Mournful Congregation
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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.
Loxton, South Australia
Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. At the 2006 census, Loxton had a population of 3,431....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice
Chalice (band)
Chalice was a Gothic-doom metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. The group released three albums and was perhaps Australia's most notable Gothic metal band for a number of years before splitting up in 2007....
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The music is mainly driven by very slow, depressing guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
harmonies, occasionally mixed with acoustic guitar and is further characterised by minimal drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, and growled and whispered vocals. The main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism
Mysticism
Mysticism is the knowledge of, and especially the personal experience of, states of consciousness, i.e. levels of being, beyond normal human perception, including experience and even communion with a supreme being.-Classical origins:...
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.
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 MaterStabat Mater (band)Stabat Mater is a one-man funeral doom band from Finland. The band was formed in 2001 by Mikko Aspa of Deathspell Omega and Clandestine Blaze fame. Stabat Mater received underground acclaim following a 2002 split album with Worship...
- 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)
- The Book of Kings (2011, CD)