It would appear the recent news of Old Man Gloom activity may have merely been a joke. Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou has since posted the following on the matter:

“whoops. nevermind about Old Man Gloom. they forgot to write songs, so they’ve cancelled.”

“hey, i want an new OMG too. i think i’m just going to write it and record it myself and see if i can pass it off as them. i have played drums, guitar, and sang on their records before, so it’s ok, right? it will be called “easter.”"