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Axe To Fall
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Album Info
Label: Epitaph
Release Date: 20 October 2009
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Punk
Summary
The latest album for the punk rock band features guest artists from such bands as Cave In, Genghis Tron, Neurosis, Hatebreed, and Grizzly Bear.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
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All Music Guide
It's the core group that delivers the most astonishing displays of hardcore fury and progressive musical exploration on Axe to Fall
Read Full Review >PopMatters
The closest Converge has ever come to pure doom metal, Ballou’s sustained chords, bent strings, and screeching lead fills are anchored by Newton’s and Koller’s disciplined approach, the chemistry more than apparent during the Big Black-esque break, during which all four members, well, converge in a way that has the rest of us marveling at not only how these guys manage to still sound so fresh on record, but actually get better with each one they put out.
Read Full Review >NOW Magazine
Converge create art-school hardcore while still delivering on metal’s basest needs.
Read Full Review >Alternative Press
Sure the plot has been done to death and you know what's going to happen; but the personalities involved draw you in like a rubbernecker gawking at a highway accident fromth safety of his car. [Nov 2009, p.105]
Sputnikmusic
In general, 'Axe to Fall' speaks towards the stagnancy of most bands in the metal genre. The collaborators here can't even help a band as good as Converge make a solid record and when examining Converge's almost flawless discography that is wholly unexplainable.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
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