Mikael Akerfeldt

About Mikael Akerfeldt

Former lead vocalist of Bloodbath and Swedish guitarist and vocalist with the death metal band Opeth.

Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of progressive metal band Opeth, and the former vocalist of death metal supergroup Bloodbath. He was also guitarist for the "one-off" band Steel, and is part of the collaboration Storm Corrosion with Steven Wilson. Åkerfeldt is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean baritone and growled vocals. Åkerfeldt was ranked #42 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World, and #11 among "The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists" on MetalSucks.

Born	April 17, 1974, Stockholm, Sweden
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Associated acts	Opeth, Storm Corrosion, Bloodbath, Steel, Katatonia, Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Ayreon, Edge of Sanity
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Candlelight, Century Black, Music for Nations
Genres	Progressive metal, progressive rock, heavy metal, death metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, producer

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Mikael Akerfeldt before fame

He toured with his own metal band, which he created at the age of fourteen and left two years after.

Achievement of Mikael Akerfeldt

He was voted #42 among the top 100 finest heavy metal guitarists of all time by Guitar World.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$6 Million

Mikael Akerfeldt family life

In 2003, he married Anna Sandberg, his longtime lover. Their first daughter was born in September 2004 and their second in 2007. He announced in 2016 that he had divorced.

Associations of Mikael Akerfeldt

Like Vegard Tveitan, he has appeared as a guest in an episode of the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse.

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