Ceremony (Official Thread)

[wuduprod]

Discuss how much this band rules.

[DEAD VEGGIE]

Hands down one of the best bands in hardcore right now.

[shit stroll]

lol.

[wuduprod]

lol? I've never been as mad as this dude. ever, in my whole life. and he's that mad all the time... it's amazing. ceremony is the soundtrack to kicking someone's teeth in.

[NEP633]

I used to love this band but I really just don't want to listen to them anymore. It's weird, they just got old really fast. Wasn't really into the new cd that much either. I back these guys though.

[Hey Kevin]

people from Ohio sure like Sealab and Ceremony

[DEAD VEGGIE]

people from Ohio sure like Sealab and Ceremony

Considering they both fucking rule it makes alot of sense.

[wuduprod]

3/24, cleveland, grog shop. with converge and pulling teeth. pack your fists full of hate, take a swing at the world.

[3mpire]

Liked them a fair bit before their latest album but I guess they just got old too quickly. :shrug:

[Praetor]

I used to love this band but I really just don't want to listen to them anymore
Yeah, same for me. New album > old album though.

[mike sheets]

sweet band.

i've only seen them once (posi fest 05) but they were pretty damn good.

[hatreds]

People in Ohio love Sealab and Ceremony. You are damn right.

[x togepi x]

boring.

the shoegaze band that had their name first was better.

[hatreds]

boring.

the shoegaze band that had their name first was better.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is wrong.

[x togepi x]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is wrong.

I know! I actually got into hardcore before it was super trendy so i know i'm right.

[wewascontenders]

not much into them. do throw them on occasionally though.

[hatreds]

I know! I actually got into hardcore before it was super trendy so i know i'm right.

Mighty big assumption there, sir! Because you are a WHOLE three years older you assume I got into hardcore as it was trendy. I mean, that's fine if that what you want to believe because nothing I say will change your mind.

[GuitarR0cker1]

I listened to a few of their songs and they bored me.

[hatreds]

I listened to a few of their songs and they bored me.

I just took a quick glance at your profile and say you listed Converge as a favorite band. I don't understand how they can bore you if you like a band very similar. The only difference is the vocals and thats because of the pitch.

[Heart-A-Tact]

Saw these guys live not too long ago. Good show.

[tehdangerdave]

Love them. Their last album was incredibly vicious at times.

[SwiftSilentDead]

Awesome band. I would love to see them live.

[hatreds]

Awesome band. I would love to see them live.

It is great. Their set is one huge slamdance.

[x togepi x]

I just took a quick glance at your profile and say you listed Converge as a favorite band. I don't understand how they can bore you if you like a band very similar. The only difference is the vocals and thats because of the pitch.

because i grew up listening to the bands that did what ceremony does now back in the 90s, only they did it much better.

[Hey Kevin]

because i grew up listening to the bands that did what ceremony does now back in the 90s, only they did it much better.

Ceremony is just the modern Infest

The only difference is the vocals and thats because of the pitch.

wow you have no idea what you are talking about
i love both of those bands and they do NOT sound anything a like

[hatreds]

Ceremony is just the modern Infest



wow you have no idea what you are talking about
i love both of those bands and they do NOT sound anything a like

Blast beats, fast punk riffs, intelligible vocals... Where as they sound different, the method and style is the same.

[NEP633]

converge is 10000 times better musically. holy fuck, are you deaf?

[Divinehand]

I enjoy this band.

But seriously. Who the hell calls Ceremony boring over their shoegazer predecessor? That's like saying a paint drying festival is more interesting then a rugby match. :/ fail.

[Hey Kevin]

Blast beats, fast punk riffs, intelligible vocals... Where as they sound different, the method and style is the same.

could have sworn you said the only difference was the pitch of the vocals
weird

but yeah converge and ceremony sound nothing alike and Ross is pretty easy to understand when he yells
fast punk riffs could describe an punk band from the mid eighties on
i always though Blink 182 and the Repos sounded similair
so many different bands play blast beats that saying that is a similarity is just ridiculous
Cannibal Corpse and and Warsawwasraw are nothing a like

Ceremony have a very clean style
as Converge play well but switch time signatures in very unusual points in their music and uses totally different song structures

god damn you said one of the stupidest things ever
no you didnt say it you DECLARED it as if it were fact
as if you were proving someone wrong instead of acting like you knew what you were taking about

[x togepi x]

Infest is infinitely better than Ceremony. Ceremony is just safe "edgy" hardcore for scenesters.

[Hey Kevin]

Wrong. Both suck dick.

