Ceremonial Oath was formed in 1989 by Oscar Dronjak under the name Desecrator. They recorded a first demo in 1989 and a second one in 1990 under the name Desecrator before changing to Ceremonial Oath. During their short
career they released 2 demos, 1 EP and 2 full albums. Oscar left the band before the release of their first album in 1993. The cover art for their first demo from 1989 was done by Jonas and Anders Björler (later of At The Gates).