CEREMONIAL OATH, Sweden's pioneers of twisted melodic death metal, will release their debut album, The Book Of Truth, as a digital download in North America on April 16th via Century Media Records. Besides the album tracks found on The Book Of Truth, this download will also include all tracks from the super rare demos, Wake The Dead and Black Sermon (on which Ceremonial Oath was still performing under the band's previous moniker DESECRATOR), as well as the two tracks from the legendary 'Lost Name Of God' 7" (originally released on Corpse Grinder Records in 1992).

The Book Of Truth doesn't follow the usual melodic approach that many bands from the Gothenburg scene established during the heyday of the scene from 1994-1999. Being neither pure Gothenburg melodic death metal nor typical old school Swedish death metal in the Stockholm vein, but more a fine mélange of both worlds, spiced-up with some technical finesse a la MORBID ANGEL and NOCTURNUS, The Book Of Truth has justly become a classic death metal album. To this day, the sound of Ceremonial Oath has remained surprisingly fresh and unique.

The Book Of Truth deluxe reissue tracklisting:

The Album:

'Prologue: Sworn To Avenge'

'Chapter I: The Invocator'

'Chapter II: For I Have Sinned / The Praise'

'Chapter III: Enthroned'

'Chapter IV: Only Evil Prevails'

'Chapter V: Thunderworld (Welcome To Forever)'

'Chapter VI: Lords Of Twilight'

'Chapter VII: Ceremonial Oath'

'Chapter VIII: The Lost Name Of God'

'Chapter IX: The Book Of Truth'

'Chapter X: Hellbound' (instrumental)

The Demos (Bonus Tracks):

'Intro: The Hour Between Darkness And Dawn'

'Remains Of Death'

'Force Of Habit'

'A Nocturnal Predator'

'Into The Abyss Of Hell'

'The Invocator'

'Necrosis'

'The Lost Name Of God'

'For I Have Sinned / The Praise'

The Demos (Bonus Tracks) info:

Tracks 1 - 4 taken from the Wake The Dead demo (1990, performing as Desecrator)

Tracks 5 - 7 taken from the Black Sermon demo (1990, performing as Desecrator)

Tracks 8 & 9 taken from the Lost Name Of God 7" (1992)

More on Ceremonial Oath here.