Sealab 1021?
definitely one of the best shows that was ever on television

[Hey Kevin]

Infest is infinitely better than Ceremony. Ceremony is just safe "edgy" hardcore for scenesters.

didnt say who was better
just saying ceremony models Infest's style as a base for their songs

[x togepi x]

I enjoy this band.

But seriously. Who the hell calls Ceremony boring over their shoegazer predecessor? That's like saying a paint drying festival is more interesting then a rugby match. :/ fail.

Well, for one, while shoegaze isn't a terribly energetic genre, at least Ceremony the shoegaze band's rehashing of My Bloody Valentine was somewhat compelling. Ceremony the hardcore band is fucking terrible and boring. They basically appeal to only people who haven't researched hardcore further than b9 board.

[x togepi x]

didnt say who was better
just saying ceremony models Infest's style as a base for their songs

I know you didn't. I'm just saying Infest> Ceremony. Infest was awesome.

[Hey Kevin]

They basically appeal to only people who haven't researched hardcore further than b9 board.

i love Ceremony but this made my day

[Hey Kevin]

I know you didn't. I'm just saying Infest> Ceremony. Infest was awesome.

i agree 100%

[x togepi x]

i love Ceremony but this made my day


haha. at least you acknowledge that they're a derivative. most people i talk to about this band act like they're completely new and are going to save hardcore (by basically acting in the same ethos as every other new hardcore band). whether or not they're good is obviously just opinion.

[Hey Kevin]

I know you didn't. I'm just saying Infest> Ceremony. Infest was awesome.

haha. at least you acknowledge that they're a derivative. most people i talk to about this band act like they're completely new and are going to save hardcore (by basically acting in the same ethos as every other new hardcore band). whether or not they're good is obviously just opinion.

that is because it is the B9 board and they were told to like New Found Glory and now they do

[x togepi x]

that is because it is the B9 board and they were told to like New Found Glory and now they do

which is so weird. i'd never have guessed that band pulling that one off.

[Hey Kevin]

which is so weird. i'd never have guessed that band pulling that one off.

dude they were in Hardcore bands before!
and pop punk is an ironic way to stagedive my fat ass onto my 13 year old scenester girlfriend and her friends!


im so sick of that shit
New Found Glory really stopped playing pop punk after Sticks and Stones (an album i loved in 6th grade and that was it)
fucking hate poppunk hardcore bullshit like Broadway Calls
its the stupidest trend and somehow modern hardcore has found away to piss away its credibility

[shit stroll]

hey i like broadway calls. :-(

[Hey Kevin]

hey i like broadway calls. :-(

but are you tough as fuck?

[x togepi x]

i have a broadway calls 7inch but i've never listened to it.

[Hey Kevin]

i have a broadway calls 7inch but i've never listened to it.

are we calling it Ebay gold or a skeleton in your closet?

[x togepi x]

are we calling it Ebay gold or a skeleton in your closet?

split with a band i like or...liked when i saw them?

[Robototron]

Well, for one, while shoegaze isn't a terribly energetic genre, at least Ceremony the shoegaze band's rehashing of My Bloody Valentine was somewhat compelling. Ceremony the hardcore band is fucking terrible and boring. They basically appeal to only people who haven't researched hardcore further than b9 board.

I don't know, a lot of Shoegaze is pretty energetic unless you're listening to the more Dream Pop-y bands or something like that. I wouldn't call it any less energetic than any other genre, anyway.

Ceremony are fun, but I've never been that big on Hardcore. Seeing them in a bit with Genghis Tron, Converge, etc., though, they seem like they'd put on a good show.

I downloaded some Ceremony the Shoegaze band recently. Obviously the MBV influence is kind of unavoidable for any Shoegaze band, but I'm kind of liking their more Electronic elements even if some if it is kind of cheesy (too bad all Screengaze can't be as good as the recent A Shoreline Dream & Ulrich Schnauss collabo).

[shit stroll]

split with a band i like or...liked when i saw them?

the riot before?

[mike sheets]

the riot before?

i really liked the riot before when i saw them

[shit stroll]

they're pretty good. i got burnt out on them pretty fast, though.

[mike sheets]

i actually forgot about them until you mentioned them

i'd like to see them again though

from what i remember they put on a really solid show

[Cuddleworthy]

so pissed

[ThemChains]

I'm in a furniture based cover band called Chairemony. We sound a lot like Converge.

[Colorblind!]

sweet band.

i've only seen them once (posi fest 05) but they were pretty damn good.

