Richard Cabeza (a.k.a. Richard Daemon) is a Swedish musician. He played bass in various

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bands, including Unanimated, Dismember, Carbonized, and Murder Squad. He was also the vocalist of the band

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. In 2002, Cabeza was the touring bassist of Dark Funeral. After leaving Sweden he resided in

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, where he formed the band Rape, Pillage and Burn. He now lives in Belgium 2023.

Dismember

Cabeza was asked to join Dismember in Spring of 1990.

Influences

Cabeza was introduced to music through

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at age 5, and was introduced to heavy metal through

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and

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. His older brother was a bassist.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swedish heavy metal bass guitarists Dismember (band) members Murder Squad members Carbonized members {{Sweden-musician-stub