Cranium Mag, Lithuania; #4
Death Metal with some Black Metal flashes...everything is played without any reproves - professional and surprising...romantic, mystic and other elements of darkness were used here.
(6,8 points out of 10)

Chaotic Brutality Mag; USA; 4,5 points out of 6
...well done...doomy black approach...Anathema-like guitars that speed up...real catchy riffs...chilling and keyboard intros and black vocals mixed with normal ones...really good mix of black and doom...cool guitar parts. This album took me by surprise...I really liked the music, especially the lead guitar parts. I recommend this to all doomy Black Metal fans!

Divine Blackness - Zine/France
- ... a killer mini-CD ! The cover is really beautiful and sad like the music of ANCIENT CEREMONY who is a requiem of melancholy and godly atmospheres with brutal and desperate vocals. Monumental !

Masters of Brutality - Zine/Holland
- ... dark/melodic death metal ... The intro "Forsaken Gardens" is very atmospheric with sounds of blazing wind, violins, thunder and dreamy keyboard melodies. The track "Cemetary Visions" which is a melancholic song with it seems, a lyrical concept of a lost love, also some Latin lyrics. "The God and the Idol" and "Choir of Immortal Queens" follow up ... are upbeat, blended with occasional keyboards ... musicianship quite good, as is the production. The fifth song is "An Ode to the Moon" An acoustic track with heavy undertones and some kind of spoken spell. Those who are into melodic/moody death metal will love this band for sure. A very big compliment for the absolutely stunning artwork on the cover and inlay ... one of the most beautiful works of art I have seen in a long time. It suits the whole atmosphere very well, brilliant work !

The Oath - Zine/Ireland
- Quit impressive melodic and dark death metal ... some great guitar lines. Overall ANCIENT CEREMONY are a good dark death metal band ... and one with great promise ..

Agaliarept- Zine/Norway
- ... very dark melodic doom influed death metal with instrumental parts.

Putrefying Mass - Zine/Holland
- ... very, very considered deathmetal ... dark, melodic deathmetal ... is exactly what you get served during listening to butchering songs as "The God and the Idol" or "Choir of immortal Queens" ! ! ...ANCIENT CEREMONY's stuff is played in a very pleasant way you won't be bored for one bloody second ! ! I think we ve to expect more spectacular stuff from these guys in the near future, consider this MCD just as a warning ! ! Check this brilliant MCD ...

Witchcraft - Mag/Germany
- ... cover as well as the whole design is really good and full-coloured ... 5 songs/18 minutes of slow Death with some black touches. Melodic guitars and a good drumming, combined with an interesting vocal/background structure. Sound and production is really good here ... These guys really know how to play, create and compose good music, and I think this band has a real chance ...

Godreah - Zine/England
- ANCIENT CEREMONY play a dark brooding form of woeinspired melancholy ... their, "Cemetary Visions" MCD is full of atmosphere and thoughtful music hat evokes the sombre ethos of dark romantic satanism ... mostly mid-paced, though littered with a variety of twisting arrangements and memorable chorus lines ...

Aborted Principles - Zine/Holland
- When I got this bands debut demo about a year ago, I already liked the music a lot ... this mini-CD ... shows the bands progression over the past period. Musically ANCIENT CEREMONY combines mid-paced technical black/death metal with mystical and melancholic sounds, mostly produced by a depressive guitarsound plus keyboards. I think this band deserves a good deal soon... it s really a great record ! ...

Impietas - Zine/Germany
- always very dark and atmospheric ... it doesen't lose its intensity when the guitars are getting more slow ... every riff is followed up by another, even better one and you'll never get tired of this. Superb !

Immemorial - Mag/Germany
- ... very good, especially the title song, which combines melody and power to a real hammersong ... mid-tempo-Death with some Keyboard-parts

Ablaze - Mag/Germany
- ... clean produced MCD ... these six ceremonial-masters prefer darkness as inspiration ... very well arranged Intro ... melancholic melodies ... black tears mix up with innermost screams for the missed soul ... more than 18 minutes full of dark visions, drowned with emotions ... aggressive drums and guitars flow over into cool melodies, sometimes filled with keyboards...

Horror Infernal - Mag/Germany
- ... impressing musical finesse ... great songs of Death Metal with good keyboards ... worth getting 11 of 15 points

Way Up - Mag/Germany
- dark sounds ... the five songs spread an aura of darkness ... fast parts mix up with the sound of damnation ... for friends of black-touched music ...

Soluzen - Zine/Germany
- ... they know how to play ... great mixture of melodic and depressive Death-metal with swedish influences ... very varied in the pace and in the vocals as well ... boredom doesn't rise at any time ... inspired by occultism, which also finds its reflection in the lyrics, that are absolutely no silly "Hail Satan"-screaming ... brilliant layout and good production ... also beautiful keyboard-parts, which yet strengthen the atmosphere ... go on this way ! 7,5 of 9 points ...

Suffer - Zine/Germany
Even their Demo made me already enthusiastic....phantastic!... doomy Death in its perfect form...the music is very emotional,the beautiful well-arranged guitar-solos are superior...they evoke the special mood...the keyboard -intro got very beautiful again....the keyboard creates a great,whispering "soundcarpet"...very strong vocals...a band with future!!!

Powertrip - Mag/Germany
...melodic side of Death-Metal...doomy dark passages change with melodic or fast Death...boredom never rises...

Tales of the Macabre - Mag/Germany
...harmonic Death-Metal with dark atmosphere...more emotional and less brutal than the demo...their Death-Metal elements are still strong enough to keep the music heavy...nice ideas enclosed...vocals remind me a bit at M.van Drunen...the last track will make everyone ejaculate who loves atmosphere through synths...a band far above average and you simply hear that they know to play their instruments very well.