Australian funeral doom deities MOURNFUL CONGREGATION
will embark on their first American tour today in Seattle, with support from
Aldebaran and Anhedonist on all dates! The tour will wind down the West Coast
over the next two weeks, making stops in Oregon, California, Arizona and Texas,
including a headlining performance at the upcoming Rites Of Darkness III
festival alongside Zemial, Stargazer, Cruciamentum, Pallbearer, Pagan Altar, Weapon
and many more. Check out a new feature in Seattle's weekly rag The Stranger to
hear the band's thoughts on the tour at this location.
In addition to the major festival appearance for MOURNFUL
CONGREGATION the band are also presently riding high on playlists from the
incredible response from both fans and media worldwide on their recently
released fourth full-length, The Book of
Kings, which just claimed spots on year-end/best of 2011 lists for both
Decibel Magazine and Pitchfork.com this week! Serving not only as a pinnacle
release for MOURNFUL CONGREGATION dating back through their nearly 20 year
history, the album can be considered a landmark release in the extreme doom
subgenre as a whole. Consuming nearly 80 minutes of material, The Book of Kings takes the listener on
a turbulent journey through both imperial nobility and crestfallen, tarnished
hope. The entire opus is presently still streaming at 20 Buck Spin's website here.
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION West Coast U.S. Tour w/ Aldebaran,
Anhedonist:
11/30/2011 Highline Bar - Seattle, WA w/ Samothrace
12/01/2011 Rotture - Portland, OR w/ Merkstave
12/02/2011 Alibi - Arcata, CA
12/03/2011 The Metro - Oakland, CA w/ Laudanum, Lycus
12/04/2011 Hemlock Tavern - San Francisco, CA w/ Vastum
12/05/2011 Five Star Bar - Los Angeles, CA w/ Destroy
Judas, Harassor, Pendulous
12/06/2011 Yucca Taproom - Tempe, AZ w/ Rituals, Fanapth
12/07/2011 M's Lips Lounge - El Paso, TX w/ Impetuous
Ritual, Grave Upheaval, Ritual Necromancy, Satanik Goat Ritual
12/08-11/2011 Rites of Darkness III Festival - San
Antonio, TX [info]
12/12/2011 Mohawk - Austin, TX w/ Cruciamentum,
Pallbearer, Ritual Necromancy [no Aldebaran]
"In time for
2012, the soundtrack to the apocalypse has been released." - Decibel
"Funeral doom
services are meant to provide comfort: a suitable ambiance for morose
contemplation, a perfect cathedral in which to worship." - Chronicles Of
Chaos
"Their Chopin-meets-Wagner
sense of harmonic construction and melodrama sets them apart from the rest of
the normally dull and uninspired genre of funeral doom metal." - The
Inarguable
"...over 70
minutes of majestically depressive music that is perfectly composed to transmit
depressive emotions into the listener." - Infernal Masquerade
"...the
perfect soundtrack for the depressive autumn season this time of year; this is
really music you can lose yourself in." - Sea Of Tranquility
Review copies of The
Book Of Kings, are available to North American journalists via Earsplit
now; In Europe contact Osmose, and in Australia/Japan contact Weird Truth
Records.
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