fair enough i spose, although i gotta say the last couple minutes of Hell to Pay is prob one of my favorite Converge moments

production on this thing is perfect tho, wouldn't change a thing about it

Album Rating: 5.0

Bro Distance and Meaning is the GOAT



And so is Hell to Pay



And Concubine



I like the start of Fault and Fracture but it's not my favorite song.



So what you on about that the album doesn't get going until Homewrecker??

Album Rating: 5.0

Distance and Meaning rules, yeah.

Album Rating: 4.5

Love that song, a bit underrated imo

Album Rating: 5.0

if there is one record that gets going right from the start, it's this.concubine might be the most abrasive opener ever put to tape

Album Rating: 4.5

crown of horns is the only one that beats it imo

Album Rating: 5.0

it's up there yeah

Album Rating: 4.0

distance and meaning is kinda cheeks

hes right, album gets rippin at homewrecker

Album Rating: 4.5

Can't agree with that. Distance and Meaning into Hell to Pay helps build a lot of tension for this album leading into Homewrecker. Wonderful dichotomy

Album Rating: 4.5

Indeed. Satisfying build / contrast. The moments before Homewrecker kicks in are almost as invigorating as the track itself. The anticipation, and then...

exactly

Album Rating: 5.0

One time I saw them they busted out Hell to Play and Kurt still had the feedback going and I heard that drumbeat… those mfs went straight into Homewrecker. Literally sounded like the album. Fucking unreal moment that I’ll never forget

I experienced a similar moment when I saw them play this album in full, easily one of the best shows I've ever seen

edit: although I can see how that moment might be a little more special when you don't know what song is coming next lol

Album Rating: 4.5

I dunno I never liked "Distance and Meaning". There's no particular riff or groove that is catchy and the vocals remind me of WFCC, which I'm not the biggest fan of. "Fault And Fracture" is a great song but still not completely jaw dropping like other tracks. "Hell to Pay" is cool but very unlike any other song on the album, kinda like an outlier.



I think it's the inconsistency of those first few songs that prevented me to 5 this but I still fuck with this record big time as I do pretty much with all of their releases thus far.