Matti Kärki, (born 13 December 1972) is a

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singer who is best known for his work with

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. Before he joined Dismember in 1991, he was the singer in the Swedish band Carnage (1989-1990). The first band fronted by Kärki was Therion in 1989. He also appears with the Autopsy-inspired

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since 1993. Furthermore, he was part of the experimental band

Carbonized Carbonized were a Sweden, Swedish avant-garde metal band formed 1988 in Saltsjöbaden. The band was formed by Lars Rosenberg in 1988, with Dismember (band), Dismember vocalist Matti Kärki. Joined by drummer Piotr Wawrzeniuk, the trio was compl ...

from 1988 to 1990. Kärki appeared as a guest-singer of Entombed and sang "But Life Goes On" on the Entombed show in Sala on 24 June 1990. Moreover, he was the bass player for General Surgery during 1988 to 1990, and joined again in early 2000 when the band was temporarily resurrected to record a song for the

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tribute album '' Requiems of Revulsion''.

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1972 births Swedish heavy metal singers Swedish male singers Therion (band) members Living people Dismember (band) members Carbonized members Carnage (band) members Murder Squad members Entombed (band) members Swedish people of Finnish descent {{Sweden-singer-stub