Carbonized

Infobox musical artist
Name = Carbonized


Img_capt = From left: Piotr Wawrzeniuk, Christofer Johnsson, Lars Rosenberg
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Origin = Sweden
Genre = Progressive death metal
Progressive metal/progressive rock
Years_active = 1988–1996
Label = Foundation 2000
Associated_acts = Therion
Serpent
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Current_members = Christofer Johnsson
Lars Rosenberg
Piotr Wawrzeniuk
Past_members = See: Former member listing

Carbonized were a Swedish heavy metal band. They later incorporated psychedelic infused grindcore and gradually became more and more avant-garde.

History

Their final album "Screaming Machines" was a psychedelic and dissonant sounding metal album and was, at least at the time of the release, one of the most unconventional records ever released.Fact|date=February 2008 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 on the second album "Disharmonization"' to something 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 Christofer Johnsson, and they also paired up in the doom metal band Serpent. However, the band never formally split up, but have never recorded since 1996. All of the members have played or still play in Therion.

Band members

Current members

*Christofer Johnsson – guitar, vocals
*Lars Rosenberg – bass guitar, vocals
*Piotr Wawrzeniuk – drums

Former members

*Matti Kärki – vocals
*Jonas Derouche – vocals, guitar
*Markus Rüdén – drums
*Stefan Ekström – guitar
*Per Ax – drums
*Henrik Brynolfsson – guitar

Discography

tudio albums

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

ingles

*"No Canonization" (1990)

plits

*"Chronology of Death" (with Sentenced, Bluuurgh... and Xenophobia) (1991)

Demos

*"Au-to-dafe" (1989)
*"Recarbonized" (1990) on Witchhunt Records - [http://www.vinylrecords.ch/W/WI/Witchhunt_Records/Believe/believe_church_agonize.html Believe in Church and Agonize]
*"Two Faces" (1990) on Witchhunt Records - [http://www.vinylrecords.ch/W/WI/Witchhunt_Records/Believe/believe_church_agonize.html Believe in Church and Agonize]

External links

* [http://www.bnrmetal.com/groups/carb.htm Carbonized] at BNR Metal Pages
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=2768 Carbonized] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,1548.sm Carbonized] at Rockdetector