Dark Sermon is an American blackened death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Formed in early 2009 as In Reference To A Sinking Ship by Austin Good, Bryson St. Angelo, Evan Miller, Austin Chandler, and Johnny Crowder, the group released a demo in 2009 and their first EP, Aimless, in 2011. The band gained national attention after playing major tours such as Summer Slaughter Tour and Vans Warped Tour. In 2012, they changed their name to Dark Sermon and signed with eOne Music/Nuclear Blast Records. Their debut album, In Tongues, was released in 2013. The band's second album, The Oracle, followed in 2015. Dark Sermon toured extensively throughout North America, supporting acts like Cattle Decapitation and Thy Art Is Murder. In 2017, vocalist Johnny Crowder announced that the band would go on an indefinite hiatus.
