ALBUM REVIEW: Solemn Ceremony – Chapter III


Initially started in 2017 as a solo side project to Lucifer’s Fall by Phil Howlett and later helped out by longtime collaborator Kieran Provis (also of Lucifer’s Fall fame), the Adelaide-bound Solemn Ceremony has been crafting the purest form of barbaric, raw, and obscure old school Doom ever since. Moreover, they have been doing it in the style of the 80s. Equipped with past experiences in songwriting for Rote Mare and Lucifer’s Fall, the ever-talented Phil Howlett brings his listeners a distinctive style of aggression-laden vocals that appear fiendish and savage.

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EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE: Solemn Ceremony – “Chapter III” Full Album Stream


Australian Doom metallers Solemn Ceremony’s new album Chapter III – releases this week on August 2nd, 2024 via Devils Victim Recordings!  Led by the legend Invocator, a.ka. Phil Howlett (ex-Lucifer’s Fall, Zlortcht, Rote Mare) this album is killer and ready for fire and blood! Stream the full album now, here at Ghost Cult! Continue reading