with Extortion, Ends In Tragedy & Territory
with Extortion, Ends In Tragedy & Stressed
with Portrayal of Guilt, Terminal Sleep & Persecutor
with Extortion, Ends In Tragedy & Lo!
with Extortion, Ends In Tragedy & Nerve Damage
with Portrayal of Guilt, Wiegedood & Libbianski
with Portrayal of Guilt, Wiegedood & Libbianski
Few bands have left a mark on the landscape of heavy music quite like Converge.
For more than three decades, the Massachusetts four-piece have existed at the intersection of hardcore, punk and metal, creating music that is as emotionally confronting as it is sonically devastating. Never content to follow trends or compromise their artistic vision, Converge have built a legacy on intensity, innovation and an unwavering commitment to doing things their way.
Now, following the sell-out of Melbourne's inaugural Lucidity, Converge announced their long-awaited return to Australian and New Zealand stages in March 2027, marking their first Australian tour since 2019.
While 35 years might be a good time for some bands to look back and celebrate their achievements, Converge are doing quite the opposite.
In 2026, vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller delivered not one but two new full-length albums, Love Is Not Enough and Hum of Hurt, reaffirming why they remain one of the most vital and influential bands in extreme music. Released through Deathwish / Epitaph, the two records explore different sides of the band's creative identity. Where Love Is Not Enough leans into the metallic ferocity that has defined much of their career, Hum of Hurt is a rawer, more dynamic and emotionally exposed collection, drawing on the band's hardcore foundations and an ever-evolving approach to songwriting.
Of course, any discussion about Converge inevitably returns to 2001's Jane Doe. Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential heavy albums of the 21st century, Jane Doe helped redefine what hardcore and metalcore could be. Its collision of chaotic aggression, emotional vulnerability and striking visual identity established a blueprint that countless bands would follow, yet few have come close to replicating.
Twenty-five years later, its impact remains undeniable.
To celebrate that milestone, Converge will headline the inaugural Lucidity in Melbourne on Saturday 13 March, performing Jane Doe in its entirety in an extraordinarily rare appearance. The sold-out event will be only the third time the band has performed the album in full, following appearances at Roadburn in 2016 and Decibel Metal & Beer Fest in 2021.
The headline tour is your chance to experience the full force of a band whose catalogue spans 35 years of relentless creativity, from the records that helped shape a genre to the new music proving that their fire burns as fiercely as ever.
Joining Converge across the Australian headline dates are Extortion, the country's uncompromising powerviolence veterans, whose ferocious live performances have earned them a formidable reputation, alongside Melbourne metalcore outfit Ends in Tragedy.
Texan experimental metal punks Portrayal Of Guilt will also join Converge for their additional Melbourne headline performance and both New Zealand dates, bringing their own boundary-pushing collision of hardcore, black metal and extreme music to the tour.
With an extraordinary body of work behind them and two formidable new albums to draw from, Converge remain a band driven not by nostalgia, but by the same creative urgency that first set them apart.
Thirty-five years in, Converge are still pushing forward. And in March 2027, Australia and New Zealand will experience it firsthand.
