Mournful Congregation is a slow doom metal band from Loxton, Australia which was founded in 1993, and has included members of Chalice. They have funeral doom metal and death/doom metal influences.
The music is mainly driven by very slow, depressing guitar harmonies, occasionally mixed with acoustic guitar and is further characterised by minimal drums, and growled and whispered vocals. Main lyrical themes are personal spirituality, mysticism and depression/doom.