Customer Reviews
Contender for Album of the Year!!! - By: J. Brett, 31 Dec 2009 
When discovering a band for the first time, it's very rare to be utterly blown away to such a point, that you play the album again, only minutes after your first listen ends.
`Axe to Fall', Converge's seventh studio album, achieves this with scope, character & an overload of intensity, to such a degree, that keeping up with the record's fast paced sonic onslaught, is what makes this record so memorable & so essential.
Kick starting the albumin high gear, `Dark Horse' unleashes a battery of pummelling drums, technical rhythms, epic leads & some seriously pissed off vocals, all coming together, producing the perfect set up for what comes next.
With the twelve songs that follow, the album twists & turns & becomes an epic, intense rampage of extremity, only slowing down for the disturbingly dark `Damages' & the beautifully crafted, album closer `Wretched World'.
With this record, Converge tick all the right boxes, crafting an album that's overloaded with emotions & performed with upmost fury. Open your mind & jump right in. This is hardcore for the very hardcore. `Axe to Fall' is a definite contender for Album of the Year. IT'S A MUST!
Axe To Fall - By: Mr. Robin A. Shute, 12 Nov 2009 This Album is another masterpiece by the AMAZING converge. It is Brutal & rips your head off from start to finish. Bit more crazy/spazzy sounding than most other hrdcore bands but a MUST have album for hardcore fans.
Intensity on a different level. - By: Reece Lad, 22 Oct 2009 I'm loathe to say it, but 'instant classic' is the only real way of describing just how good this album is. What with guest appearances & this being their seventh (or is it eighth?) album, I was expecting something a little more subdued. Then, on my first listen, I realised what a stupid assumption this was to make at the hands of such a band. The word 'subdued' is notin their dictionary.
Converge have always been able to perfectly bridge the gap between absolute brutality, technical prowess & hints of subtle harmony. This album, along with 'Jane Doe' is an altogether different beast. From the drum intro of 'Dark Horse' (the albums' awesome statement of intent) you know exactly what you'rein for; an unpredictable journey through the inner workings of highly original, almost conceptual, metallic hardcore. You don't listen to this album. It grabs you by the throat & drags you along with it. JUST BUY IT!
I am no longer a music fan. I am a Converge fan.
My God what an album... - By: Chris E, 21 Oct 2009 Seriously.
It's quite obvious that alot of Converge fans would automatically call this is a 'classic' or whatever else but it's hard not to follow down that route. This is album is simply blinding. Period. Each track seems to build & layer like the one before it to end on Wretched World which leaves you contemplating before listening again. The track which needed the most time to digest was Worms Will Feed but it's a great song that's so rewarding once it hits youin the face.
I'm not great at explaining albums but I urge you to purchase this & be blown away!!
Sharp as a Knife!!! - By: Toby Staunton, 19 Oct 2009 Fifteen years after Converge emerged with their debut full length `Haloin a Haystack' they return with their seventh album `Axe to Fall' after a three year break, & it is a breathless & intense offering. It opens with `Dark Horse' which perfectly balances their various hardcore punk & metal sensibilities. The riff is one of the best examples of its type you will hear this year. Elsewhere on the album `Effigy' demonstrates some diverse & aggressive riffs, `Reap What You Sow' dives from desperate crescendos to utter delirium & `Wishing Well' balances typically intricate drums with repeating riffs & a strong vocal line. `Damages' is a particularly malicious track with a calculated opening before breaking with astonishing aggression into the main riff. The only dropin intensity comesin the last two tracks after the monstrous savagery of `Slave Driver'. `Cruel Bloom' is like a nightmare hymn & `Wretched World' is full of subtly building atmosphere. The overall result is something truly terrifying & exhilarating.
