''Still, Nothing Moves You'' is the second full-length album from the American
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...
band
Ceremony
A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion.
The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''.
Church and civil (secular) ...
. It was released in August 2008 through
Bridge 9 Records
Bridge 9 Records is an American hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996. The label is name ...
.
Reception
Ceremony's sophomore full-length release was received by generally favorable reviews, following high expectations set by their widely acclaimed initial releases.
Critics also acknowledged the record's slight departure from the intensity of ''
Violence Violence
Violence Violence is the debut full-length album from American hardcore punk band Ceremony. The vinyl release of the album contains the original 13 song track list, while the CD version includes the band's previous effort, 2005's ''Ruined'' EP.
W ...
'' for a sound that was increasingly influenced by 1980s
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...
.
Punknews.org notes that "Ceremony have further abandoned the fuck-all, one-after-another power-violence attacks to better vary their approach, nonetheless one still indebted to rabid mid-`80s hardcore".
Similarly, Sputnikmusic writes that, in comparison to Ceremony's previous releases, the songs in ''Still Nothing Moves You'' "are less spontaneous 30 second bursts of violence, and more well thought out 56 second bursts of aggression".
Track listing
Personnel
*Ross Farrar – vocals
*Anthony Anzaldo – guitars
*Ryan Mattos – guitars
*Justin Davis – bass
*Jake Casarotti – drums
;Technical personnel
*Dan Rathbun – producer
*Adam Rossiter – artwork
References
External links
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2008 albums
Bridge 9 Records albums
Ceremony (punk band) albums