Ceremonial Oath

about

Ceremonial Oath was formed in 1989 by Oscar Dronjak, under the name Desecrator. In 1989 they released their first demo, Wake the Dead, which featured three tracks. In 1990 they released a second demo, Black Sermons. Shortly after their demo recordings they changed their name to Cermonial Oath. In 1992 Ceremonial Oath recorded and released a 7" EP, The Lost Name of God, and later in 1993 they released their debut album, The Book of Truth. After the release of their first album, Oscar Dronjak left Ceremonial Oath to focus on Crystal Age and HammerFall, and Jesper Strömblad left to form In Flames. After a lineup change, Ceremonial Oath released Carpet in early 1995 before splitting up in the same year. Tracks New Sun and The Shadowed End appeared on the W.A.R. (Wrong Again Records) Compilation, which was released in 1995. Ceremonial Oath is considered to be the first band to play melodic death metal. Even prior to bands like In Flames and Dark Tranquillity. Ceremonial Oath reunited in 2012 with the original line up of: Jesper Strömblad - Bass (The Resistance, Dimension Zero, ex-In Flames, ex-All Ends, ex-Sinergy, ex-Hammerfall) Markus Nordberg - Drums (Desecrator (Swe), ex-Cemetary, ex-Braindead) Anders Iwers - Guitar (Desecrator (Swe), Tiamat, ex-In Flames, ex-Cemetary, ex-Mercury Tide, ex-Lacuna Coil [live]) Oscar Dronjak - Vocals, Guitar (Desecrator (Swe), ex-Crystal Age, Hammerfall) Discography 1989 - Wake The Dead (demo) 1. Intro 2. Remains of Death 3. Force of H

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albums

Carpet

The Carpet

The Book of Truth

The Book of Truth (Re-issue 2013)

The Book Of Truth (re-issue + bonus)

Swedish Melodic Death Metal

A Tribute To Metallica

Metal Militia: A Tribute to Metallica

The Lost Name of God

The Book of Truth (remixed & remastered 2013)

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EvIL Ultimate Metal Covers #73

Metal Militia - A Tribute To Metallica

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