They are one of the most influential – and brutal – bands in the world. So why have they teamed up with the dulcet-voiced singer songwriter? It’s all about breaking the rules, they say
I got sober and started contributing vocals to this project – I felt really creatively freeFrom its title track, all bets are off. Instead of the barrelling riffs that have marked every other Converge album, there are acoustic guitars and pianos. Bannon hums ominously, soon complemented by Wolfe and her heartstring-plucking croon. It’s a gradual escalation to the inevitable cacophony that’s become Converge’s trademark. The plaintive Coil goes all-out goth with Wolfe’s voice to the fore.
“Sometimes, we [in Converge] get known for certain sounds and characteristics,” Bannon adds. “This was quite free of a lot of those rules and tropes.”For Wolfe, Bloodmoon: I isn’t just a change in musical direction; it represents a milestone in her personal life. The singer quit drinking in the run-up to recording. “I got sober in January of 2021,” she reveals, “and that’s when I started contributing vocals to this project. I felt really creatively free and a lot more clear.
Although Wolfe only started contributing to the project in early 2021, Bloodmoon: I had already been gestating for years. She was on Bannon’s radar as far back as the release of her second album, Apokalypsis, in 2011.
“After the [Bloodmoon] show in New York, a friend told me that it was like watching a rock opera or a musical,” Wolfe replies when asked what to expect of the impending tour. “There are so many people on stage, lots of voices. There’s a lot of dramatic emphasis. It’s different to a normal rock show.”
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