Carbonized was a Swedish avant-garde metal band formed in Saltsjöbaden in 1988. The band was formed by Lars Rosenberg in 1988, with Dismember vocalist Matti Kärki. 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.
The band never officially split up, but stopped being active after recording the Screaming Machines album in 1994 (released 1996).
In 2024, their album Disharmonization was named one of the 10 "wackiest" progressive metal albums ever by Loudwire.
Music
Quite different from anything that any of the members would become involved in later, the three albums ran the gamut from
Psychedelic rock infused
grindcore on
For The Security to discordant
jazz-metal weirdness on
Disharmonization to something more avant-garde on
Screaming Machines, and described as "the worst of Sonic Youth, Syd Barret era Pink Floyd, old Black Flag, and Voivod" by Christofer Johnsson. Both Rosenberg and Wawrzeniuk were featured on a few Therion albums through Christofer Johnsson, and they also paired up in the doom band Serpent.
Band members
Current members
Former members
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Matti Kärki – vocals
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Jonas Derouche – vocals, guitar
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Markus Rüdén – drums
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Stefan Ekström – guitar
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Per Ax – drums
Discography
Studio albums
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For the Security (1991)
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Disharmonization (1993)
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Screaming Machines (1996)
Singles
Splits
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Chronology of Death (with Sentenced, Bluuurgh... and Xenophobia) (1991)
Demos
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