title: Ceremony of Opposites
text: # Ceremony of Opposites
  
  Ceremony of Opposites is the third album by Swiss extreme 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.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Best Black Metal Album | 91% |
  | Metal Reviews | 95/100 |
  | Metal Storm | |
  | Rock Hard | 9/10 |
  | Sputnikmusic | |
  
  Upon release, Ceremony of Opposites was met with universal acclaim by both music critics and band's fans. In 2005, Ceremony of Opposites was ranked number 284 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks by Vorph and Xy.
  
  * "Black Trip" – 3:19
  * "Celebration of the Fourth" – 2:53
  * "Son of Earth" – 3:58
  * "'Till We Meet Again" – 4:11
  * "Mask of the Red Death" – 3:04
  * "Baphomet's Throne" – 3:30
  * "Flagellation" – 3:41
  * "Crown" – 4:06
  * "To Our Martyrs" – 2:37
  * "Ceremony of Opposites" – 4:39
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Vorph – guitar, vocals, arranger
  * Masmiseim – bass
  * Xy – drums, arranger
  * Rodolphe H. – keyboards, samplers
  * Carsten Otterbach – artwork
  * Mussorgsky/Ravel – sampling
  * Waldemar Sorychta – producer, engineer, mixing
  * Siggi Bemm – assistant engineer
  