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21 years of Ceremony

Posted by Loren on June 17, 2026

21 years of Ceremony
photo by Martin Sorrondeguy

Another August release has been announced: Tell Me You Dream, the latest by Ceremony, out on August 7 on Relapse Records. The band will follow it up with a North American tour.

The new album is produced by John Reis (Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes), who also worked on The L-Shaped Man (2015).

 

Tell Me Your Dream Tracklist

1. Prograde
 2. Other Hells
 3. Madness
4. Dark Summer
5. Deep Down Where I Belong
 6. Antenna
 7. Justify 
8. Death Destruction Mayhem 
 9. 10 Planets 
10. Paradise 

CEREMONY Tour Dates

Wed. June 17 - Barcelona, ES @ Laut

Fri. June 19 - Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

Wed. Sept. 9 - Montréal, QC @ Les Foufounes Électriques
Thu. Sept. 10 - Toronto, ON @ East End United Basement
Sat. Sept. 12 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sun. Sept. 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Thu. Sept. 24 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Sat. Sept. 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The American
Thu. Oct. 1 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Fri. Oct. 2 - New York, NY @ Warsaw
Sat. Oct. 3 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Sun. Oct. 4 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Fri. Oct. 16 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell
Sat. Oct. 17 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey
Sun. Oct. 18 - Miami, FL @ Churchill's
Thu. Oct. 22 - Denver, CO @ Marquis
Thu. Nov. 5 -San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger
Fri. Nov. 6 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Sat. Nov. 7 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Fri. Nov. 13 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Fri. Nov. 20 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo 

21 years of Ceremony
photo by Martin Sorrondeguy

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