When your host with the most, Januar Kristianto, asked me if I wanted to make a special Converge episode of Heart Attack I had to immediately say yes as this Massachusetts metal-hardcore band played a big role in my youth. The group’s atmospheric, heavy and often spastic music caught my attention at the first listen, and their constant evolution of sound kept me anticipating their next releases. The following are some of my favorite songs by the group, particularly from When Forever Comes Crashing, The Poacher Diaries split with Agoraphobic Nosebleed, You Fail Me, Petitioning the Empty Sky, the Caring and Killing compilation and perhaps their most famous album of all, Jane Doe.

I unfortunately could not find my collection of original Converge CDs, so some of the songs here come from remastered albums. I hope that you will be able to listen to the original releases because the gloomy production of When Forever Comes Crashing and Petitioning the Empty Sky’s rawness really added atmosphere to those albums (or perhaps I’m just being nostalgic). Whether you are a long time listener of Converge or you are unfamiliar with their music, I hope you will enjoy this mix!

Heart Attack Converge Special:
01. Ten Cents
02. Shallow Breathing/I Abstain
03. The High Cost of Playing God
04. Phoenix in Flames
05. Eagles Become Vultures
06. Zodiac
07. Locust Rain
08. Year of the Swine
09. The Broken Vow
10. Color Me Blood Red
11. Conduit
12. Antithesis
13. The Saddest Day
14. Concubine
15. My Great Devastator
16. This is Mine
17. Divinity