Dismember

Dismember formed in Stockholm in 1988. This pioneer of Swedish death metal (like Entombed, Grave and Unleashed) revolved around the trio formed by guitarist Dave Blomqvist, bassist-vocalist Robert Sennebäck and drummer Fred Estby. But 18 months and 2 demos later, Dismember disbanded. Dave Blomqvist (after a brief stint with Nihilist/Entombed) and Fred Estby joined Carnage, while Robert Sennebäck joined Unleashed. But Carnage in turn broke up in 1991. Dave and Fred chose to revive Dismember with the help of Carnage singer Matti Karki (later of At The Gates and Therion, but also Carbonized, General Surgery and Murder Squad). Robert Sennebäck rejoined Dismember as guitarist, while Richard Cabeza (from the experimental death band Carbonized) took on bass. Dismember then had a solid line-up.