Kurt Ballou
Musician
Missing The Cut: More Important '00s Music...made Converge's fourth album, 2001's Jane Doe, such an anomaly in the metal scene: Every emotional release was seared in guitarist Kurt Ballou's masterful board-work. It provided a template for what was to come. After Jane Doe, hardcore had no... In this article: Bruce Springsteen, Bjork, Girl Talk, Vespertine, Night Ripper, Jane Doe, The Rising, Orchestration, and Born in the U.S.A. |
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Ultimate Guitar | 1 day ago
Top 10 Albums Of 2009 [News]
...Till and Genghis Tron's Mookie Singerman respectively. The rest of the stuff on "Axe To Fall" is less daring but no less captivating. Kurt Ballou's dissonant guitar work and production is economic yet meaty while Ben Koller's drum...
In this article: Between the Buried and Me, Blood Oath, Behemoth, Alice in Chains, Endgame, Mastodon, Dave Mustaine, Suffocation, Zbigniew Robert Prominski, and Layne Staley
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Punknews | 2 days ago
November 22nd, 2009
This week we spoke with vocalist and guitarist Nat Rufus of the Blacklist Royals (interview), guitarist and music producer Kurt Ballou of Converge (interview), and and singer Chuck Robertson of the Mad Caddies (interview). As always we...
In this article: The King Khan and BBQ Show, Alkaline Trio, Taco Bell, Brett Gurewitz, NOFX, Matt Skiba, Rise Against, Epitaph Records, and Lawrence Arms
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L.A. Times - Music News | 4 days ago
Pop music review: High on Fire, Converge, Mastodon and Dethklok
...thrash. Converge's new album, "Axe to Fall," expertly refuses to put more than one foot in any camp of heavy music -- guitarist Kurt Ballou is equally at home squealing off pinch harmonics in a throwback solo or a sub-sonic churn of...
In this article: Dethklok, Mastodon, High on Fire, Converge, Adult Swim, Brendon Small, Lil Wayne, Gorillaz, and Fear of a Black Hat
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A.V. Club RSS Feeds | 7 days ago
Best Of The Decade: Best of the Decade:The decade's best metal
...has rarely lived up to my expectations, but a record with the raw power and aggression of Jane Doe simply cannot be denied. Kurt Ballou channels The Jesus Lizard in his meaty blasts of guitar noise, and the band as a whole finally manages...
In this article: Matt Pike, Melvins, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, The A.V. Club, Boris, Oceanic, Deftones, Opeth, Slayer, and Anaal Nathrakh
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Punknews | 7 days ago
Kurt Ballou (Converge)
...up to their predecessor, No Heroes. Punknews contributor Matt Pagirsky recently sat down with Converge guitarist and music producer Kurt Ballou for an extensive discussion on everything from the new album, their own personal musical...
In this article: Converge, Black Flag, Black Sabbath, MTV, MySpace, Blacklisted, Slapshot, Bad Brains, and Jane Doe
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Pitchfork | October 28, 2009
Converge - Axe to Fall
...taken DIY to new levels. Singer Jacob Bannon runs the Deathwish, Inc. label and does artwork for Converge and other bands. Guitarist Kurt Ballou runs a recording studio and has become this generation's Steve Albini. Bassist Nate Newton and...
In this article: Black Flag, Converge, Jacob Bannon, Nate Newton, My War, Jane Doe, Twitter, and Disfear
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PopMatters | October 21, 2009
Converge: Axe to Fall (Review)
...of that is nothing compared to Converge's seventh tortured opus, which sees the foursome of vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton, and drummer Ben Koller perfecting their style, capping off this decade on a...
In this article: Converge, Jacob Bannon, Nate Newton, Jane Doe, Dillinger Escape Plan, Coalesce, Trademark, and Sugar
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The News Record | October 21, 2009
Dethklok
...more than adequately with the next band, Converge. Celebrating the release of their newest album, Converge began their set with guitarist Kurt Ballou ripping through the heavily distorted opening riffs of "Plagues. " Some in the crowd...
In this article: Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge, Brendon Small, High on Fire, Metalocalypse, Jacob Bannon, Matt Pike, and Jack Black
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Punknews | October 19, 2009
Bjorn Dossche (Rise and Fall)
...band hunkered down in various locales around Belgium to write their forthcoming LP, Our Circle Is Vicious. Produced by Converge s Kurt Ballou, the LP, out October 27th on Deathwish, Inc., delivers a punishing dose of truth as only Rise And...
In this article: Rise and Fall, Into Oblivion, Deathwish Inc, The Hope Conspiracy, Ghent, U.S., Converge, and Europe
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The Stranger - Line Out | October 16, 2009
Southern Lord Signs Local Metal Band Black Breath
...is proud to announce their partnership with Southern Lord Records. The band's upcoming debut LP was recorded in June 2009 with Kurt Ballou (Converge, Trap Them, Cursed) at GodCity Studios. A much darker beast than previous efforts, the...
In this article: Southern Lord Records, Poison Idea, Trap Them, Seattle, Celtic Frost, Swedish death metal, Bathory, Rise and Fall, and Converge
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Kurt Ballou is the guitarist from Massachusetts-based band Converge. Aside from his role in Converge, he is the recording engineer and owner of Godcity Studio.
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