Baptism (band)

Baptism
Origin	Finland
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1998–present
Members	Lord Sargofagian sg.7 Kobalt
Past members	Slaughterer Demonium

Baptism is a black metal band from Finland. The band was formed in 1998 by vocalist/guitarist Lord Sargofagian and drummer Demonium. The summer of that year the band released their first demo, Satanic Rituals, although very few copies were released. Following a two-year hiatus the band released their second demo, Sons of Ruin & Terror, in 2000. Similar to the last demo the release was limited. After the addition of bassist Slaughterer the band released their first full-length album, The Beherial Midnight, on June 12, 2002. 2004 would see three releases, from the band, a split CD with Uncreation's Dawn and the EPs Wisdom & Hate and Black Ceremony. The band released their second full-length album in 2005 entitled Morbid wings of Sathanas. Currently Slaughterer and Demonium have left the band leaving Lord Sargofagian as the only official member.

Members

Current

• Lord Sargofagian – vocals, guitars (Behexen, Calvarium, Ymir, Valonsurma, ex-Ravine, ex-Satanic Warmaster, ex-Trotzreich, ex-Black Death Ritual, ex-Uncreation's Dawn)

Live members

• sg.7 – Guitar (also session Bass) (Darkwoods My Betrothed, Trollheim's Grott, Black Death Ritual, Slave's Mask, Turmion Kätilöt, Prevalent Resistance, Horna, The True Black Dawn)
• TG – Guitar
• M – Bass
• lrh – Drums (Black Death Ritual, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Deathchain, Forgotten Horror, Trollheim's Grott)

Former

• Slaughterer – Bass
• Demonium – Drums
• Kobalt – Session drums

Discography

Full-length albums

• The Beherial Midnight (2002)
• Morbid Wings of Sathanas (2005)
• Grim Arts of Melancholy (2008)
• As Darkness Enters (2012)
• V: The Devil's Fire (2016)

EPs

• Wisdom & Hate (2004)
• Black Ceremony (2004)
• Evil Mysteries (2006)
• Chalice of Death (2010)

Demos

• Satanic Rituals (1998)
• Sons of Ruin & Terror (2000)

Splits

• Primitive Finland (2003, with Clandestine Blaze, Annihilatus, Bloodhammer, Incriminated, and Blasphemous Evil)
• Baptism / Uncreation's Dawn (2004)

External links

• Baptism at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Baptism at MusicMight