Cranium is a Swedish

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band formed in 1984. Cranium's music resembles German speed metal and

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bands like

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, Sodom and

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Members

Founding members *Philip von Segebaden (bass) *Gustaf von Segebaden (guitar) Current members *Philip von Segebaden aka "Grave Raper" (bass) *Frederik Söderberg aka "Chainsaw Demon" (guitar, vocals) *Johan Hallberg aka "Necro Nudist" (drums, vocals) Other contributors *Jocke Pettersson *Fredrik Engqvist

Discography

* ''Speed Metal Satan'' (EP) - 1997 * ''Speed Metal Slaughter'' - 1998 * ''Speed Metal Sentence'' - 1999

References

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