![]() ![]() Metal riffs and punk speed make for the best combination, and Jane Doe is a testament to that, albeit not from the same angle as thrash metal, crossover, or New York death metal.Ĭonverge came up around the same time as another Massachusetts metalcore group, Overcast, some of whose members would eventually go on to play in Killswitch Engage and Shadows Fall. It represents them growing outwards and onwards, taking in everything from AmRep style noise rock to thrash to deconstructed freeform explosions, all tied together by Bannon’s howls of heartbreak. Originally released through Equal Vision in 2001, Jane Doe was a record both of its time and out of place. How is an album so revered that not only would people want to see it all performed live, but would want to have that show commemorated on record? Just released through the band's own ConvergeCult, it is a collector’s item for sure moreover, Jane Live’s mere existence is another notch in Jane Doe’s stature in metal and hardcore. To put it lightly: this set was a big deal.įew of us can make it to Roadburn, so their show has been immortalized as Jane Live, featuring artwork from Ashley Rose, John Baizley, Florian Bertmer, and Thomas Hooper. As far as the canon for classic hardcore goes, it is one of the first, and maybe only, post-2000 records that could stand right alongside Damaged. You think it would have happened sooner than last year, as few hardcore records command such cult status. ![]() What other festival would have Pentagram, Diamanda Galas, and Repulsion in a single day, much less a whole weekend? Roadburn commissions full-album sets from some of the more notable acts the play the fest, including Yob, Neurosis, and Wolves in the Throne Room.īut not every full-album set is as insane or as big of a deal as Converge doing Jane Doe, for the first time in its entirety. It celebrates metal’s creative spectrum, not focusing on one particular genre. For one, it’s in the Netherlands, a paradise whether you’re a libertine or a sober naturalist. Roadburn, held every year in Tilburg, Netherlands, is the metal festival of your dreams, brought to reality. ![]()
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