Ceremony are a band with a powerful, assertive approach, yet they defy easy categorization. While structurally and superficially a hardcore punk band, they acknowledge that they’ve been inspired by Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, and Suicidal Tendencies. But Ceremony have transformed their influences into brash, cathartic song miniatures, coupling them with lyrics loaded with anti-authoritarian attitude and enlivened by seemingly berserk, unpredictable instrumental interludes