Ceremonial Oath is a Swedish

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band formed in 1989. They were originally called Desecrator, but changed their name to Ceremonial Oath in 1991 and disbanded in 1996. During their initial existence they released three demos, one EP and two studio albums. Several of the band members would later create or join bands that would achieve greater success such as

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and HammerFall, a band that would greatly influence the awakened interest in

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and traditional heavy metal. Ceremonial Oath reunited for an appearance at the inaugural edition of The Gothenburg Sound festival on January 5–6, 2013 at Trädgår'n in

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, 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. Other than reuniting for a string of shows, Ceremonial Oath has no plans to record or release any new material.

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

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– 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) * ''

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'' (CD, Black Sun Records, 1995)

References

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