Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

All the shorter tracks here are straight fucking fire, ironically I think the title track is one of the weaker ones. Force Meets Presence sounds like if a thrash band did a metalcore track, Distract and Divide sounds like them trying their hand and a grind-ish track, To Feel Something is another emotional high point for me, the vocals are so damn good. I wanted Nate to step up a bit more and he really came through on that one. And that leaves the title track and Bad Faith… Bad Faith sounds like they’re doing a more modern metalcore track with them chunky ass riffs, pretty simplistic track for them but it goes insanely hard so no complaints. And then the title track… yeah I think it’s probably the weakest out of the ones I mentioned. I get an “I Can Tell You About Pain” vibe from it: both were lead singles for their albums, and honestly both just serve up Converge doing what they do best: headspinning guitarwork, Ben going ham behind the kit, and throat shredding vocals. I think the thing that stands out most about it is the solo right after the clean vocal section. Aside from that it’s pretty by the numbers for them.



Again, I think the album really shines with the longer and sludgier cuts. The last three songs are such an incredible way to close this thing out… and combined they make up like half the runtime lol

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Gilded Cage is a big surprise to me, Jacob doesn’t usually get so specific about real world issues but I think he did great there, and honestly I wouldn’t mind if he got a little more political despite them never really being a “political” band. Distract and Divide is also a pretty obvious one, just not as “big”

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Oh and we brought up hoping to see them play Make Me Forget You and We Were Never the Same back to back, I think the intro to We Were Never the Same during the Audiotree session shows that they can do that little bit of soundplay that connects the tracks just fine in a live setting. I love that version even more now.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

The more I listen to this thing the more I think that it may be their most bleak album yet. Idk if it’s just the times but this album sounds especially dark and pessimistic imo

Album Rating: 4.5

It is their darkest album since You Fail Me for sure.



"Distract and Divide" reminds me of Remission Mastodon A LOT, specially in the middle portion of the song. "Amon Amok" and "Force Meets Presence" sound very evil. I love those songs.

Let's get all four featured reviews Converge

Album Rating: 4.0

Distract and Divide makes me wanna run through a wall

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

I think that’s why it reminds me of No Heroes so much, it’s literally structured exactly the same for the first six tracks lol. Four short heaters, then a depressing ass instrumental leading into bleak ass “longer” track.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

No Heroes and Amon Amok are both 3:43, what the fuck

Album Rating: 4.6

It is their darkest album since You Fail Me for sure.

Album Rating: 4.5

Lets embrace the darkness boys

Album Rating: 4.0

My first impression was that it's slower and chuggier than I expected overall. Was hoping for a bit more balls-to-the wall crazy Converge a la Axe to Fall and AWLWLB. Feeling some carryover from some of the Convergier Bloodmoon tracks. I've enjoyed it more and more on subsequent listens so may be leaning towards a 4.

Album Rating: 4.6

I'm embracing the darkness HARD.

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

Im glad we are all having a great time

Album Rating: 4.6

M//////EN IS NOT ENOUGH

Album Rating: 3.0

im embracing men

Album Rating: 4.6

That's the way to be.

Album Rating: 4.5

Feel like I haven't cared about Converge in like 8 years but this is making me jam all their albums again. Make Me Forget You is so sick.

Is this better than their last two?

Haven't heard Bloodmoon but it is infinitely better than Dusk.