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riseagainstrocks · 03-29-2018, 01:45 PM

For anyone who thinks there is no songwriting and it's just noise, I recommend you listen to a piano cover of their opus prior to spouting such nonsense:

And while I certainly enjoy Poison the Well ("Grain of Salt" was probably 15 year old RAR's favorite song), Converge always tapped into the same desperation and anger that drove 90's metalcore, but in a more aesthetically 'pure' manner. The lack of discernible lyrics, the swirl of chaos, the suggestive artwork; they all scream 'heartache', 'rage', 'fear', and 'despair', before resolving with the album ender ("Jane Doe"). Catharsis achieved.

So yeah, it's tighter conceptually than anything PtW did but they're also aiming for different facets of the same emotional experience.

03-29-2018, 01:45 PM	#54 (permalink)
riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	For anyone who thinks there is no songwriting and it's just noise, I recommend you listen to a piano cover of their opus prior to spouting such nonsense: And while I certainly enjoy Poison the Well ("Grain of Salt" was probably 15 year old RAR's favorite song), Converge always tapped into the same desperation and anger that drove 90's metalcore, but in a more aesthetically 'pure' manner. The lack of discernible lyrics, the swirl of chaos, the suggestive artwork; they all scream 'heartache', 'rage', 'fear', and 'despair', before resolving with the album ender ("Jane Doe"). Catharsis achieved. So yeah, it's tighter conceptually than anything PtW did but they're also aiming for different facets of the same emotional experience. __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...