---
title: "Cranium"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/cranium"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1985
---

# Cranium

**Cranium** is a thrash metal band, from Sweden, active 1985 to present.

Cranium is a Swedish speed metal band formed in 1996. Cranium's music resembles German speed metal and thrash metal bands like Kreator, Sodom and Destruction.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranium_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Cranium |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Formed | 1985 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Johan Hallberg](https://themetalnet.com/musician/johan-hallberg) | Membranophone | 1985 to 2001 | Former |
| [Philip von Segebaden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/philip-von-segebaden) | Bass guitar | 1985 to 2001 | Former |
| [Fredrik Engqvist](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fredrik-engqvist) | Membranophone | 1985 to 1986 | Former |
| [Gustaf Von Segebaden](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gustaf-von-segebaden) | Guitar | 1985 to 1986 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Speed Metal Satan!](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7c07346-7b7d-3e4d-bd50-43c6f4faad17) | EP |
| 1998 | [Speed Metal Slaughter](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2188b32-c0eb-3a66-8208-1b8d9a1e3a81) | Album |
| 1999 | [Speed Metal Sentence](https://themetalnet.com/album/677bbd5a-7563-38dc-8a9c-8b2b04c03a6e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Sepultura](https://themetalnet.com/band/sepultura) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Defender](https://themetalnet.com/band/defender-e09362a0) (shared members)
- [Utumno](https://themetalnet.com/band/utumno) (shared members)
- [Mastery](https://themetalnet.com/band/mastery) (same tags)
- [C-Fiction](https://themetalnet.com/band/c-fiction) (same tags)
- [Bombarder](https://themetalnet.com/band/bombarder) (same tags)
- [Enforcer](https://themetalnet.com/band/enforcer-57e2afb8) (same tags)
- [Ulysses Siren](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulysses-siren) (same tags)
- [Shadowmass](https://themetalnet.com/band/shadowmass) (same tags)
- [Hellraper](https://themetalnet.com/band/hellraper) (same tags)
- [Sacrifice in Blood](https://themetalnet.com/band/sacrifice-in-blood) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cranium/6879

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/cranium](https://themetalnet.com/band/cranium). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt