Ceremonial Oath
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Ceremonial Oath | |
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| Also known as | Desecrator (1989-1991) |
| Origin | Mölndal, Sweden |
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| Years active | 1989–1996, 2012–present |
| Labels | Corpsegrinder, Modern Primitive, Black Sun |
| Members | Oscar Dronjak Anders Iwers Jesper Strömblad Markus Nordberg |
| Past members | Anders Fridén Mikael Andersson Thomas Johansson Marcus Fredriksson Ulf Assarsson |
Ceremonial Oath is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1989. They were originally called Desecrator, but changed their name to Ceremonial Oath in 1991 and disbanded in 1996.[1] During their initial existence they released three demos, one EP and two studio albums.[1] Several of the band members would later create or join bands that would achieve greater success such as In Flames and HammerFall, a band that would greatly influence the awakened interest in power metal and traditional heavy metal.[citation needed]
Ceremonial Oath reunited for an appearance at the inaugural edition of The Gothenburg Sound festival on January 5–6, 2013 at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg,[2][3] and also made appearances on a few other festivals later the same year. In addition to that, a remixed and remastered version of their 1993 album The Book of Truth was re-released in the beginning of 2013.[4] Other than reuniting for a string of shows, Ceremonial Oath has no plans to record or release any new material.[5]
Band members
[edit]Current
[edit]- Oscar Dronjak – vocals, guitar (1989–1993, 2012–present)
- Anders Iwers – guitar (1989–1996, 2012–present)
- Markus Nordberg – drums (1991–1996, 2012–present)
- Jesper Strömblad – bass (1991–1993, 2012–present)
Former
[edit]- Ulf Assarsson – drums (1989–1991)
- Marcus Fredriksson – bass, vocals (1989–1990)
- Thomas Johansson – bass (1993–1996)
- Mikael Andersson – guitar (1993–1996)
- Anders Fridén – vocals (1993–1996)
Session lineup
[edit]- Tomas Lindberg – vocals (1993–1995)
- Peter Ekberg – bass (1990–1991)
- Fredrik Nordström – keyboards (1992–1993)
Timeline
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Discography
[edit]As Desecrator
[edit]- Wake the Dead (Demo, 1990)
- Black Sermons (Demo, 1990)
As Ceremonial Oath
[edit]- Promo 1991 (Demo, 1991)
- Lost Name of God (EP, Corpse Grinder Records, 1992)
- The Book of Truth (CD, Modern Primitive Records, 1993)
- Carpet (CD, Black Sun Records, 1995)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biography". Black Sun Records. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "CEREMONIAL OATH To Reunite For THE GOTHENBURG SOUND Festival • Metal4all.com". metal4all.com. 15 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Blistering Metal News: CEREMONIAL OATH to Reunite for THE GOTHENBURG SOUND Festival". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "Ceremonial Oath". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "ETERNAL TERROR - CEREMONIAL OATH - Revisiting the Metallic Oath". Eternal-terror.com.
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