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Release Date
16 October 2009
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Length
13 tracks
Axe to Fall is the seventh studio album released by American band Converge. It was released on October 20, 2009 through Epitaph Records and was released later on in the year through Deathwish Inc. as a vinyl record. It is their most commercially successful to date, peaking at number 74 in the Billboard 200. The album was produced by guitarist Kurt Ballou, who previously produced Converge's Jane Doe (2001), You Fail Me (2004) and No Heroes (2006), and features artwork created by lead singer Jacob Bannon. Axe to Fall is a collaborative album, which features a large number of guest musicians, including members from Cave In, Neurosis and The Red Chord among others.
Axe to Fall was met with generally favorable reviews. The album fell within the "universal acclaim" range on the aggregate review website Metacritic, based on eight reviews. It has been referred to as the band's most accessible album to date, and was compared with Converge's widely lauded Jane Doe.
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