CEREMONY AT POSI FEST?
let me wrap my head around that for a minute.

dude they were in Hardcore bands before!
and pop punk is an ironic way to stagedive my fat ass onto my 13 year old scenester girlfriend and her friends!
im so sick of that shit
New Found Glory really stopped playing pop punk after Sticks and Stones (an album i loved in 6th grade and that was it)
fucking hate poppunk hardcore bullshit like Broadway Calls
its the stupidest trend and somehow modern hardcore has found away to piss away its credibility

Really now? They're nothing like the current "poppunk hardcore bullshit".
It's not like they're Caleb Lionheart or Four Year Strong or anything.

[Cuddleworthy]

CEREMONY AT POSI FEST?
let me wrap my head around that for a minute.

you mean give you a minute to wrap your head around it? haha

[Colorblind!]

As for the hate this band gets, I listen to Infest. I really like Infest.
I also think this band fucking rules, and there is much worse "trendy" hardcore bands you could be attacking.

Violence, Violence was really good for a debut, it's a lot of fun and people who appreciate hardcore probably loved this until it got hyped, because everybody is too ashamed to be apart of the bandwagon and don't want to be seen as trendy.
Still Nothing Moves You is a fucking crazy follow up. Disagree if you like, but it's far more creative then its predecessor and from the moment the bass intro kicks in til the end of the cd (minus the interludes) I feel like killing people.
They have served their purpose.

[ThemChains]

dude they were in Hardcore bands before!
and pop punk is an ironic way to stagedive my fat ass onto my 13 year old scenester girlfriend and her friends!


im so sick of that shit
New Found Glory really stopped playing pop punk after Sticks and Stones (an album i loved in 6th grade and that was it)
fucking hate poppunk hardcore bullshit like Broadway Calls
its the stupidest trend and somehow modern hardcore has found away to piss away its credibility

Broadway Calls:

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What you hate:

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Not the same.

[shit stroll]

:popc:

[Colorblind!]

Yeah, I don't know if he's ever really listened to Broadway Calls. Wouldn't really say they're trying to be hardcore.

[DEAD VEGGIE]

I wish Four Years Strong would roll their van.

[Colorblind!]

I wish Four Years Strong would roll their van.

You're a fucking idiot.
Don't wish that on anyone, I don't care if they play bad music. They don't deserve to die for it.

[wuduprod]

Derek "Stormy" Daniels, FYS isn't bad, you need to stop bringing the hate on FYS and reserve it for more important things... like people who don't recognize sarcasm when they see it.

[ThemChains]

I wish Four Years Strong would roll their van.
Van flips are reserved for Hot Topic Myspace Metalcore bands.
Broadway Calls is so, so, so much better than Ceremony.
Agreed.
You're a fucking idiot.
Don't wish that on anyone, I don't care if they play bad music. They don't deserve to die for it.
It's not that serious.

[wewascontenders]

Van flips are reserved for Hot Topic Myspace Metalcore bands.

Agreed.

It's not that serious.


and bayside. my apologies, i had to.

but broadway calls is good, fys is not.

[ThisIsNotDan]

eh not a fan. I thought Ghostlimb, Trash Talk, and Paint It Black put out better short, blistering hardcore albums

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if it is wrong.

oxyMORON

Broadway Calls is so, so, so much better than Ceremony.

true

As for the hate this band gets, I listen to Infest. I really like Infest.
I also think this band fucking rules, and there is much worse "trendy" hardcore bands you could be attacking.

Violence, Violence was really good for a debut, it's a lot of fun and people who appreciate hardcore probably loved this until it got hyped, because everybody is too ashamed to be apart of the bandwagon and don't want to be seen as trendy.
Still Nothing Moves You is a fucking crazy follow up. Disagree if you like, but it's far more creative then its predecessor and from the moment the bass intro kicks in til the end of the cd (minus the interludes) I feel like killing people.
They have served their purpose.

reading alot of your posts, I wish there were more posters like you here

[MyNameIsRoss]

I won't be skull-fucked by faith.

[NEP633]

Cool.

[Colorblind!]

reading alot of your posts, I wish there were more posters like you here

I can never tell if I'm being made fun of or if you're being serious.
Thanks either way ;)

There's got to be more then three people on this site who like ceremony, come on.

[Colorblind!]

drive your car through your house

[ThisIsNotDan]

I can never tell if I'm being made fun of or if you're being serious.
Thanks either way ;)

no, completely serious.

[Colorblind!]

Thanks then!

I got my Scared People 7" in the mail today.
Yessssssssss.

[last light]

Still dig this band, tour with Cruel Hand was probably good (missed the L.A. date).

[NEP633]

Thanks then!

I got my Scared People 7" in the mail today.
Yessssssssss.

best thing they put out IMO

[last light]

best thing they put out IMO

Really? I'd have to go w/ Ruined 7".

[Colorblind!]

