Converge Announces 2026 Album Hum of Hurt

Converge, the influential metallic hardcore band from Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday their second full-length album of 2026, titled Hum of Hurt, set for release on June 5 via Deathwish Inc. and Epitaph Records. The project follows the group's February release, Love Is Not Enough, and arrives amid a surge of creative output from the veteran act.

The new album emerged from the same recording sessions as its predecessor but stands as a distinct work, according to vocalist and lyricist Jacob Bannon. "When we came together to write, we ended up with a wealth of material," Bannon said. "As work progressed, we realized we had created two separate albums, and treated them as such. It's not a sequel." Recorded and mixed by guitarist Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering assistance from Zach Weeks, Hum of Hurt leans into emotional hardcore territory. Bannon described it as more dynamic than the metal-leaning intensity of Love Is Not Enough, noting that the band's initial aim to craft a noise rock record evolved into something broader.

Thematically, the album draws inspiration from "The Hum," a mysterious low-frequency noise reported in locations...