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Mournful Congregation is a doom metal band from Loxton, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice. They have funeral doom metal and death/doom metal influences. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Loxton (34°27′S 140°34′E) is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Painiac is a 1995 EP released by Raymond Watts as P.I.G. Painiac has only ever been released in Japan. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Loxton (34°27′S 140°34′E) is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. ... Chalice are a gothic metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. ...

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. Main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism and depression/doom. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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. The Dawning of Mournful Hymns is a compilation album by Mournful Congregation, consisting of most of their recordings prior to 2002. ... The Monad of Creation is the debut album of the Australian funeral doom group Mournful Congregation, although the have released several material before this. ...

Discography

• Weeping (1994, Demo)
• An Epic Dream of Desire (1995, demo)
• Tears from a Grieving Heart (1999, demo)
• 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 (2CD, 2002)
• A Slow March to the Burial (7", 2004) - A split EP with Stabat Mater
• The Monad of Creation (CD, 2005)

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Line-up

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

Former members

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

External links

• Homepage
• Mournful Congregation at MusicBrainz