Carbonized (band)

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Name = Carbonized


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Origin = Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
Genre = Death metal (early)
Avant-garde metal (later)
Years_active = 1988–1996
Label = Thrash, Foundation 2000
Associated_acts = Therion, Born of Fire, Carnage, Crematory, Damnation, Dark Funeral, Demonoid, Dismember, Entombed, Excruciate, Furcas, General Surgery, Liers in Wait, Mental Distortion, Messiah, Monastery, Monev, Morpheus, Murder Squad, Mykorrhiza, Procreation, Serpent, Unanimated
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Past_members = Christofer Johnsson
Piotr Wawrzeniuk

Carbonized was a Swedish avant garde death metal band formed by Lars Rosenberg in 1988, with Dismember vocalist Matti Karki. Joined by drummer Piotr Wawrzeniuk, the trio was completed by Therion's Christofer Johnsson, who originally agreed to only perform session guitarwork but eventually became a full-time member.

Music

Quite different from anything that any of the members would become involved in later, the three albums ran the gamut from psychedelic grindcore on For The Security to dischordant jazz-metal weirdness on the excellent Disharmonization to something apparently even stranger yet on Screaming Machines and described as "the worst of Sonic Youth, Syd Barret era Pink Floyd, old Black Flag, and Voivod" by Christofer Johnsson. Even the most conventional of the three For The Security has an odd feel about it, as it's quite apparent that Rosenberg and friends were experimenting with sounds and styles that unfortunately never caught on. Disharmonization is not for everyone, it's not an easy listen and its quirkiness sometimes gets the best of it, but it's also quite an interesting and cool album, with its clear (but not particularly melodic) vocal style adding to the strangeness. Both Rosenberg and Wawrzeniuk were featured on a few Therion albums through Christopher Johnnson, and they also paired up in the doom band Serpent.

Band members

Last known line-up

*Lars Rosenberg - bass guitar, vocals
*Piotr Wawrzeniuk - drummer
*Christofer Johnsson - guitar, vocals

Former members

*Matti Karki - vocals

Discography

*"For the Security" (1991)
*"Disharmonization" (1993)
*"Screaming Machines" (1996)

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*amg | id = 11:r09gs32ya39g | label = Carbonized