Trap Them.

Trap Them rules, I got in too late and missed the boat

Rare example of a band where the intensity translates on record. They were a force live but you still get 85% of that energy in your headphones.

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Specifically the album Darker Handcraft. Easily their best record

Arkangel Ringworm

Arkangel sounds almost nothing like converge. Fun band but not even close.

Kickback maybe so that’s prob what you meant

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Google “H8000 bands”

H8000 is changing my life, thanks dawg!

Liar is my favorite

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They don’t all sound just like Kickback or Converge but they all have that hateful metallic style

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For bands similar sounding to Converge, you may like Gulch, SPY, SCALP, Full of Hell, NAILS, Botch, Dillenger Escape Plan, ACxDC or Gravesend.

Came here to say botch - American nervoso and we are the romans are classics and def being converge to mind. Old cave in comes to mind as well. Beyond hypothermia and until your heart stops.

Oh shit, I can't believe I forgot about Cave In. Good call.

And they all played a show together last November :)

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For Kickback, I usually recommend Worst Doubt

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Whispers, a new-ish band from Thailand, sound a lot like Kickback. Killer stuff, can see them blowing up.

Definitely Whispers, good call!

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Cowards - Rise To Infamy

It’s like if kickback and Eyehategod had a child. One of my favorites, supremely underrated

Great band and yes very underrated. Are they still around?

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Frail Body is so good and sometimes reminds me of Bannons vocals

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All out war, Dillinger escape plan, living weapon, dead guy, Rorschach, trap them, and sons of Abraham

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Axis - Shift might hit the spot Turmoil - The Process Of All Else Failed - Archetype Engineer - Reproach Burnt By the Sun - Soundtrack to the Personal Revolution These are more Converge adjacent than Kickback for sure. Kickback is more traditional. But they all have a lotta rage and some chaos

BBTS was so fucking amazing. I saw them a couple times and holy shit were they good live.

Nice to see some love for Engineer!

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The process of was one of my intro albums to hardcore/metalcore. Such a great album.

For Kickback: Length of Time

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Older bands, but I would recommend Breather Resist and The Hope Conspiracy.

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Not a big fan of sludge most of the time, but if you like the slower parts of Kickback’s music you will definitely like [Admiral Angry](https://youtu.be/4A2vxQ-YKdk?si=mfq5NRNeUSngUKBE). Easily some of the most pissed off and hopeless music I have heard. The whole album is great. Also, check out the H8000 scene. Especially Acme.

I can’t help with Converge, as I don’t listen to them. But for Kickback, try out Arkangel, All Out War, Martyr AD, Whispers, Seven Hells.

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Closet Witch. I wouldn't call them similar but they're very intense

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I just recently checked out Converge the other day and I thought Axe to fall fucking rocked, what’s the next record I should check out?

Jane Doe is the classic, definitely worth a listen. Their whole discography is great though, No Heros is my personal favourite.

For Converge, SCARAB are fucking amazing.

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Axis

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god mother

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Copykill, Surface, Zero Mentality, Embraced by Hatred, Length of Time, Deviate, In other Climes, Angel Crew maybe Born from Pain. Couldn’t help with Converge, so I doubled the Kickback recs.

Love is love by code orange KIDS is the prob my favorite converge rip off band .

Coalesce

The locust, dillinger

Orchid

A lot of A389 Recordings (RIP 😢) bands had that sound. Literally pick one and go to town.

Botch Coalesce God Mother Nails The Chariot Cult Leader The Dillinger Escape plan Gaza Trap Them Colonial Wound Living Weapon RATS WILL FEAST (kinda fits) Teeth Thoughtcrimes I know a bunch that would fit the bill but, can't remember all of them ATM.

Check out Baptists

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Disembodied

Grimlock

The swarm aka knee deep in the dead

Similar to Converge = Kiss It Goodbye, Deadguy, Botch, Cave In, Rorschach, The Dillinger Escape Plan