That would be fun.
I can't believe I missed them when they came to Toronto with Life Long Tragedy and Sabertooth Zombie.
I'm pissed.

[Colorblind!]

best thing they put out IMO

I'm undecided, but might agree with you.

[last light]

That would be fun.
I can't believe I missed them when they came to Toronto with Life Long Tragedy and Sabertooth Zombie.
I'm pissed.

Saw them w/ Life Long Tragedy awhile back, good show. Sabertooth Zombie are the best of those 3 by a mile, though.

[Colorblind!]

Never got to see LLT so I'm pissed about it. They should unbreak.
Also, what should I get by SZ because I have nothing on my computer.

[last light]

Never got to see LLT so I'm pissed about it. They should unbreak.
Also, what should I get by SZ because I have nothing on my computer.

Everything? Haha. But seriously you really can't go wrong w/ them. I want to say Dent Face is probably the most readily available, so maybe start there.

[Colorblind!]

If Dent Face goes well, then I'll take you up on everything.

[Cuddleworthy]

tour with converge, pulling teeth, and coliseum should be fun

[ThemChains]

They are playing UB, and knowing how things go...it's going to be insane.

[DEAD VEGGIE]

tour with converge, pulling teeth, and coliseum should be fun

Yes very much looking forward to that.

[Heart-A-Tact]

tour with converge, pulling teeth, and coliseum should be fun

That's going to be the most angry tour ever. Bummed that it's not coming here.

[Robototron]

tour with converge, pulling teeth, and coliseum should be fun

Genghis Tron are playing too, at least here in NYC. Going to be awesome.

[NEP633]

i'll be at the boston date. moshing for converge and pullling teeth.

[Hey Kevin]

i never said those bands sounded a like
i was talking about the hardcore trend of being into pop punk and how its not any sort of real interest but some ironic bullshit

i dont like broadway calls or a day to remember or four year strong, but they dont sound the same.
im just talking about the sudden interest in any sort of pop punk in the hardcore community and how these bands are getting a bigger break because people dont really take what they do seriously and wont care about them or the 2nd wave of them two years from now

[Cuddleworthy]

Genghis Tron are playing too, at least here in NYC. Going to be awesome.

yeah, they're not on the first few dates. would be nice if they were playing the boston date, though.

[Heart-A-Tact]

Just recently got into Still Nothing Moves You. It's a stretch better than Violence Violence, I think.

[wuduprod]

^ i think the opposite, but still nothing moves you grows on me with every listen. both awesome albums.

[NEP633]

Just recently got into Still Nothing Moves You. It's a stretch better than Violence Violence, I think.

Violence Violence would be 100 times better if they took off half the songs that suck and the ones that are 8 seconds long.

[DEAD VEGGIE]

Violence Violence is a fantastic album but I think Still Nothing Moves You is definitely a more mature album. Yes I did just bring back a thread that died in march but guess what I don't give a damn!

[Colorblind!]

Violence Violence would be 100 times better if they took off half the songs that suck and the ones that are 8 seconds long.

I think that album is phenomenal and will be remembered as one of the better modern hardcore records of our time. I think SNMY is better (regardless of people calling it a snoozefest) but it won't have the staying power that I think Violence, Violence will.

[ThemChains]

Sometimes his lyrics make me cringe, but when I'm in the mood for it, it's good.

[shit stroll]

I think that album is phenomenal and will be remembered as one of the better modern hardcore records of our time. I think SNMY is better (regardless of people calling it a snoozefest) but it won't have the staying power that I think Violence, Violence will.

"hardcore band of our generation" is a bit of a stretch.

[ThemChains]

"hardcore band of our generation" is a bit of a stretch.

I'll agree. Though I don't think that is what he said.

[shit stroll]

i guess i misread his post. i could have sworn he wrote "hardcore band of our generation."

[ThemChains]

I don't know that anyone is capable of making that ignorant of a statement.

[Colorblind!]

"hardcore band of our generation" is a bit of a stretch.

I said it will be remember as one of the better hardcore records of our generation. I know there are better albums released obviously, but I'm saying I think kids will still know about that album in ten years. I could be very wrong, but I can just see it having some lasting power.

[Cuddleworthy]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2fhcxxdjB1qzm5v7o1_500.jpg

[Starbursting]

Enjoyable.

[IWasHerHorse]

Anyone going to the record release show in Philly?

[Starbursting]

I may.

[mrnubnub]

I'm resurrecting this

Zoo is phenominal, IMO
Pitchfork called it generic garage punk and while I somewhat agree I still think there are some killer tracks. Definitely gaps in song quality but overall it's still awesome.

[Starbursting]

i'm surprised no one has posted here about the new album yet.