This collection of Converge's earliest studio recordings, demos, and live material needs to be heard by anyone interested in hearing the embryonic

convulsions of the most progressive, far-out metallic hardcore band since Starkweather. You can hear the Starkweather influence in alot of Converge's early

jams actually, but it didn't take long for the band to beging to carve out their own unique brand of chaotic, complex 'core that would eventually lead up to

the metalcore masterpeice Jane Doe. The songs on Unloved And Weeded Out are relentlessly pummeling and vicious, complex math-metal riffing

and slowed-down speed metal smashed into crazed new forms, bits of death metal and droning sludge and grind combining with weird jangly indie/post rock

guitar melodies and blasts of vicious mutated hardcore punk. Converge totally transcending the frequently restrictive modern metalcore sound, and this

singles/rarities compendium traces their trajectory across the 1990's as they evolved into the mindblowing outfit they are today. Essential for fans of

Converge fans and anyone that was blown away by Jane Doe, and anyone looking for some of the finest, most visceral metallic hardcore ever. Comes in

a 6-panel digipack with lyrics, liner notes, and haunting artwork from Converge frontman Jacob Bannon.