Converge - Axe to Fall
I’ve dug Converge for their past few albums, but aside from the incredible and semi-out-of-character Phoenix in Flight, nothing really stood out to me as being all that exceptional. They were just a pretty good technical metal/hardcore-y kind of band that made a few mixes. But I kept hearing about their new album, Axe to Fall, and finally got around to picking it up over the weekend and OH MY GOD. No exaggeration, my jaw dropped 15 seconds into the first track. Completely blown away. And it just kept getting better and better. Goosebumps and crazy knee shaking and losing it all by myself in my office.
So if you’re even remotely a fan of fast, technical, aggressive music, by all means, grab this one.