Murder Squad
Encyclopedia
Murder Squad is a Swedish
death metal
band that was formed in 1993 in Stockholm
. It is a side project of two Dismember
members and two Entombed
members. The band is highly influenced by the American group Autopsy
. On their second album Ravenous, Murderous, Chris Reifert
of Autopsy appears as a guest singer.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band that was formed in 1993 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. It is a side project of two Dismember
Dismember (band)
Dismember was a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1988. They are well known in the death metal underground. They split up in October 2011.-History:...
members and two Entombed
Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band which formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist. Though Entombed began their career as an early pioneer of Scandinavian death metal which initially differed itself from its American counterpart with its distinct guitar tone, by the early 1990s their sound had...
members. The band is highly influenced by the American group Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
. On their second album Ravenous, Murderous, Chris Reifert
Chris Reifert
Chris Reifert is an American musician, and one of the pioneers of the death/doom genre. Although his music is more death metal than doom metal, he is one of the first musicians that blended the two styles. He played drums on the Death debut album, Scream Bloody Gore...
of Autopsy appears as a guest singer.
Members
- Matti KärkiMatti KärkiMatti Kärki, born December 13, 1972, is a Swedish singer who is best known for his work with Dismember. Before he joined Dismember in 1991, he was the singer in the Swedish band Carnage . The first band fronted by Kärki was Therion in 1989. He also appears with the Autopsy-inspired Murder Squad...
- vocals - Richard CabezaRichard CabezaRichard Cabeza is a Swedish musician. He played the bass guitar in various death metal bands, including Unanimated, Dismember, Carbonized, Murder Squad. He was also the singer of the band General Surgery. In 2002 Cabeza was the touring bassist of Dark Funeral. He currently resides in Texas with...
- bass - Uffe Cederlund - guitars
- Peter StjärnvindPeter StjärnvindPeter Stjärnvind, born 11 August 1973, is a Swedish drummer. His current position is the drummer of the bands Unanimated and Nifelheim. Before that he also played in Loud Pipes, Merciless, Regurgitate, Entombed, and Face Down. He also appeared in several side-projects, including Krux, Born of Fire...
- drums
Discography
- Unsane, Insane and Mentally DerangedUnsane, Insane and Mentally Deranged-Credits:* Matti Kärki - vocals* Richard Cabeza - bass* Uffe Cederlund - guitars* Peter Stjärnvind - drums...
(2001) - Ravenous, MurderousRavenous, Murderous-Credits:* Matti Kärki - vocals* Richard Cabeza - Bass* Uffe Cederlund - Guitars* Peter Stjärnvind - Drums* Chris Reifert - guest vocals* T. Ketola - Cover artwork...
(2003)