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Ceremonial Oath
Group · Sweden · Gothenburg · formed 1989
Swedish musical group; death metal band
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Also known as Cermonial Oath · Desecrator · Striker · セレモニアル・オース
Timeline
10 events+ Member joins 3− Member leaves 3▣ Album 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
· Member joins
Jesper Strömblad joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Oscar Dronjak joins the band
source: musicbrainz
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Promo 1991
First documented EP in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Jesper Strömblad leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Oscar Dronjak leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Anders Fridén joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Anders Fridén leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography254 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375502819
Biography
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. They released three demos, one EP and two studio albums. Several band members would form or join bands that would achieve greater success, such as In Flames and HammerFall, a band that would influence the awakened interest in power metal 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 Gothenburg, and 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
The Book of TruthSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Prologue: Sworn to Avenge1:052Chapter I: The Invocator3:163Chapter II: For I Have Sinned - The Praise5:244Chapter III: Enthroned5:165Chapter IV: Only Evil Prevails5:306Chapter V: Thunderworld2:267Chapter VI: Lords of Twilight5:428Chapter VII: Ceremonial Oath7:349Chapter VIII: The Lost Name of God3:5210Chapter IX: The Book of Truth1:5111Chapter X: Hellbound3:40, 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 new material.
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)
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)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 45:36
1Prologue: Sworn to Avenge1:052Chapter I: The Invocator3:163Chapter II: For I Have Sinned - The Praise5:244Chapter III: Enthroned5:165Chapter IV: Only Evil Prevails5:306Chapter V: Thunderworld2:267Chapter VI: Lords of Twilight5:428Chapter VII: Ceremonial Oath7:349Chapter VIII: The Lost Name of God3:5210Chapter IX: The Book of Truth1:5111Chapter X: Hellbound3:401995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 31:04
1The Day I Buried6:062Dreamsong3:443Carpet3:304The Shadowed End3:165One of Us / Nightshade3:546Immortalized3:487Hallowed Be Thy Name6:46
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Promo 1991Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 9:151The Lost Name of God3:51 2For I Have Sinned / The Praise5:24 | Demo | December 1991 | |
| 1992 | Lost Name of GodSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracksA1Lost Name of God B1For I Have Sinned B2The Praise | 11 November 1992 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Ceremonial Oath head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 17 | 76.4th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 4 | 17th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Strömblad | 1989 | 1993 | |
| Oscar Dronjak | 1989 | 1993 | |
| Anders Fridén | 1993 | 1996 | lead vocals |
| Anders Iwers | — | present | |
| Markus Nordberg | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2d70eb28-9b5f-4d0b-97ea-31850b2e58d8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2d70eb28-9b5f-4d0b-97ea-31850b2e58d8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978491genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978491seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_Oathbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremonial_Oath
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Swedish musicians
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Wikidata: Q978491 · MusicBrainz: 2d70eb28-9b5f-4d0b-97ea-31850b2e58d8
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