Ceremonial Oath

Swedish death metal band

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Ceremonial Oath

Also known as| Desecrator (1989-1991)
Origin| Mölndal, Sweden
Genres|

* Melodic death metal
* death metal

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

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### Current

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* 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

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* 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

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* Tomas Lindberg – vocals (1993–1995)
* Peter Ekberg – bass (1990–1991)
* Fredrik Nordström – keyboards (1992–1993)

### Timeline

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## Discography

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### As Desecrator

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* Wake the Dead (Demo, 1990)
* Black Sermons (Demo, 1990)

### As Ceremonial Oath

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* 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

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1. ^ a b "Biography". Black Sun Records. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "Blistering Metal News: CEREMONIAL OATH to Reunite for THE GOTHENBURG SOUND Festival". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
4. ^ "Ceremonial Oath". www.facebook.com.
5. ^ "ETERNAL TERROR - CEREMONIAL OATH - Revisiting the Metallic Oath". Eternal-terror.com.

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Ceremonial Oath

* Oscar Dronjak
* Anders Iwers
* Jesper Strömblad
* Markus Nordberg

* Anders Fridén

Studio albums|

* The Book of Truth (1993)
* Carpet (1995)

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In Flames

* Björn Gelotte
* Anders Fridén
* Tanner Wayne
* Chris Broderick

* Anders Iwers
* Carl Näslund
* Mikael Stanne
* Daniel Erlandsson
* Johan Larsson
* Glenn Ljungström
* Jesper Strömblad
* Daniel Svensson
* Peter Iwers
* Joe Rickard
* Niclas Engelin
* Bryce Paul

Studio albums|

* Lunar Strain
* The Jester Race
* Whoracle
* Colony
* Clayman
* Reroute to Remain
* Soundtrack to Your Escape
* Come Clarity
* A Sense of Purpose
* Sounds of a Playground Fading
* Siren Charms
* Battles
* I, the Mask
* Foregone

EPs|

* Subterranean
* Black-Ash Inheritance
* Trigger

Singles|

* "The Quiet Place"
* "The Mirror's Truth"
* "Where the Dead Ships Dwell"

Live albums & videos|

* The Tokyo Showdown
* Used & Abused: In Live We Trust
* Sounds from the Heart of Gothenburg

Related articles|

* Discography
* A Sense of Purpose Tour
* The Halo Effect

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HammerFall

* Oscar Dronjak
* Joacim Cans
* Fredrik Larsson
* Pontus Norgren
* David Wallin

* Johan Larsson
* Niklas Sundin
* Jesper Strömblad
* Mikael Stanne
* Glenn Ljungström
* Magnus Rosén
* Stefan Elmgren
* Anders Johansson

Studio albums|

* Glory to the Brave
* Legacy of Kings
* Renegade
* Crimson Thunder
* Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken
* Threshold
* No Sacrifice, No Victory
* Infected
* (r)Evolution
* Built to Last
* Dominion
* Hammer of Dawn
* Avenge the Fallen

Live albums|

* One Crimson Night

Compilation albums|

* Steel Meets Steel: Ten Years of Glory
* Masterpieces

Singles|

* "Glory to the Brave"
* "Heeding the Call"
* "I Want Out"
* "Renegade"
* " Always Will Be"
* "Hearts on Fire"
* "Blood Bound"
* "Natural High"
* "Any Means Necessary"
* "One More Time"

Video albums|

* The First Crusade
* The Templar Renegade Crusades
* Hearts on Fire
* One Crimson Night

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* Discography
* Samwise Didier

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