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===Band Members===
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**Darren McLennan (guitar)  
**Darren McLennan (guitar)  
**Mark Boddasian (bass)
**Mark Boddasian (bass)
===Website===
[http://mournfulcongregation.tk mournfulcongregation.tk]
===Formed===
Adelaide, SA, 1993


===Band Information===
===Band Information===

Revision as of 21:42, 23 August 2011

Mournful Congregation
OriginAdelaide, SA
GenresDoom metal
Years active1993 - present
LabelsWeird Truth
Associated actsStarGazer, Chalice, Esoteric, Portal, Misery's Omen, Martire, Intellect Devourer, Fury, Truth Corroded
MembersAdrian Bickle, Damon Good, Justin Hartwig
Past membersMark Boddasian, Darren McLennan

Band Members

  • Current line-Up
    • Adrian Bickle (drums)
    • Damon Good (vocals, bass, guitar)
    • Justin Hartwig (guitar)
  • Former members
    • Darren McLennan (guitar)
    • Mark Boddasian (bass)

Band Information

Extreme doom comes from this painfully and deliberately obscure Adelaide band whose origins go back to 1993. Membership has shifted between three members and one at various times. Good (of StarGazer) is the founder and principal songwriter, with other contributors at various times having some from Fury guitarist Darren McLennan and Boddasian of Chalice and Esoteric.

The group’s current membership now includes ex-Chalice members Bickle and Hartwig.

While their recorded output has been minimal and mainly restricted to a limited number of demo recordings, Mournful Congregation has received good press worldwide for their sombre, dismal symphonies.

The 2002 full length album is a double CD release featuring remastered demo material and spans over two hours of music. To support the 2009 release, the band played its first ever live show in February 2009, then undertook a short east coast tour with a reformed Misery in March before embarking on an extensive tour in Europe.

Discography

Albums:

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2002 The Dawning of Mournful Hymns Weird Truth
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2005 The Monad of Creation Weird Truth
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2009 The June Frost Weird Truth

Splits:

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2002 The Epitome of Gods and Men Alike (split with Worship) Painiac
2004 A Slow March to the Burial (split with Stabat Mater) Painiac
2007 Split with Stone Wings Ostra
2008 Four Burials (split with Otesanek, Loss and Orthodox) Battle Command