Boston metalcore band Converge has revealed details of their first non-collaborative album in nearly nine years, titled Love Is Not Enough, set for release on February 13, 2026, via Deathwish Inc. and Epitaph Records. The announcement coincides with the debut of the title track's music video, exploring themes of empathy in the modern world. This marks the band's 11th studio album and their 35th year together.
Album Details
Love Is Not Enough is Converge's 11th studio album and their first with just the core four members—vocalist Jacob Bannon, guitarist Kurt Ballou, bassist Nate Newton, and drummer Ben Koller—since 2017's The Dusk in Us. The previous release, 2021's Bloodmoon: I, was a collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe and Stephen Brodsky. Recorded and mixed by Ballou at his God City studio in Salem, Massachusetts, with engineering from Zach Weeks, the album continues the band's blend of punk, hardcore, and metal.
The tracklist is as follows:
- 01. Love Is Not Enough
- 02. Bad Faith
- 03. Distract and Divide
- 04. To Feel Something
- 05. Beyond Repair
- 06. Amon Amok
- 07. Force Meets Presence
- 08. Gilded Cage
- 09. Make Me Forget You
- 10. We Were Never the Same
Lead Single and Themes
The title track, 'Love Is Not Enough,' serves as the lead single, featuring a music video that Bannon describes as 'a reckoning with who we are today and hope to be in the future – if we can fend off the scavengers.' The song shifts from death metal intensity to punk rock energy, setting the tone for the album's escalating momentum.
Bannon commented on the album's sequencing: 'It does a thing that no other Converge record does—it keeps ramping up. And that’s definitely by design.' He emphasized the recording process's focus on realism: 'Sometimes the perfect take is the one that has some wildness to it. It’s not perfectly executed. There’s a lot of powerful moments on this record and a lot of angry moments. The realism amplifies that.'
Pre-orders are available now, highlighting the band's enduring commitment as they enter their mid-career phase.
