Born as an unapologetic act of worship to the mighty Autopsy, the band used to play their old-school filth covers with the unmistakable Swedish chainsaw guitar sound until Autopsy disbanded in 1995. Since then they had written its own tracks that were released in 2001 as their debut album "Unsane, Insane and Mentally Deranged".While the album artwork was done by Entombed guitarist Alex Hellid using the same font as on the Wolverine Blues album, music is way more sick and twisted than the Swedish death metal masterpiece. Their sound crawls through doomy, Autopsy-inspired morbidity with HM-2–soaked tremolo riffs and dark atmosphere. Matti Kärki delivers some of his most savage vocal work, blending gory Reifert-style depravity with his own feral roar.
The album was followed by "Ravenous Murderous" in 2003, which further refined their grim and oppressive style. The album cover done by Timo Ketola made it ugly, pretty unpopular and a bit forgotten. However, it‘s one of the best death metal records ever made, a true masterpiece of morbidity. Uffe Cederlund’s guitar tone finds the perfect middle ground between Autopsy’s raw rot and classic Swedish death metal bite. The riffs grind, the solos snarl, and the songs hit with the kind of primal violence that modern death metal rarely captures. Even Chris Reifert himself is appearing on drums and backing vocals, sealing the unholy alliance.
Apart from a brief reformation in 2013-14, the band has never played much live. In a Dismember interview done in February 2008, Matti stated there would be no more MURDER SQUAD. So, their live shows are unique, will be unique and may not last long. We are honored that MURDER SQUAD will play for the first time ever in the Czech Republic at the OEF 2026. Live, this is death metal rotted with punk energy fast and filthy with a sprinkle of crusty groove here and there. At Obscene Extreme Festival 2026, MURDER SQUAD will tear open a death metal heaven of gore, groove, and grave-reeking intensity a once-in-a-lifetime experience that no true fan can afford to miss.
