Converge’s Nate Newton Joins Cavalera Conspiracy

by Ryan Minic | Dec 31, 2013

We’ve done a couple interviews with Converge bassist Nate Newton over the years.

One in 2008 here and another in 2010 here.

What’s he been up to lately? Aside from Converge, Old Man Gloom and Doomriders, it turns out, he’s now a member of Cavalera Conspiracy.

Newton joined the group replacing Johny Chow, who left the band last year to tour with Stone Sour (eek!).

Cavalera Conspiracy recently inked a deal with Napalm Records and are working on a new album to be released in 2014.

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