Murder Squad is a

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band that was formed in 1993 in

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. It is a side project of two Dismember members and two Entombed members. The band is highly influenced by the American group

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. On their second album ''Ravenous, Murderous'',

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of Autopsy appears as a guest singer. After Cederlund left Entombed, Kärki announced that there would be no more Murder Squad either. The band reunited in 2013 (without Cabeza - Jorgen Sandstrom performed in his place) for a one-off reunion gig.

Members

Matti Kärki Matti Kärki, (born 13 December 1972) is a Sweden, Swedish singer who is best known for his work with Dismember (band), Dismember. Before he joined Dismember in 1991, he was the singer in the Swedish band Carnage (band), Carnage (1989-1990). The ...

- vocals *

Richard Cabeza Richard Cabeza (a.k.a. Richard Daemon) is a Swedish musician. He played bass in various death metal bands, including Unanimated, Dismember, Carbonized, and Murder Squad. He was also the vocalist of the band General Surgery. In 2002, Cabeza was ...

- bass * Uffe Cederlund - guitars * Peter Stjärnvind - drums

Discography

* ''

Unsane, Insane and Mentally Deranged ''Unsane, Insane and Mentally Deranged'' is the debut album by Murder Squad. It was released in 2001. Track listing Credits * Matti Kärki - vocals * Richard Cabeza Richard Cabeza (a.k.a. Richard Daemon) is a Swedish musician. He played bas ...

'' (2001) * '' Ravenous, Murderous'' (2003) {{Authority control 1993 establishments in Sweden Musical groups established in 1993 Swedish death metal musical groups Musical groups from Stockholm