Ancient Ceremony

Chris Anderle was sued by the Catholic church in 2004 over a series of "blasphemous" photos featured on the band's website. The band formed under the name "Ceremony" and added the "Ancient" adjunct upon discovery of the Dutch band Ceremony. Ancient Ceremony's first live appearance occurred in June 1992. Split up around 2005. Compilation appearances: - "Poem of Blasphemy" on Suffer Tape Nr. 1 (Suffer Tapes, 1993) - "Moonlight Ceremonies" on The Undead 7... Past Aeons to Come (1994, Tape) - "Shadows of the Undead" on The Unholy Bible - Cacophonous Label Sampler ( Cacophonous Records , 1997) - "Black Roses on Her Grave (Desdemona's Secret)" on Hard Rock Extrême N°7 (Hard Rock, 1999) - Choir of Immortal Queens" on Morbid Noizz Special Vol. 1 ( Morbid Noizz Productions , 2000) - "Choir of Immortal Queens" on Morbid Noizz - Wydanie Jubileuszowe 10lat ( Morbid Noizz Productions , 2000) - "Forbidden Fruit Sapientia" on Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 24 ( Nuclear Blast Records , 2000) - "Seed of Evil" on Darkness Is Thy Kingdom - A Journey Into Dark-Metal Sounds - Volume 4 (Angelwings, 2002) - "Shadows of the Undead" on The Unholy Bible (Cacophonous Label Sampler)'