Converge’s Intense ‘A Single Tear’ Video Is A Brutal Sensory Overload About Parenthood

Hardcore metal band Converge has been at it since 1990, and not only is resting on their laurels out of the question, but they’re currently getting ready to release The Dusk In Us, their ninth album and first since 2012. The record has so far been preceded by the singles “I Can Tell You About Pain,” “Under Duress,” and “Reptilian,” and now, they’re shared a paternal video for a fourth new song, titled “A Single Tear.”

Singer Jacob Bannon has previously said the song is “about becoming a parent, and the perspective and strength it can give,” and the video, directed by Max Moore, reinforces that theme by offering “a powerful sensory assault along with a nuanced meditation on birth,” as it’s been described.

The Dusk In Us drops on November 3rd and according to Bannon, the goal of the album was simple: Make something that’s meaningful to them:

“Our only goal is to create something that moves us and resonates with us emotionally. For us, it’s simply a new album about new chapters in our lives. We are a very ‘human’ band — always have been — and our songs are all rooted in our real-life experiences. The Dusk In Us is that new chapter, just as previous records were before that.”

Watch the “A Single Tear” video above, but for readers who may be prone to seizures, take note of the warning at the beginning of the clip. Also find the The Dusk In Us tracklist below.

1. “A Single Tear”
2. “Eye Of The Quarrel”
3. “Under Duress”
4. “Arkhipov Calm”
5. “I Can Tell You About Pain”
6. “The Dusk In Us”
7. “Wildlife”
8. “Murk & Marrow”
9. “Trigger”
10. “Broken By Light”
11. “Cannibals”
12. “Thousands Of Miles Between Us”
13. “Reptilian”

The Dusk In Us is out 11/3 via Epitaph. Get it here.