Carbonized were a Swedish avant-garde metal band formed 1988 in Saltsjöbaden. 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). Music Quite different from anything that any of the members would become involved in later, the three albums ran the gamut from psychedelic 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 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 Discography Studio albums For the Security (1991) Disharmonization (1993) Screaming Machines (1996) Singles "No Canonization" (1990) Splits Chronology of Death (with Sentenced, Bluuurgh... and Xenophobia) (1991) Demos Au-to-dafe (1989) Recarbonized (1990) on Witchhunt Records - Believe in Church and Agonize Two Faces (1990) on Witchhunt Records - Believe in Church and Agonize References External links Carbonized at Discogs Carbonized at Encyclopaedia Metallum Carbonized at MusicMight Swedish death metal musical groups Swedish progressive metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 1996 Swedish musical trios