Mournful Congregation

Mournful Congregation
Mournful Congregation
Origin Loxton, South Australia
Genres Funeral doom metal
Years active 1993–present
Labels Painiac Records
Weird Truth Productions
Associated acts Portal, StarGazer
Website Official Website
Members
Damon Good
Adrian Bickle
Justin Hartwig
Past members
Sean Graetz
Mark Bodossian
Darren McLennan

Mournful Congregation is a funeral doom metal band from Loxton, 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 and whispered 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 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, some even dates back to 1994. 2009 saw both their first live performance as well as a new full length album, The June Frost.

Contents

Discography

  • Weeping (1994, demo)
  • An Epic Dream of Desire (1995, demo)
  • Tears from a Grieving Heart (1999, full-length)
  • Let There Be Doom... / The Epitome of Gods and Men Alike (2002, 7") - A split EP with Worship
  • Tears from a Grieving Heart (2002, 12" LP)
  • The Dawning of Mournful Hymns (2002, 2CD compilation)
  • A Slow March to the Burial (2004, 7") - A split EP with Stabat Mater
  • The Monad of Creation (2005, CD)
  • Ascent of the Flames / Descent of the Flames (2007, 10") - A split EP with Stone Wings
  • Four Burials (2008, CD) - A split with Otesanek, Loss and Orthodox
  • The June Frost (2009, CD)
  • The Unspoken Hymns (2011, CD)[1]
  • The Book of Kings (2011, CD)

Line-up

  • Damon Good - vocals, bass, guitar
  • Justin Hartwig - guitar
  • Adrian Bickle - drums

Former members

  • Sean Graetz - guitars
  • Mark Bodossian - bass
  • Darren McLennan - guitars

References

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