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Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	89% link
Allmusic
Drowned in Sound	8/10
Exclaim!	favorable
Pitchfork Media	8.1/10 link
PopMatters	8/10
Orlando Weekly	favorable link
Stylus Magazine	B+ link
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5 link

No Heroes is the sixth studio album released by American metalcore band Converge. It was released on October 24, 2006, through Epitaph Records. The album reached number 151 on the Billboard 200. The album was the first Converge album to be produced by Kurt Ballou with no input from other producers, at his own GodCity Studio and features artwork created by lead singer Jacob Bannon.

On October 24, 2006 a music video was released for the title track of the album, the music video was directed by Ryan Zunkley. Converge's first headlining tour in support of No Heroes started in November 2006 with Some Girls, Modern Life Is War, Blacklisted, Kylesa and Gospel.

In early July, Converge's official website announced the title of the album, as well as the meaning behind it:

In an interview with Alex Gosman of Crossfire, the band talked about the album's theme, or therefore lack of one. When asked "What’s the story behind the title of ‘No Heroes’? Do you feel that it’s pointless to idolise other people/bands?"

"It’s completely pointless – but that’s not the overall theme of the album: just of the ‘No Heroes’ song. We thought that title would work well for the record too, but it’s not a concept album or anything like that; it’s still very much a personal record, written about our experiences over the last couple of years."

No Heroes was given 8.1/10 by Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork Media as he said "Conceptually reminiscent of the way Orthrelm's OV rocked socks within a tight framework, No Heroes is one of the year's most musically cohesive ways to keep pulses beating rapidly."

Sam Roudman of Stylus Magazine gave the album a B+ by stating "As Converge have been instrumental in the expansion of the contemporary hardcore vocabulary—embracing music signifiers previously under the dominion of metal or grind—this return to roots makes this album something of a homecoming."

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