Carnage (band)

Carnage
Left to right: Jeppe Larsson, Johan Liiva, Michael Amott, Johnny Dordevic
Background information
Also known as	Global Carnage
Origin	Växjö, Sweden
Genres	Death metal, grindcore (early)
Years active	1988–1991
Labels	Necrosis, Earache
Associated acts	Dismember Entombed Cadaver Carcass Therion Carbonized General Surgery
Past members	Michael Amott Matti Kärki Fred Estby David Blomqvist Johnny Dordevic Johan Liiva Jeppe Larsson

Carnage was a Swedish death metal band whose members later went on to found Dismember and Arch Enemy. The band was formed by Michael Amott and Johan Liiva in 1988. They released only one album before dissolving in 1991.

Carnage was founded at the end of 1988 by Michael Amott and Johan Liiva in Växjö, Sweden. They released two-widely traded demosThe Day Man Lost and Infestation of Evil in 1989. Plagued by lineup changes, Carnage eventually released their only album, Dark Recollections in 1990 when Michael Amott was the sole remaining founding member. The album was released as a split CD with Cadaver's Hallucinating Anxiety on Necrosis Records, a subdivision of Earache Records, and was re-released with bonus tracks in 2000.

Michael Amott went on to join Carcass, and later formed Arch Enemy (with Johan Liiva) and Spiritual Beggars.Matti Kärki, David Blomqvist, and Fred Estby went on to reform Dismember.