{"id":300,"date":"2014-06-19T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T08:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=300"},"modified":"2022-05-24T11:55:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T18:55:05","slug":"converge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/converge","title":{"rendered":"Episode 12: Converge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Dark Horse&#8221;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SongExploder12.png\" alt=\"SongExploder12\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SongExploder12.png 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SongExploder12-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=https%3A%2F%2Ff.prxu.org%2Fsong-exploder%2Ffeed-rss.xml&#038;ge=97e977bd6dcb3fb8b0354c8807dd1b17\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/converge-dark-horse\/id788236947?i=315114526&#038;mt=2?&#038;uo=4&#038;at=10lMg6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/f09ef2a4-f290-4798-b71b-b436bed16cfc\/Song_Exploder12_Converge_DT.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\n<p>The band <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Converge_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Converge<\/a> formed in 1990, when its members were teenagers. They&#8217;ve been making music that lives somewhere in the intersection of punk, hardcore, and metal for almost 25 years. Guitarist Kurt Ballou spoke to me from his studio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godcitystudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GodCity<\/a>, which is where Converge writes and records. I also spoke over the phone with singer Jake Bannon. Coming up, they&#8217;ll talk about how the physical space of GodCity influenced their songwriting, how the Boston hardcore scene gave them a home, and how to get the classic <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swedish_death_metal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swedish death metal<\/a> guitar tone.<\/p>\n<p>Buy &#8220;Dark Horse&#8221; on iTunes <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/axe-to-fall\/id334191034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Converge&#8217;s website is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.convergecult.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">convergecult.com<\/a>. 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