Album: Ceremony of Opposites by Samael (1994)
Genre: Black Metal | Style: Metal
Format: Album

Description: Ceremony of Opposites is the third album by Swiss heavy metal band Samael.
This is their second release with Century Media Records after leaving French label Osmose Productions. Although the band's subject matter was similar to previous releases (references to Aleister Crowley, Satanism and blasphemy), it also showed their first signs of interest in industrial music, a direction that they would take on future albums.
It was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, who also worked on recordings by Lacuna Coil, Tiamat, Moonspell and others.
In 2005, the album was re-issued with their 1995 Rebellion EP.

Artist Background: Samael released their first album Worship Him in 1991 on French record label Osmose Productions; the following year they signed a multi-records deal with Century Media Records and released their second album Blood Ritual. Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as industrial metal, they are an early 2nd Wave black metal band and an innovator for post-black metal styles. Part of the Sion, Schweiz music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Industrial Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Sion, Schweiz music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Industrial Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Black Metal, Metal, 1990s, Album

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Ceremony of Opposites is the third album by Swiss heavy metal band Samael.
This is their second release with Century Media Records after leaving French label Osmose Productions. Although the band's subject matter was similar to previous releases (references to Aleister Crowley, Satanism and blasphemy), it also showed their first signs of interest in industrial music, a direction that they would take on future albums.
It was produced by Waldemar Sorychta, who also worked on recordings by Lacuna Coil, Tiamat, Moonspell and others.
In 2005, the album was re-issued with their 1995 Rebellion EP.

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