Genre: Melodic Death Metal Band Members: Jesper Strömblad Bass Markus Nordberg Drums Anders Iwers Guitars Oscar Dronjak Guitars Ceremonial Oath was formed in 1988 under the name Desecrator, changed their name to Ceremonial Oath in June, 1991 and disbanded in 1996. During their short career they released three demos (two of them still under the name Desecrator), one EP and two full-length albums. Ceremonial Oath reunited in 2012 for what appears to be a one-off performance at The Gothenburg Sound festival, set to take place January 5-6, 2013 at Trädgår’n in Gothenburg, Sweden. Their influence is greater than their short lifespan suggests: several of the band members would later create or join metal bands that would gain fame and fortune on the future metal scene, such as In Flames, an influential band to the melodic death metal genre; and HammerFall, a band who would greatly influence the awakened interest in power metal and traditional heavy metal. The band contributed the songs "New Sun" and "The Shadowed End" (Demo version) to the 1994 W.A.R. (Wrong Again Records Records) Compilation Vol. 1.