Converge have announced the dates for their upcoming European and UK tour. The Summer tour is set to kick off from 25th June 2022 with a performance at French festival Hellfest. The hardcore outfits’ European and UK dates follow a string of US performances in April, the group concludes the tour’s US leg with a set in New York on 10th April 2022. After a series of European dates, the group come to the UK to perform in London and Manchester. The group took to Instagram to confirm their upcoming tour schedule.
The group is a collaboration between Converge members and long-term musical partners; the supergroup was birthed in 2016 at the Dutch event Roadburn Festival. The members played as a seven-piece and performed a set full of revised Converge songs. The band’s performance was met with a surge of positive feedback; inspired by the applause, they decided to expand upon the Bloodmoon partnership.
The American supergroup consists of Converge band members vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller. Joining the quartet are American singer and musician Chelsea Wolfe, former Converge member and Cave In vocalist Stephen Brodsky and Wolfe’s long term collaborator Ben Chisholm.
The collective recently released the album Bloodmoon: 1 on 19th November 2021 via Epitaph Records and Deathwish Inc. The album was received with great critical acclaim and was highly ranked within the genre’s publications. Through the album’s initial release, the record was made available on CD and digital formats, the album will be available to own on Vinyl from 24th June 2022 and a second pressing on wax is set to be released this December.
A press release has provided the following description of the album, “Bloodmoon: I is a harrowing and atmospheric collaborative effort that sees each performer working together and outside the comfort zones in order to create something that is truly unique to the project.” So far the album has sired two singles, the title track “Blood Moon” was released on 27th September 2021 and “Coil” was released on 3rd November 2021.
Although the album is the collective’s first full release, Bloodmoon: 1 marks Converge’s tenth studio album and is their first release in four years. The band’s ninth studio album, The Dusk In Us, was released on 3rd November 2017 and also attracted rave reviews from various publications. The American rockers are no stranger to critical success and accolades, receiving nominations for the Heavy Music Awards and numerous Boston Music Awards wins. Throughout their thirty-one-year long career, the group have produced a lengthy back catalogue of respected music within the heavy metal and hardcore genres.
Tickets for the group’s upcoming tour go on sale on Monday 14th March 2022 at 10 am UK time, more information concerning tickets can be found here.
Converge Blood Moon UK tour dates
28/06/2022 – Alexandra Palace – London
29/06 – Albert Hall – Manchester
Photo Credit: Emily Birds/Press Release
