Dismember
Background information
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genre(s)	Death metal Melodic death metal
Years active	1988-present
Label(s)	Regain Records
Website	Official Website
Members
Fred Estby Matti Kärki David Blomqvist Martin Persson

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History

The band formed in Stockholm in 1988. After a hiatus, the band began recording in earnest in 1991 and released their debut, Like an Ever Flowing Stream in 1991. The album became an early example of Scandinavian death metal and established the band's fanbase, which grew with the release of Pieces (1992). The song "Skin Her Alive" prompted an obscenity charge in the United Kingdom, against which the band successfully defended themselves.   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... See also: other events of 1988 Musical groups established in 1988 Record labels established in 1988 list of years in music 1980s in music // Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Like an Ever Flowing Stream is the debut album by Swedish death metal band Dismember, released in May of 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Scandinavian death metal concerns the death metal bands of Scandinavian origin. ... See also: 1992 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1992 Record labels established in 1992 other events of 1992 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1992 was a pivotal year in the development of music. ... Obscenity in Latin obscenus, meaning foul, repulsive, detestable, (possibly derived from ob caenum, literally from filth). The term is most often used in a legal context to describe expressions (words, images, actions) that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time. ...

In 1993 Dismember released Indecent & Obscene, their most successful album ever, which featured their most famous theme: "Dreaming in Red" videoclip was shown very frequently in MTV's Headbanger's Ball. See also: 1993 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1993 Record labels established in 1993 other events of 1993 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Indecent & Obscene is the second album by Dismember. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Original logo of The Ball. ...

Like many of the other Scandinavian death metal bands, Dismember began softening their sound in the mid-1990s, with 1995's Massive Killing Capacity more melodic approaches, which had a good public response. Nevertheless, they attempted a return to style with 1997's Death Metal, which ultimately became a sales disappointment. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 other events of 1995 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... Massive Killing Capacity is the third album by Dismember. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Death Metal is the fourth album by Dismember. ...

In 2000, attempting to recover some power of their first two albums, and thus the once large fanbase, a much heavier album was released. Musically somewhere between Indecent and Obscene and Massive Killing Capacity, Hate Campaign was deliberately not taken seriously by Nuclear Blast, since this was the last album to edit for Dismember. Instead Nuclear Blast preferred to have Dismember as an icon from the past (symbolised by Like an Ever Flowing Stream and Indecent and Obscene) and kept investing in secure profits, exploiting these first two albums, releasing new special re-editions. See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 other events of 2000 list of years in music 2000s in music // John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... Hate Campaign is the fifth album by Dismember. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ...

No new contract was negotiated since Nuclear Blast was interested in laying off the traditional death metal bands and Dismember themselves were unsatisfied with Nuclear Blast's deliberate poor job done for Hate Campaign.

Dismember set a new path and signed for Karmageddon Records. In 2004, they released their sole album with that label titled Where Ironcrosses Grow and sounds close to Hate Campaign and is heavily inspired by Iron Maiden and Autopsy. Karmageddon Media (previously known as Hammerheart Records) is a Dutch independent record label specializing in death metal, black metal, doom metal and folk metal bands from around the world. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // January 1 Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a... Where Ironcrosses Grow is the sixth album by Dismember. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from east London. ... Autopsy were an influential death metal band founded in 1987 in the United States of America by Chris Reifert after he left Death. ...

They switched record companies again in 2005, signing to Regain Records now, who bought the rights to their earlier albums as well and released them as luxury digipak editions. In 2006, Dismember released their seventh album The God That Never Was continuing in the style of its predecessor. The band spent February on the road in Europe. In November 2006, Dismember will tour Europe as part of the Masters of Death tour, with Grave, Unleashed, Entombed and Exterminator. Regain Records is a Swedish based record label. ... A digipak is a style of compact disc or DVD packaging. ... The God That Never Was is the seventh album by Dismember. ... Grave is a Swedish (Visby) death metal band. ... Unleashed is a death metal band. ... Entombed is a Swedish metal band which formed in 1987 (see 1987 in music) under the name of Nihilist. ...

Discography

Demos

• Dismembered (1988)
• Last Blasphemies (1989)
• Rehearsal (1989)
• Reborn in Blasphemy (1990)

Full-lengths

• Like an Ever Flowing Stream (1991)
• Indecent & Obscene (1993)
• Massive Killing Capacity (1995)
• Death Metal (1998)
• Hate Campaign (2000)
• Where Ironcrosses Grow (2004)
• The God That Never Was (2006)

Like an Ever Flowing Stream is the debut album by Swedish death metal band Dismember, released in May of 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Indecent & Obscene is the second album by Dismember. ... Massive Killing Capacity is the third album by Dismember. ... Death Metal is the fourth album by Dismember. ... Hate Campaign is the fifth album by Dismember. ... Where Ironcrosses Grow is the sixth album by Dismember. ... The God That Never Was is the seventh album by Dismember. ...

Singles and EPs

• Skin Her Alive (Single, 1991)
• Pieces (EP, 1992)
• Casket Garden (EP, 1995)
• Misanthropic (EP, 1997)

Pieces is an EP released by Dismember. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Casket Garden is an EP released by Dismember. ... Misanthropic is an EP by Dismember released as an appetizer for the Death Metal album. ...

DVDs and videos

• Live Blasphemies (DVD, 2004)

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Line-up

• Matti Kärki - Vocals
• David Blomqvist - Guitars
• Martin Persson - Guitars
• Tobias Christiansson - Bass

Matti Kärki is a Swedish singer who is best known for his work with Dismember. ...

Former members

• Fred Estby - Drums
• Johan Bergebäck - Bass
• Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass
• Richard Cabeza - Bass
• Magnus Sahlgren - Guitar
• Robert Sennebäck - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
• Erik Gustafsson - bass

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External links

• Official website