LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH (AUS EXCLUSIVE)

For more than three decades, Converge have delivered musical and emotional catharsis,
putting purpose before perception and intent before interpretation. Whether it's their 2001
landmark recording Jane Doe or their 2021 Bloodmoon: I collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe,
they have created some of the most compelling music, lyrics, and visual art of the 21st
century. During that time, fewer bands have had a greater impact on the underground
imagination.
It seems unlikely that anyone who has been making music for this long would create one of
their best works for their eleventh album, in their 35th year as a band. And yet: Love is Not
Enough might be the apotheosis of Converge's decades-long journey through the punk,
hardcore and metal microcosm. What vocalist/lyricist Jacob Bannon, guitarist/producer
Kurt Ballou, bassist/vocalist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller have created is a
strident artistic statement on the turmoil of living that hones their collective strengths to a
razor's edge.
There isn't an ounce of fat. Every song moves with a power and purpose that eclipses their
human origins, that speaks to the anger, pain, and frustration of the modern age. From the
opening fusillade of the title track to the closing hurricane of "We Were Never the Same,"
Love Is Not Enough is a sonorous balance of vitality and viciousness that reflects the chaos
and uncertainty of the times we live in.