Ceremony is an American punk rock band from Rohnert Park. The band's current line-up features Ross Farrar (vocals), Anthony Anzaldo (guitar), Justin Davis (bass), Andy Nelson (guitar), and Jake Casarotti (drums). Ryan Mattos (guitar) left before the group's Matador Records signing in 2011, being replaced by Nelson. The band have released six studio albums to date, and have changed their sound considerably across their discography - ranging from elements of powerviolence, grindcore, hardcore punk, punk rock, garage rock, post-punk, indie rock and new wave. Pitchfork once wrote that "Ceremony are hell-bent on not making the same record twice", while Stereogum described the band as "a very good punk band executing old punk tricks to massive effectiveness".
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More about Ceremony: From the breakneck ferocity of their essential debut 'Violence Violence', to their 2010 underground landmark 'Rohnert Park', to albums for venerable indie stalwart Matador Records and beyond, CEREMONY fearlessly and unalterably expanded the sonic, lyrical, and aesthetic possibilities of what could be considered "hardcore punk", and left a deep, indelible mark on music that is more evident today than ever.
Their most recent album, the critically-acclaimed In The Spirit World Now, was released in 2019 on Relapse Records, and followed with 2022's Vanity Spawned By Fear 12" single.