Converge in Portland

Converge are an American hardcore band formed in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1990 by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou. They play hardcore punk shaped by metal and abrupt rhythmic shifts, and are known especially for the album Jane Doe, as well as You Fail Me, Axe to Fall and All We Love We Leave Behind. At Roadburn 2016 in Tilburg, Converge performed Jane Doe in full; the concert recording was later released as Jane Live. The festival also hosted their Blood Moon performance alongside Chelsea Wolfe, Stephen Brodsky, Ben Chisholm and Steve Von Till. Beyond their New England base, the band have performed at Hellfest in Clisson and Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore.