‘Hum Of Hurt’ the band’s second LP of 2026 is out June 5th. You feel it before you hear it. And once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. A low, persistent noise throbbing in the background.

Scientists say it registers between 30 and 40 hertz. It’s been heard in Ipswich, Massachusetts; Auckland, New Zealand; and Windsor, Ontario. It has haunted the population of Taos, New Mexico, for decades. It’s been linked to suicides in the UK. Not everyone can hear it. No one knows where it’s coming from. They call it The Hum. Converge have taken this mysterious real-world phenomenon and reimagined it as a physical manifestation of human suffering. Then an idea struck. “What if ‘The Hum’ is the culmination of all the pain in the world, creating an audible signal across the universe?” vocalist and lyricist Jacob Bannon posits. “Something noticeable to others operating on a similar emotional plane.” This record follows ‘Love Is Not Enough’ as band’s second full-length release of 2026. Like its predecessor, the album offers a bleak yet empathetic assessment of the human condition and its ongoing deterioration. With this album, the songs are more raw and exposed. “When we came together to write, we ended up with a wealth of material” Bannon says. “As work progressed we realized we had created two separate albums, and treated them as such.” The album’s latest single is raw and bloody, as guitarist Kurt Ballou’s spiky riffs scrape against Nate Newton’s bass and Ben Koller’s drums. You can practically hear Bannon’s throat tearing apart in every scream. “It’s dark and pointed right at you” he says. “Lyrically, I’m exploring how my own middle-aged introspection doesn’t always bring a brighter light. I see my own trappings reflected in those around me. Here I am imploring them to slip the noose to see another day.” New LP was recorded and mixed by Kurt Ballou at God City in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks. Bannon and renowned UK artist Thomas Hooper collaborated on the album artwork.

Converge, on tour:
May 07 Denver, CO — Summit %
May 09 Austin, TX — Stubbs Outdoors %
May 10 Houston, TX — House of Blues %
May 12 Mesa, AZ — The Nile %
May 13 Los Angeles, CA — Belasco %
May 15 Anaheim, CA — House of Blues %
Mar 16 San Diego, CA — The Observatory North Park %
May 17 San Francisco, CA — The Regency Ballroom %

Jun 25 Ysselsteyn, NL — Jera on Air
Jun 26 Rennes, FR — Superbowl of Hardcore
Jun 27 Manchester, UK — Outbreak Festival
Jun 28 Antwerp, BE — Kavka Zappa ^
Jun 29 Cologne, DE — Essigfabrik ^
Jul 01 Trutnov, CZ — Obscene Extreme Festival

Jul 02 Vienna, AT — Arena ^
Jul 03 Milan, IT — Circolo Magnolia ^
Jul 04 Viveiro, ES — Resurrection Fest

% with Poison the Well, The Armed, The Barbarians Of California
^ with Heriot, Boneflower, Crouch

Photo by Nick Fancher