Ceremonial Castings

Ceremonial Castings began in the late fall of 1996. The band was founded by still existing members Jake Superchi (Lord Serpent) & brother Nick Superchi (OldNick). The basis of the writing & the lyrical foundation strived on the art of black magic, witchcraft & rituals that could only lead to the name of Ceremonial Castings. Hailing from the town Battle Ground which is located in the dark forests of Washington state (USA) it is no surprise that the curses that are spewed forth are a perfect mix of majestic & un-relentlessness. The recipe contains itself with the magicks of Black, Death, & Thrash Metal to Classical, Symphonic & Dark Ambient combining into the band’s self deemed sound as “American Deathphonic Black Metal.” From 1996 to 2000 the band released many demo tapes & rehearsals often recorded live with a drum machine. Most of these demos still can be found if you search deep enough but many of them vanquished among the bands approval. In 2001 the first full length demo “The Garden Of Dark Delights” was recorded along with the new addition of live drumming. The drums were done by Lord Serpent & this finally gave the band the sound & the freedom they were finally looking for. A year later in 2002 the band wrote & recorded another full length titled “Into The Black Forest Of Witchery” which later on came to be one of the bands most popular albums & still is to this day. 2003 brought two more full lengths “Midnight Deathcult Phenomena” & “Universal Funeral March.” These two album consisted of the raw brutality that CC holds & helped the band establish part of the following they have today. These 2 demos are believed to be where the band polished their mixture of Symphonic Black & Death Metal. In 2004 the band decided to re-record the entire version of their 2002 demo “Into The Black Forest Of Witchery.” The new crisper & cleaner sounding recording was mass distributed & brought the band more attention & broadened their fan base. Also in 2004 came the addition of a live drummer & still existing member Matt Mattern (Bloodhammer), 2005 CC released their 1st pro release “Immortal Black Art” through Dark Forest Productions. This also was the time when the band hooked up with famous artist Kris Verwimp (Vital Remains, Marduk, Absu ect..) & finally a logo. To this day CC are still working with Kris & plan to keep him as their personal artist as long as they can. On 06/06/06 CC released their 2nd pro release titled “Barbaric Is The Beast” hosting a cd release show that held over 350 fans in Portland, Or. This album is as barbaric as it sounds & crushes listeners with ease. In 2008 the latest album “Salem 1692” has been released. This album is a concept album based off the Salem Witch Trials & another known name The Crucible. This album not only is a concept but also a mark of 2/3rds of the members bloodlines which lead back to Judge John Hathorne himself. This album was a plan from the beginning & finally in 2008 was conquered. By popular demand “Into The Black Forest Of Witchery” has been remastered & re-released this year as well along with 4 bonus tracks to further spread the seed of The American Witchcult. In 2009 CC has already publicly announced 2 releases to come soon. 1st a split album containing 5 brand new tracks & a full length in the fall to celebrate their 13th year of existence As they say there is no rest for the wicked! In the past few years, Ceremonial Castings has performed live rituals with acts such as: 1349, 3 Inches Of Blood, Aborted, Abysmal Dawn, Arsis, Belphegor, Blood Stained Dusk, Cannibal Corpse, Crimson Moon, Deeds Of Flesh, Demoncy, Dragonlord, Exhumed, Finntroll, Goatwhore, Horna, Incantation, Inquisition, Krisiun, Lord Gore, Necrophagist, Neuraxis, Obituary, Paths Of Possession, Rotting Christ, Sadus, Severed Savior, Sothis, Suffocation, Toxic Holocaust, Unleashed, Vesperian Sorrow, Watain, Witchaven & many more.