Converge has been a lot of things and a common thread is a strong current of collaboration. If you looked at a Pete Frame-type family tree, it would be a small forest with all ...
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FOTOBOM: MINISTRY, MELVINS, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY @ HOUSE OF BLUES
I gotta say that against all odds (like Iggy Pop odds), not only is Al Jourgensen still alive but he’s pretty fucking vibrant. Heading into town with re-vamped tour mates ...
THE DIG INTERVIEW: CAVE IN’S STEPHEN BRODSKY

Mass guitar great raps about rocking with Cave In, Converge, Quicksand, and Mutoid Man
FOTOBOM: ELECTRIC WIZARD, MIDNIGHT @ THE PALLADIUM
Do you like your doom metal with a heavy ladleful of occultism and leather-clad biker imagery? How about with a cannabis cloud that could suffocate a small village? Scores of battlevests were seen massing around the streets of Worcester last Friday in anticipation of a rare Stateside performance ...
PREVIEW: DESERTFEST NYC
WHEEL OF TUNES: SUMAC

The metal trio talks Jawbreaker, advice from the Melvins, and the therapeutic effects of chopping wood.
OBITUARY, PALLBEARER, SKELETONWITCH, DUST BOLT @ THE SINCLAIR
As a genre, death metal is pretty limiting in terms of creating a giant fan base, despite Jim Carrey’s best efforts at proselytizing. ...
THE BEST LOCAL ALBUMS OF 2018 (SO FAR)
WHEEL OF TUNES: CODE ORANGE

The Grammy-nominated metalcore band talks Trump, practicing jujutsu, and the one item they wish they could steal from Men in Black.
THE FRESHMAN 15: RISING LOCAL MUSICIANS TO WATCH

While these artists aren’t new to making music, they're at the early stages of their careers — and we can’t wait to see how they flourish.