{"id":8779,"date":"2026-02-13T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/converge-love-is-not-enough\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:28:00","slug":"converge-love-is-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/converge-love-is-not-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Converge Conjure Cardio For The Brain On New LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/Converge_JasonZucco_20250407_Converge1416_HiRes-Default-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>(photo: Jason Zucco)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Across 30-plus years of existence, the four-headed plasma ball of Converge have continuously elevated the metalcore genre to altitude-sickness levels. It\u2019s important to acknowledge that the band has never betrayed their audience. The acclaimed collaboration with the opaque Chelsea Wolfe (2021\u2019s<em> Bloodmoon 1<\/em>) had them accessing new listeners in a whole new context, but don\u2019t confuse character with compromise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Love Is Not Enough<\/em> (Deathwish Inc.\/Epitaph) is a collection of aural ballistic tests that cut through metalcore\u2019s predictability with extreme prejudice. Guitarist\/producer Kurt Ballou is blessed with the gifts of turning tone into both menace (\u201cBad Faith,\u201d \u201cGilded Cage\u201d) and dungeon sound design (\u201cBeyond Repair\u201d). The engine room of bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller is well-versed in acceleration and velocity (\u201cForce Meets Presence,\u201d \u201cDistract and Divide\u201d) but on each album, their lumbering mid-tempo dirges do most of the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/09\/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-ken-vasoli-of-the-starting-line\/\">5 Albums I Can\u2019t Live Without:\u00a0Ken Vasoli of the Starting Line<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/06\/the-50-best-songs-of-2001\/\">The 50 Best Songs of 2001<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2020\/09\/members-of-spirit-adrift-royal-thunder-cover-robyns-ever-again\/\">Members of Spirit Adrift, Royal Thunder Cover Robyn\u2019s \u2018Ever Again\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And where frontman Jake Bannon is usually exhorting assaults on complacency or forays into nihilist self-loathing, he\u2019s remarkably human here (the title track,\u00a0 \u201cWe Were Never the Same\u201d), articulating great moments of love and loss.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a Far East curse that translates as \u201cMay you live in interesting times.\u201d You can\u2019t help but think someone dropped this prophecy on the members of Converge decades ago and they\u2019ve been doomsday-prepping via their art the whole time. Physical endurance is paramount in order to make this kind of music. However, Converge (like most of us) have had to acquire the coping mechanisms to exist in these current, <em>really interesting<\/em> times.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 tracks on <em>Love Is Not Enough<\/em> are more than just a physical workout: they\u2019re cardio for the brain. Now more than ever, we should be flexing our heads on the daily.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1290\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough-1290x1290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654109\" style=\"width:664px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough-1290x1290.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough-498x498.jpg 498w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2026\/02\/88135_Converge-_LoveIsNotEnough.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"><\/figure>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(photo: Jason Zucco) Across 30-plus years of existence, the four-headed plasma ball of Converge have continuously elevated the metalcore genre to altitude-sickness levels. 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