Converge

Jane Doe

One of the most visceral and earth-shattering records I've ever come across. A record the more humiliating life gets for you, the harder it punches you right in the guts and overall system.

I will never forget the first time I heard Concubine in my bootleg headphones amidst the second part of junior high school 3 years ago and feeling absolutely attacked by the abrasive screams and drums; turning it off after the first track feeling "I need another time for this. I'm not ready at ... read more

exactly how a grindcore/mathcore album should be. quick, to the point, filled to the breaking point with amazing riffs and grooves and having an actual album structure, rather than being a mere collection of tracks picked by their recording dates.

One of the greatest albums of the 21st century, Converge's Jane Doe is an undeniable colossus of punishing and ambitious metalcore. Despite being almost 20 years old, Jane Doe still stands as an impressively high watermark for metalcore music, both in terms of sound and ambition. From the crushing, compressed production, to the throttling performances from all of the band members, to the romantically-poetic lyrics from frontman Jacob Bannon, Jane Doe has it all, and then some.

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I always thought Jane Doe was overhyped, what with Loudwire always sucking its proverbial dick and calling it the "best metalcore album of all time" every chance it gets. And while it's not my favorite album of the genre...dude, it grew on me. So much. I gave it a listen a few months ago and decided it wasn't overrated, but it's not perfect and certainly not the best metalcore out there. On the next listen, I determined it was indeed a masterpiece that deserves a 10. On the next ... read more