Ceremony

California punk outfit Ceremony has spent the last decade mining the sounds of hardcore, garage, and post-punk to deliver an impressively diverse and hard-hitting collection of albums. The band's earliest days were marked by loud, fast, aggressive songs that barely hit the minute mark, but by 2012's Zoo they were probing more experimental territory in the vein of post-punk groups like The Fall and Joy Division. Throughout these stylistic shifts they've remained a seriously ferocious live act, delivering their breakneck sets with enough attitude and intensity to make their punk forebears cower in fear. Whether they're inciting riotous sing-alongs with modern-day punk anthem "Hysteria" or treating ticket buyers to cuts from 2015's The L-Shaped Man, Ceremony always brings an unbridled energy to the stage that makes their concerts electrifying and unforgettable experiences.