Genre(s):
Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Death, Armageddon, Anti-Christianity
Origin:
Sweden (Stockholm)
Formed In:
1989
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Matti Kärki - Vocals (Dismember (Swe), Therion (Swe), Carbonized (Swe), General Surgery, Murder Squad)
Michael Amott - Guitar (Carcass, Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars, Candlemass)
David Blomqvist - Guitar (Dismember (Swe), Entombed)
Fred Estby - Drums (Dismember (Swe), The A-Bombs, Centinex, The Clint Eastwood Experience, Shubniggurat, Daemon (Dnk), Terra Firma)
Johnny Dordevic - Bass (Spiritual Beggars, Hypnosia, Entombed, Mortal Abuse)
Former/Past Member(s):
Johan 'Liiva' Axelsson - Vocals (Bass on ''The Day Man Lost'' -demo) (Furbowl, Hearse (Swe), Nonexist, Arch Enemy, Devourment (Swe), Mortal Abuse)
Jeppe Larsson - Drums
Additional notes:
Started off as grindcore before evolving into death metal. They were also one of the bands that helped pioneer the Swedish death metal sound. Carnage was the third band (after Tiamat and Entombed) to record a full-length album at the famous Sunlight studios in Stockholm.
Carnage are closely related to Dismember (Swe). After Dismember temporarly split-up the 2 bands fused together and Dismember songs ended up appearing in "Dark Recollections". In 1990 Mike Amott joined Carcass and so the other musicians (minus Johnny) reformed Dismember.
Despite the fact that he appears in the album credits, Johnny Dordevic didn't play bass (that was actually recorded by Michael Amott) on Dark Recollections, just as he didn't do the vocals on Entombed's Clandestine and Stranger Aeons.
Discography:
Carnage - The Day Man Lost [demo] - 1989
Carnage - Infestation Of Evil [demo] - 1989
Carnage - Dark Recollections [full-length] - 1990
Carnage & Cadaver - Dark Recollections / Hallucinating Anxiety [split] - 1990
Carnage - Live Ep [ep] - 1991
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