title: Baptism (band)
text: # Baptism (band)
  
  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. The band release three more albums in 2004; a split CD with Uncreation's Dawn, and the EPs Wisdom & Hate and Black Ceremony. Slaughterer and Demonium left the band following the release of Wisdom & Hate, leaving Lord Sargofagian as the only official member. The band has continued with various session musicians, and have released four more full-length albums.
  
  ## Members
  
  ### Current
  
  * Lord Sargofagian – vocals, all instruments (Valonsurma, Calvarium, Black Death Ritual, ex-Behexen (live), ex-Ravine, ex-Satanic Warmaster, ex-Trotzreich, ex-Uncreation's Dawn, ex-Horna, ex-Ymir)
  
  ### Live members
  
  * sg.7 – guitar, vocals (clean) (Horna, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Trollheim's Grott, Black Death Ritual, Slave's Mask, ex-Turmion Kätilöt, Prevalent Resistance)
  * TG – lead guitar (True Black Dawn, Trollheim's Grott, ex-Steep)
  * Syphon – bass (True Black Dawn, O, ex-...And Oceans, ex-Deathbound)
  * LRH – drums (Horna, Black Death Ritual, Darkwoods My Betrothed, Deathchain, Forgotten Horror, Trollheim's Grott, Chamber of Unlight, Demilich (live), Demonic Christ (live))
  
  ### Former
  
  * Slaughterer – bass (2001-2003)
  * Demonium – drums (1998-2003)
  * Kobalt – drums (live) (2004-2007) (Devilry)
  * Cinatas – bass (live) (2004-2007) (IC Rex)
  * SDS – guitar (live) (2004-2007)
  * M. – bass (live) (2007-2011) (Sargeist)
  
  ## 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)
  
  ### Compilations
  
  * Gloria Tibi Satana (2015)
  