Second album of 2026: ‘Hum Of Hurt’ out now on Deathwish / Epitaph.

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.” Album opener ‘Slip The Noose’ erupts with a furious cannonade from drummer Ben Koller before launching into a short, grinding frenzy that would feel at home on ‘Jane Doe’. Album is distinct from ‘Love Is Not Enough’, but just as volatile and potent. “It’s not a sequel” Bannon explains. “The unifying musical idea early on was, -Let’s make a noise rock album.- But we never really did. The first one wasn’t. This one touches on that spirit, but it’s much more dynamic than that descriptor. To me, it leans more into being an emotional hardcore album, while ‘Love Is Not Enough’ feels more metal leaning album. In the end, we simply gave creative birth to another Converge record with its own unique identity and character.” The album also features a new rendition of ‘I Won’t Let You Go’ originally recorded for the 2020 video game Cyberpunk 2077. “When we recorded the first version, Ben tracked drums in California and we assembled it here” Bannon explains. “It was good, but we knew we could do better. This version has everything the previous one was missing. It now feels right.” See Converge on tour this summer…

Converge, on tour:

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 Heriot, Boneflower, Crouch

Record stands as one of the most propulsive and emotional songs in band career. Thematically, Bannon examines the price of the lives we pursue. “I’ve given 35 years of my life to creating art and music” he says. “I appreciate the creative home and support this community has given, yet rarely is space left for anything else. These lyrics are me looking in a mirror, recognizing that I am not the man I want to be. I need change, and still have work to do.”

‘Hum Of Hurt’ tracklist:

Slip The Noose
Doom In Bloom
It Only Gets Worse
Detonator
I Won’t Let You Go
It’s Not Up To Us
Dream Debris
It Used To Matter
Hum Of Hurt
Nothing Is Over