Nate Eight Newton (born October 9, 1975) is the American bassist and backing vocalist of the

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band

Converge Converge may refer to: * Converge (band), American hardcore punk band * Converge (Baptist denomination), American national evangelical Baptist body * Limit (mathematics) * Converge ICT, internet service provider in the Philippines *CONVERGE CFD s ...

, the

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band

Cave In Cave In is an American rock band that formed in 1995 in Methuen, Massachusetts. The band's lineup solidified with the 1998 release of ''Until Your Heart Stops'' through Hydra Head Records, and their early albums were prominent in the metalco ...

, and he plays guitar and sings in

Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is an extreme metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore and ...

and

Doomriders Doomriders is an American stoner/ sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley ...

. Newton was also a guitarist and vocalist in

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and bassist in

Cavalera Conspiracy Cavalera Conspiracy is an American heavy metal supergroup founded by Brazilian brothers Max (vocals, rhythm guitar) and Igor Cavalera (drums, percussion). The band originally formed in 2007 as Inflikted but changed its name for legal reasons. ...

Newton was a

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for several years, before he returned to eating meatball sandwiches.

Career

In 1998,

bassist

Stephen Brodsky Stephen Brodsky is an American rock musician best known as a member of Cave In, Mutoid Man, New Idea Society and Old Man Gloom. He also has a solo career and is a former member of Converge, Kid Kilowatt, Parasite and Pet Genius. History Stephe ...

left the band and was replaced by Newton, who initially joined the band as a part-time member while he was still active in another band,

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. Jesuit later disbanded in 1999, allowing Newton to make Converge his main focus. In late 2013, Newton was recruited by Cavalera Conspiracy to contribute on bass guitar for their third studio album. In 2018, Newton joined

after the death of bassist/vocalist Caleb Scofield.

Equipment

Bass * '' '78 Fender Precision Bass Special'' * '' '06 Fender Precision Bass Standard'' * ''First Act Custom Shop Delgada'' * ''Epiphone Precision Bass'' * ''Fender American Professional Precision Bass (Antique Olive Color) w/ Riffblasters pickups by Lace Sensor'' * ''Music Man Stingray'' Amps * ''Orange Thunderverb 200'' *'' Orange AD200B'' * ''Ampeg 8x10 Anniversary SVT Cabinet'' * ''Mesa Boogie 2x15 Cabinet''

Discography

Jesuit

* ''Jesuit'' (1996) * ''Jesuit'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2011)

Converge

* ''

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'' (2001) * '' You Fail Me'' (2004) * ''

No Heroes ''No Heroes'' is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on October 24, 2006 by Epitaph Records. The album was produced by guitarist Kurt Ballou, and the artwork was created by vocalist Jacob Bannon. ''No Heroes'' re ...

'' (2006) * ''

Axe to Fall ''Axe to Fall'' is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Converge, released on October 20, 2009, by Epitaph Records. It is the band's most collaborative album, featuring a number of guest musicians, including members of Cave In and G ...

'' (2009) * '' All We Love We Leave Behind'' (2012) * ''

The Dusk in Us ''The Dusk in Us'' is the ninth studio album by American metalcore band Converge. It was released on November 3, 2017, via Epitaph Records and Deathwish Inc, and is the band's first studio album in five years since 2012's ''All We Love We Leave ...

'' (2017) * '' Bloodmoon: I'' (2021) (with

Chelsea Wolfe Chelsea Joy Wolfe (born November 14, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Her work has blended elements of gothic rock, doom metal, and folk music. Raised in Northern California with a country musician father, Wolfe began writin ...

)

Old Man Gloom

*'' Seminar II: The Holy Rites of Primitivism Regressionism'' (2001) *'' Seminar III: Zozobra'' (2001) *''

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'' (2004) *'' No'' (2012) *'' The Ape of God'' (2014) *'' Seminar IX: Darkness of Being'' (2020) *'' Seminar VIII: Light of Meaning'' (2020)

Doomriders

* '' Black Thunder'' (2005) * ''

Darkness Come Alive ''Darkness Come Alive'' is the second album from Boston, Massachusetts-based metal band Doomriders. It was released September 29, 2009 on the record label Deathwish Inc. The album is available as a CD, as a 12" vinyl LP, and via download. Recept ...

'' (2009) * ''

Grand Blood ''Grand Blood'' is the third studio album from the American rock band Doomriders. The album was released on October 15, 2013 through Deathwish Inc. Doomriders began writing material for ''Grand Blood'' as early as 2011. The Kurt Ballou-produced al ...

'' (2013)

Cave In

* ''

Heavy Pendulum ''Heavy Pendulum'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Cave In, released on May 20, 2022 through Relapse Records. This is the band's first album with bassist/backing vocalist Nate Newton, though late bassist/vocalist Caleb Scofield ...

'' (2022)

Split Cranium

* ''I'm The Devil And I'm OK'' (2018)

Cavalera Conspiracy

* '' Pandemonium'' (2014)

Guest appearances

References

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