Name: In the Spirit World Now
Brand: Ceremony

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RR74322

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Jewel Case with Booklet.

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Limited edition

Release date

2019-08-23

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The Orchard

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781676743223

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RR74321

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781676743216

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Ceremony

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Alternative / Modern

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Relapse

Ceremony is a hardcore punk band hailing from Rohnert Park, California, USA. They have been active since 2005 and are known for their intense and energetic performances.
With influences ranging from Trash Talk to Modern Life Is War, Ceremony has carved out their own unique sound within the punk genre. Their music combines aggressive vocals, fast-paced guitar riffs, and hard-hitting drums to create a raw and powerful sound that resonates with fans.
Having shared the stage with notable acts such as Blacklisted and Bane, *Ceremony* has established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the punk scene. Their passionate lyrics tackle social issues and personal struggles, connecting with listeners on a deep level.

Welcome to Relapse, an American metal, hardcore/punk and experimental label founded by Matthew F. Jacobson. With a diverse range of styles including death metal, grindcore, metalcore, sludge, industrial, post-rock, synthwave, and black metal among others, we are dedicated to bringing you the best in heavy music.

Our label has a rich history with previous sublabels such as Release Entertainment and Desolation House that focused on ambient/dark ambient genres. We also have exciting series like Cult Classic and Relapse Singles Series that showcase exceptional talent from our roster.

Since 2016, all our new vinyl releases and reissues come with stickers featuring a unique 7 character code in the format LPXXXXR. This code is used as a stock keeping unit (SKU) to differentiate vinyl color variants. Please note that this code should not be confused with the actual catalog number which starts with RR.

Ceremony make their Relapse Records debut with their highly ambitious new album, In the Spirit World Now! The album sees Ceremony at the height of their creative output, as the always-evolving Rohnert Park quintet take various influences from post punk and rock to create one of the summer's most compelling and infectious records.

In the Spirit World Now is full of layered sonic fury and anxiety, each song building up to a point and then descending down through a militant, catchy hook. Turn Away the Bad Thing sets the tone, guitars climbing around the driving bass line, as Ross Farrar sings, “It’s getting harder for me to be alright / Eyes adjusting to the dark / The momentum of all these last resorts built inside of me.” Songs like Presaging the End and Calming Water feel romantic and distressed, while Further I Was and Years of Love are driven by Farrar’s rebellious energy as he repeats the hook with a deadpan realness. “Years of love can be forgotten / In the hatred of a day.” But the true stand-out is the title track, In the Spirit World Now, a haunting pop gem with a sticky chorus and lead synth riff that plants itself in your head as Farrar chants the track’s name over and over like a mantra.

In the Spirit World Now is a sort of nebulous and ectoplasmic place where things may not be quite what they seem,” he says. “It means shit is about to get weird.” The album marks a milestone for this Northern California punk outfit who have stayed true to themselves as songwriters throughout massive sonic growth throughout their storied career.

In the Spirit World Now

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