Mournful Congregation
| Mournful Congregation | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Genres | Funeral doom metal |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Osmose Productions, Weird Truth Productions, 20 Buck Spin, Obsidian Records, Painiac Records, Ostra Records |
| Associated acts |
Portal StarGazer Cauldron Black Ram Chalice |
| Website | Official Website |
| Members |
Damon Good Justin Hartwig Ben Newsome Tim Call |
| Past members |
Adrian Bickle Stuart Prickett Ben Petch Nick Hansen Sean Graetz Mark Bodossian Denny Blake |
Mournful Congregation is a funeral doom metal band from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice.
The music is mainly driven by very slow, depressing guitar harmonies, occasionally mixed with acoustic guitar and is further characterised by minimal drums, and growled, whispered, and chanted vocals. The main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism and depression/doom.
In the 1990s they released several demos; the last of these re-released as an LP in 2002. All of these are included with the single "The Epitome of Gods and Men Alike" on the double CD The Dawning of Mournful Hymns. This was followed by the release of another 7" titled "A Slow March to the Burial". 2005 saw the release of The Monad of Creation, although most of the material is much older, with some dating back to 1994. In 2009, the band performed live for the first time in their fifteen-year existence. They played four Australian shows, followed up by a further 17 shows throughout Europe to promote their album The June Frost, released that year.
Discography
Demos
- Weeping (1994)
- An Epic Dream of Desire (1995)
Split albums
- Let There Be Doom... / The Epitome of Gods and Men Alike (2002-with Worship)
- A Slow March to the Burial (2004-with Stabat Mater)
- Ascent of the Flames / Descent of the Flames (2007-with Stone Wings)
- Four Burials (2008-with Otesanek, Loss, and Orthodox)
Studio albums
- Tears from a Grieving Heart (1999)
- The Monad of Creation (2005)
- The June Frost (2009)
- The Book of Kings (2011)
Compilation albums
- The Dawning of Mournful Hymns (2002)
- The Unspoken Hymns (2011)
- Weeping/An Epic Dream of Desire (2012)
EPs
- Concrescence of the Sophia (2014)
Line-up
Current
- Damon Good - vocals, guitar (1993–present), bass (1993-2000, 2000-2008)
- Justin Hartwig - guitar (1999–present)
- Ben Newsome - bass (2008–present)
- Tim Call - drums (2015-present)
Former
- Adrian Bickle - drums (1997–2015)
- Stuart Prickett - guitar live (2011-2016)
- Ben Petch - guitar, drums, vocals (1993-1996)
- Sean Graetz - guitar (2000)
- Mark Bodossian - bass (2000)
- Denny Blake - drums (2003)
Timeline
References
External links
- Official Homepage
- Mournful Congregation discography at MusicBrainz