Ceremonial Oath

Years active1989–1996, 2012–presentLabelsCorpsegrinder, Modern Primitive, Black SunMembersOscar Dronjak
Anders Iwers
Jesper Strömblad
Markus NordbergPast membersAnders 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

Current

• 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

• 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

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

Timeline

Discography

As Desecrator

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

As Ceremonial Oath

• 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