The entire album was recorded on six reels of two inch tape at three studios and mixed in two. The band had a greater budget of $11,000 to work with on Jane Doe, and its recording process differed from previous releases as a result. Ballou has said with the addition of Newton that the album became more collaborative in terms of songwriting, which was not the case prior. Ballou has stated that Koller 'reinvigorated' the band and pushed them in a new direction, and that prior to Newton joining the band, Ballou was the dominant songwriter. The title track and 'Phoenix in Flight' were initially intended for the Supermachiner album Rise of the Great Machine, but Bannon thought it made sense for Converge to play them. A live version titled Jane Live was released in 2017.īannon stated in an interview that many of the songs on Jane Doe came from the side project Supermachiner the project was claimed to inspire Jane Doe's experimental side. It has since been listed as one of the greatest albums of the metalcore genre by various publications, and has developed a cult following, with the cover art becoming an icon of the band. It was the band's first album to feature bassist Nate Newton and drummer Ben Koller, and the last to feature guitarist Aaron Dalbec Converge's line-up has remained stable since.Īlthough Jane Doe did not chart, it was a commercial breakthrough for the band and received immediate acclaim, with critics praising its poetic lyrics, dynamics, ferocity and production. The album was produced by Matthew Ellard alongside guitarist Kurt Ballou, and the artwork was designed by lead vocalist Jacob Bannon. Jane Doe is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on Septemby Equal Vision Records.

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