Converge / Napalm Death

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Converge / Napalm Death
EP (split) by Converge and Napalm Death
Released August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
Recorded Early 2012[1]
Genre Hardcore punk, heavy metal, grindcore
Length 7:37
Label Self-released
Producer Kurt Ballou, James Walford
Converge chronology

Converge / Dropdead
(2011)		 Converge / Napalm Death
(2012)		 All We Love We Leave Behind
(2012)
Napalm Death chronology
Utilitarian
(2012)		 Converge / Napalm Death
(2012)		 Napalm Death / Insect Warfare
(2013)

Converge / Napalm Death is a split EP by American hardcore band Converge and English grindcore band Napalm Death. The album was self-released on August 1, 2012,[2] and features artwork by Converge vocalist Jacob Bannon.[3] It is available on 7" vinyl and as a digital download.[4]

Both bands contributed two new tracks to the EP. Converge contributed "No Light Escapes", a song that later appeared on the deluxe edition of their album All We Love We Leave Behind, as well as a cover version of Swedish death metal band Entombed's "Wolverine Blues".[5] The latter was described by Converge's distributor Deathwish Inc. as being similar to "We Are the World"—a collaborative single from 1985 written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, which featured numerous guest musicians.[5] "Wolverine Blues" features guest appearances from Aaron Turner and Tomas Lindberg, among others.[6] Napalm Death contributed "Will by Mouth", which is similar to the band's other material, and "No Impediment to Triumph (Bhopal)", which is a "slower and textural" song about the Bhopal disaster from 1984.[7]

In May 2013, Converge self released an EP titled Pound for Pound: The Wolverine Blues Sessions, which was a compilation of the different vocal tracks that comprised its cover of "Wolverine Blues." It featured five songs, each of which had only one of the guest vocalists that were present on the split version.[8]

Track listing

Side A: Converge[1]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "No Light Escapes"  Jacob BannonKurt Ballou, Bannon, Nate Newton, Ben Koller 0:52
2. "Wolverine Blues" (Entombed cover) Nicke Andersson, Uffe Cederlund, Alex Hellid 2:15
Total length:
 3:07
Side B: Napalm Death[1]
No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Will by Mouth"  Barney GreenwayShane Embury 1:27
2. "No Impediment to Triumph (Bhopal)"  GreenwayEmbury 3:03
Total length:
 4:30

Personnel

Taken from liner notes.[1]

Side A

Converge

  • Kurt Ballou – guitars, vocals
  • Jacob Bannon – vocals
  • Ben Koller – percussion
  • Nate Newton – bass guitar, vocals

Guest vocals on "Wolverine Blues"

  • Kevin Baker (The Hope Conspiracy, All Pigs Must Die)
  • Brian Izzi (Trap Them)
  • Tomas Lindberg (At the Gates, Disfear)
  • Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom)

Production

  • Kurt Ballou – recording, mixing
  • Allan Douches – mastering

Side B

Napalm Death

  • Shane Embury – bass guitar
  • Mark Greenway – vocals
  • Mitch Harris – guitar
  • Danny Herrera – drums

Production

  • Napalm Death – production
  • James Walford – production, mixing, mastering

Album artwork

  • Jacob Bannon – design, photography, illustrations[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Converge / Napalm Death (vinyl back cover). Converge and Napalm Death. Self-released. 2012. CONCULT03.
  2. ↑ Paul, Aubin (July 9, 2012). "Converge / Napalm Death split set for release". Punknews.org. Retrieved July 9, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Morrow, Scott (April 30, 2012). "Converge offers all-star Entombed cover on new Napalm Death split". Alarm. Retrieved May 1, 2012. 
  4. ↑ Sciarretto, Amy (April 30, 2012). "Converge, Napalm Death Team Up, New Escape the Fate Song + More". Noisecreep. AOL. Retrieved May 1, 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Adams, Gregory (April 30, 2012). "Converge and Napalm Death Team Up for Split 7-Inch". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 1, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Yancey, Bryne (April 30, 2012). "Converge, Napalm Death plan split 7-inch". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 1, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Harris, Chris (April 30, 2012). "Converge, Napalm Death Split Coming". Gun Shy Assassin. Retrieved May 1, 2012. 
  8. ↑ Adams, Gregory (May 24, 2013). "Converge: 'Pound for Pound: The Wolverine Blues Sessions'". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 6, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Sight: Converge & Napalm Death Split". Jacob Bannon's Official Website. Retrieved August 4, 2012. 

External links

Converge
  • Kurt Ballou
  • Jacob Bannon
  • Nate Newton
  • Ben Koller
  • Aaron Dalbec
  • John DiGiorgio
  • Damon Bellorado
  • Stephen Brodsky
  • Jeff Feinburg
  • Erik Ralston
Studio albums
  • Halo in a Haystack
  • Petitioning the Empty Sky
  • When Forever Comes Crashing
  • Jane Doe
  • You Fail Me
  • No Heroes
  • Axe to Fall
  • All We Love We Leave Behind
Compilations
  • Caring and Killing
  • Unloved and Weeded Out
EPs and split albums
  • In These Black Days Vol. 2
  • Y2K EP
  • The Poacher Diaries
  • Deeper the Wound
  • Converge / Dropdead
  • Converge / Napalm Death
Singles
  • "On My Shield"
Related bands
  • Supermachiner
  • Old Man Gloom
  • Doomriders
  • Cave In
  • Bane
  • United Nations
  • Jesuit
Related articles
  • Discography
  • Deathwish Inc.
Napalm Death
  • Barney Greenway
  • Shane Embury
  • Mitch Harris
  • Danny Herrera
  • Nicholas Bullen
  • Lee Dorrian
  • Justin Broadrick
  • Frank Healy
  • Bill Steer
  • Jesse Pintado
  • Miles Ratledge
  • Mick Harris
Studio albums
  • Scum
  • From Enslavement to Obliteration
  • Harmony Corruption
  • Utopia Banished
  • Fear, Emptiness, Despair
  • Diatribes
  • Inside the Torn Apart
  • Words from the Exit Wound
  • Enemy of the Music Business
  • Order of the Leech
  • Leaders Not Followers: Part 2
  • The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code
  • Smear Campaign
  • Time Waits for No Slave
  • Utilitarian
Live albums
  • Live Corruption
  • Bootlegged in Japan
  • Punishment in Capitals
  • The Peel Sessions/The Complete Radio One Sessions
Compilation albums
  • Death by Manipulation
  • Noise for Music's Sake
Extended plays
  • The Curse
  • Mentally Murdered
  • Suffer the Children
  • Mass Appeal Madness
  • The World Keeps Turning
  • Nazi Punks Fuck Off
  • Greed Killing
  • In Tongues We Speak
  • Breed to Breathe
  • Leaders Not Followers
  • Tsunami Benefit
  • Converge / Napalm Death
Video albums
  • Live Corruption
  • The DVD
  • Punishment in Capitals
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  • Extreme Noise Terror
  • Lock Up
  • Meathook Seed
  • Venomous Concept
  • "You Suffer"
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