Biographies
Read Opeth biographies below:
Member Biographies
Former band members
Chapters
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Read Opeth biographies below:
Member Biographies
- Mikael Åkerfeldt, Vocals (1990-)
- Martin Mendez, Bass (1997-)
- Per Wiberg, (2005-)
- Martin Axenrot, (2006-)
- Fredrik Åkesson, (2007-)
Former band members
- Peter Lindgren-Guitars (1991-2007)
- Martin Lopez-Drums (1997-2006)
- Anders Nordin-Drums (1990-1997)
- Johan DeFarfalla-Bass (1991, 1994-1996)
- David Isberg-Vocals (1990-1992)
- Stefan Guteklint-Bass (1992-1993)
- Nick Döring-Bass (1990-1991)
- Andreas Dimeo-Guitars (1991)
- Mattias Ander-Bass (1992)
- Kim Pettersson-Guitars (1991)
- 4 members of the band later (un)known as Crowley (1990)
Chapters
- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Chapter VII
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- Chapter X
- Chapter XI
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- Current logo: 1996-, Drawn by Timo Ketola
- 2nd logo: 1993-1996, Drawn by Mikael Åkerfeldt
- 1st logo: 1990-1993, Drawn by Danken
- Mikael Åkerfeldt
Name: Lars Mikael Akerfeldt
Instrument: Voice, guitar
Birth date: April 17, 1974
Lives in: Stockholm/Sweden
Status: Married
Family: My wife Anna and my two daughters, Melinda & Mirjam, and 3 cats
Equipment: PRS guitars, Laney amps, D'addario strings, Dunlop picks, Seymor Duncan pickups
Previous/other bands or projects: Bloodbath, Eruption, Sorskogen
Website: www.myspace.com/mikaelakerfeldt
Influences: Obscure prog/psych, singer songwriters, metal and jazz and Ritchie Blackmore
Drinks: Corona, Diet Coke, dry Red Wine, Water and European Coffee
Eats: Esparagus, Italian, Greek, Swedish cousine and everything else
Favourite Opeth song: The lotus eater (right now)
Playlist May 2008:
Vangelis - Earth
Univers Zero - Ceux du dehors
Jan Johansson - Jazz pa Svenska (eternal playlist)
Colosseum - Daughter in time
Bill Withers - Just as I am
Jon Lucien - Rashida
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Warning - Same
Black Sabbath - Born again
Accept - I'm a rebel
Mikael Åkerfeldt
Photo: Olle Carlsson