 17 |
3.0 good | Fear | December 9th 17 |
2.5 average | BigT | November 6th 17 |
2.5 average | tellah | June 7th 17 |
2.5 average | Snide | February 1st 17 |
3.0 good | bSmith | January 13th 17 |
2.0 poor | uhh | October 31st 16 |
3.0 good | fejoob | October 1st 16 |
2.5 average | gilly | June 29th 16 |
2.0 poor | Wolfe | May 31st 16 |
2.5 average | CAFSF | April 18th 16 |
3.0 good | Henry | February 28th 16 |
2.5 average | Pegana | January 25th 16 |
3.5 great | zxlkho | January 23rd 16 |
2.5 average | NoSons | October 20th 15 |
1.5 very poor | Fozzie | October 19th 15 |
2.5 average | torts | October 5th 15 |
3.0 good | "Tab" | September 15th 15 |
2.5 average | Artax36 | September 2nd 15 |
1.5 very poor | Lech | June 18th 15 |
3.0 good | Prole | June 10th 15 |
2.5 average | Lelle | April 26th 15 |
1.5 very poor | Abraxas | February 11th 15 |
2.5 average | slaps | December 16th 14 |
2.5 average | Smeg | December 8th 14 |
3.0 good | Ayl | November 18th 14 |
2.5 average | Mumakil | November 15th 14 |
2.5 average | Pollux | October 25th 14 |
4.0 excellent | xbogx | February 26th 14 |
3.0 good | Andrew | January 15th 14 |
2.0 poor | akimbo | January 2nd 14 |
1.5 very poor | gagnonov | November 30th 13 |
2.5 average | ajzkvx | November 30th 13 |
3.5 great | hsb | November 24th 13 |
2.0 poor | tlhk | October 12th 13 |
2.5 average | KUBT | October 11th 13 |
2.0 poor | Gnome7 | August 25th 13 |
2.5 average | apert | August 4th 13 |
2.5 average | SMUD | July 18th 13 |
2.5 average | Curse. | July 13th 13 |
3.0 good | Tib | June 26th 13 |
2.0 poor | tg103 | April 10th 13 |
1.0 awful | EJinHD | March 27th 13 |
2.0 poor | kb36 | January 22nd 13 |
2.5 average | Janson | January 22nd 13 |
2.5 average | MrElmo | January 20th 13 |
2.0 poor | Zeg | December 30th 12 |
2.5 average | DadKungFu STAFF | December 24th 12 |
2.0 poor | Winrar | October 28th 12 |
3.5 great | Damon | October 18th 12 |
2.5 average | Dev518 | September 27th 12 |
5.0 classic | skramo | September 11th 12 |
2.0 poor | KILL | August 18th 12 |
2.5 average | Cryio | May 16th 12 |
2.0 poor | Acorn | May 7th 12 |
2.0 poor | Rail | May 1st 12 |
1.5 very poor | Maniac! | March 29th 12 |
3.0 good | iglu | February 7th 12 |
3.0 good | ZKG777 | February 3rd 12 |
2.5 average | mttgry | January 18th 12 |
2.0 poor | Vyndax | January 8th 12 |
3.0 good | xevman | October 27th 11 |
4.0 excellent | Cabrero | October 8th 11 |
3.0 good | Phate72 | September 27th 11 |
2.5 average | zenjoy | September 19th 11 |
3.0 good | Matski | September 16th 11 |
2.5 average | pcar | September 5th 11 |
2.0 poor | Skoj | August 17th 11 |
1.5 very poor | Hocmat | August 9th 11 |
3.5 great | Totes | July 20th 11 |
3.0 good | Lakes2 | February 13th 11 |
2.0 poor | Japsu | September 22nd 10 |
3.0 good | Nach0 | August 25th 10 |
3.5 great | IRAI | May 11th 10 |
3.5 great | qwe3 | April 26th 10 |
3.0 good | Naffa | April 13th 10 |
3.5 great | M87 | April 6th 10 |
2.5 average | shade | April 3rd 10 |
4.0 excellent | MrChuck | January 23rd 10 |
2.5 average | GibTG | January 20th 10 |
4.0 excellent | mareep | October 19th 09 |
5.0 classic | zyphur | August 27th 09 |
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