Converge will be missing the next few stops of their ongoing “Axe To Fall” headlining tour as a result of vehicle troubles, they offered the following statement on the matter:

“Hey everyone –

What a tour…

First thing:
We lost Lewd Acts due to some conflicts within the band.
Our friends Touche Amore are taking their place for a bit on the tour…

Second:
As some of you know, our van’s transmission died the other day in Cleveland, OH. With our luck, it died early on a Saturday morning, making an immediate repair impossible.

We ended up ditching our van and gear and renting a minivan to make it to our Detroit and Chicago shows.

Our pal Pettibone from Heiress is sitting tight with the van in Cleveland until it’s road worthy. Once it’s ready to go, he will be driving to meet us so we can continue the tour. In order for him to catch up with us safely, we have been forced to pull out of the 5/10 (Lawrence, KS) and 5/11 (Denver, CO) shows.

THESE TWO SHOWS WILL CONTINUE with our friends Coalesce headlining with support from Black Breath and Touche Amore. Be sure to attend these shows and support these great bands.

We will rejoin the tour in Seattle on 5/13.
We will also look to make up these two dates later this year as well.

That’s about it for now, thanks.

- Converge dudes.”

Touche Amore has been revealed as the second special guest for the first leg of Converge’s upcoming U.S. headlining run, which will also feature Thursday and Lewd Acts. The revised dates for the trek now shape up as follows:

With Thursday, Touche Amore, Lewd Acts:

April 30th Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
May 01st Worcester, MA – Palladium (upstairs)
May 02nd Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
May 03rd Williamsville, NY – Club Infinity
May 04th Washington DC – Black Cat
May 05th Norfolk, VA – The Norva
May 06th New York City, NY – Santo’s Party House (feat. Black Breath)

With Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 07th Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
May 08th Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

With Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 10th Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
May 11th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
May 14th Portland, OR – Satyricon (feat. Gaza)
May 15th San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
May 16th San Luis Obispo, CA – Downtown Brew (feat. Gaza)

With Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 17th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
May 21st Austin, TX – Emo’s

With Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 22nd Dallas, TX – Trees
May 23rd Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
May 25th Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone
May 26th Louisville, KY – Headliners

With Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 27th Nashville, TN – Rockettown
May 28th Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
May 29th TBA, NC – TBA

Converge have officially announced their upcoming U.S. headlining run which will see Coalesce, Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath appear on select dates. An additional special guest will be announced for the tour shortly, while preliminary dates run as follows:

With Lewd Acts and as-yet unannounced special guest:

April 30th TBA – TBA
May 01st TBA – TBA
May 02nd TBA – TBA
May 03rd TBA – TBA
May 04th TBA – TBA
May 05th TBA – TBA
May 06th TBA – TBA

With Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 07th Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
May 08th Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge

With Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath

May 10th Lawrence, KS – Bottleneck
May 11th Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
May 14th Portland, OR – Satyricon (feat. Gaza)
May 15th San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
May 16th TBA, CA – TBA

With Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 17th Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse
May 21st Austin, TX – Emo’s

With Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 22nd TBA, TX – TBA
May 23rd Tulsa, OK – The Marquee
May 25th Memphis, TN – The Hi Tone
May 26th Louisville, KY – TBA

With Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath:

May 27th Nashville, TN – Rockettown
May 28th Atlanta, GA – The Masqurade
May 29th TBA, NC – TBA

A full listing of dates is expected in the coming weeks.

Initial dates have slipped out for Converge’s upcoming headlining run which is heavily rumored to feature Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath in tow, they can be found below:

May 09th Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
May 13th Seattle, WA – Neumos
May 18th Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
May 19th Tempe, AZ – The Clubhouse

An official announcement is expected shortly.

Rumors have begun to circulate about Converge’s upcoming U.S. headlining tour. While the band initially revealed on Twitter that some of their original planned line-up for the trek had backed out, a new image circulating around the net implies that Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts and Black Breath will be supporting them on select dates.

Official word on who will be on the trek is expected shortly with Converge promising an announcement ’soon.’ Meanwhile, when quizzed about the validity of the tour on Twitter, Coalesce themselves offered only the following:

“dunno. nothing is true until bannon says so.”

Coalesce, Harvey Milk and The Atlas Moth are planning a Northeast tour in March, so far the only dates announced are as follows:

March 09th Cambridge, MA – The Middle East (Downstairs) (feat. Phantom Glue)
March 12th Detroit, MI – Small’s Bar (feat. Ganon)

More dates are currently pending.

Coalesce are readying a 12″ vinyl version of their latest outing, “OX EP“, for a November 24th release date through Relapse. The effort will be available in a variety of pressings, including white/silver split vinyl, 180gm black vinyl and silver vinyl.