Converge - Petitioning the Empty Sky (1997)

This is officially one of the best hardcore records in existence. It is also one of the best punk records in existence. It is also one of the best melodic death metal records, one of the best thrash records and a whole host of other bests. If its agressive and angry or fast and loud, if its dynamic and precise, brutal and cathartic and both visceral and cerebral, Converge has laid it to tape for nearly 15 years now. But Petitioning the Empty Sky is where they pulled it all together in to a unique and ferocious sound that would continue to grow to this day. All other agressive music takes a back seat to Converge.

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