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interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_Akerfeldt" title="Mikael Akerfeldt – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Mikael Akerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%84%D8%AA" title="میکائیل اکرفلت – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="میکائیل اکرفلت" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%84%D8%AA" title="میکائیل اکرفلت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="میکائیل اکرفلت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EC%B9%B4%EC%97%98_%EC%98%A4%EC%BC%80%EB%A5%B4%ED%8E%A0%ED%8A%B8" title="미카엘 오케르펠트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미카엘 오케르펠트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%98" title="מיקאל אוקרפלט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מיקאל אוקרפלט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%AA" title="ميكايل اكرفيلدت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ميكايل اكرفيلدت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88" title="ミカエル・オーカーフェルト – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ミカエル・オーカーフェルト" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%84%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%82,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%8C" title="Окерфельдт, Микаэль – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Окерфельдт, Микаэль" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt" title="Mikael Åkerfeldt – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mikael Åkerfeldt" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" 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class="mw-file-description" title="Åkerfeldt with Opeth in 2024"><img alt="Åkerfeldt with Opeth in 2024" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg/220px-Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg/330px-Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg/440px-Mikael_Akerfeldt_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2400" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Åkerfeldt with <a href="/wiki/Opeth" title="Opeth">Opeth</a> in 2024</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1974-04-17</span>) </span>17 April 1974<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 50)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">Progressive metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Musician, singer, songwriter, producer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Vocals</li><li>guitar</li><li>bass</li><li>piano</li><li>mellotron</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1987–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Opeth" title="Opeth">Opeth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Storm_Corrosion" title="Storm Corrosion">Storm Corrosion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bloodbath" title="Bloodbath">Bloodbath</a>, <a href="/wiki/Katatonia" title="Katatonia">Katatonia</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://opeth.com">opeth<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Swedish:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="sv-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish" title="Help:IPA/Swedish">[ˈmîːkaɛl<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈôːkɛrˌfɛlt]</a></span>;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> born 17 April 1974)<sup id="cite_ref-Mikael_Åkerfeldt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mikael_Åkerfeldt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a Swedish musician. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the progressive metal band <a href="/wiki/Opeth" title="Opeth">Opeth</a>. A former vocalist for the death metal supergroup <a href="/wiki/Bloodbath" title="Bloodbath">Bloodbath</a>, he was also the guitarist for the "one-off" band <a href="/wiki/Steel_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel (band)">Steel</a>, and a member of the collaboration <a href="/wiki/Storm_Corrosion" title="Storm Corrosion">Storm Corrosion</a> with <a href="/wiki/Steven_Wilson" title="Steven Wilson">Steven Wilson</a>. </p><p>Åkerfeldt is known for his progressive rock-influenced songwriting style and his frequent use of both clean <a href="/wiki/Baritone" title="Baritone">baritone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Death_growl" title="Death growl">growled</a> vocals. He was ranked #42 on <i><a href="/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s list of the 100 Greatest <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">Heavy Metal</a> Guitarists of All Time,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and #11 among "The Top 25 Modern Metal Guitarists" on <a href="/wiki/MetalSucks" title="MetalSucks">MetalSucks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg/170px-Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg/255px-Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg/340px-Mikael%C3%85kerfeldtWOA2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>Åkerfeldt with <a href="/wiki/Opeth" title="Opeth">Opeth</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wacken_Open_Air" title="Wacken Open Air">Wacken Open Air</a> in 2006.</figcaption></figure> <p>A native of <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, Mikael Åkerfeldt was the vocalist for Eruption, a death metal band he formed in 1987 at the age of 13.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Eruption disbanded in 1989, he joined Opeth, initially as a keyboardist. When their original bassist left Opeth two years later, Åkerfeldt replaced him on bass, and Isberg then assumed guitar duties. When Isberg left Opeth three years later, Åkerfeldt took over as the lead vocalist. </p><p>Åkerfeldt performed the death vocals on Katatonia's album <i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Murder_Day" title="Brave Murder Day">Brave Murder Day</a></i> and their EP <i><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Decay" title="Sounds of Decay">Sounds of Decay</a></i>. </p><p>In September 2009, Åkerfeldt revealed he was contemplating recording a singer-songwriter acoustic solo album.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 2014, he expressed the view that he did not feel the need for a special solo project, noting that he could put pretty much anything into Opeth.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an interview with STIM magazine, he revealed that one of the highlights of his career was Opeth's performance at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Åkerfeldt was approached by director <a href="/wiki/Jonas_%C3%85kerlund" title="Jonas Åkerlund">Jonas Åkerlund</a> to compose the soundtrack for the Swedish six-part Netflix series <i><a href="/wiki/Clark_(TV_series)" title="Clark (TV series)">Clark</a></i>, which was released in May 2022. This marked his first foray into film scoring.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Influences">Influences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Influences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Åkerfeldt is a collector of obscure 1970s rock and heavy metal albums.<sup id="cite_ref-teamrock_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-teamrock-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-katatonia_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-katatonia-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also draws influence from these obscure bands, making references to them in Opeth album titles such as <i><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Park_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackwater Park (album)">Blackwater Park</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Still_Life_(Opeth_album)" title="Still Life (Opeth album)">Still Life</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/My_Arms,_Your_Hearse" title="My Arms, Your Hearse">My Arms, Your Hearse</a></i>, as well as in songs like "Master's Apprentices" and "Goblin." He is also heavily influenced by <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>, the musician <a href="/wiki/Ritchie_Blackmore" title="Ritchie Blackmore">Ritchie Blackmore</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Mikael_Åkerfeldt_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mikael_Åkerfeldt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Magma_(band)" title="Magma (band)">Magma</a> and its founder <a href="/wiki/Christian_Vander_(musician)" title="Christian Vander (musician)">Christian Vander</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Ishima" title="Hideki Ishima">Hideki Ishima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When asked about the album that "made him a metalhead," Åkerfeldt answered that it was probably <i><a href="/wiki/The_Number_of_the_Beast_(album)" title="The Number of the Beast (album)">The Number of the Beast</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, but he also mentioned <i><a href="/wiki/Lick_It_Up" title="Lick It Up">Lick It Up</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another interview, he stated that he usually cites <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Sabbath_Bloody_Sabbath" title="Sabbath Bloody Sabbath">Sabbath Bloody Sabbath</a></i> as the best (and his favorite) heavy metal album of all time. He has also considered <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Sad_Wings_of_Destiny" title="Sad Wings of Destiny">Sad Wings of Destiny</a></i> to be his favorite metal album.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 August 2003, Mikael Åkerfeldt married his longtime girlfriend, Anna.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2004, Anna gave birth to their first daughter, Melinda.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple had their second daughter, Mirjam, in 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She delivered spoken words on track #1 of Opeth's 2024 album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Will_and_Testament" title="The Last Will and Testament">The Last Will and Testament</a></i>. In 2016, Åkerfeldt revealed in an interview with <i>The Quietus</i> that he had gone through a divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Åkerfeldt is known to be friends with <a href="/wiki/Steven_Wilson" title="Steven Wilson">Steven Wilson</a>, the frontman of one of his favorite bands, <a href="/wiki/Porcupine_Tree" title="Porcupine Tree">Porcupine Tree</a>, who also produced the Opeth albums <i><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Park" title="Blackwater Park">Blackwater Park</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Deliverance_(Opeth_album)" title="Deliverance (Opeth album)">Deliverance</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Damnation_(album)" title="Damnation (album)">Damnation</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Mike_Portnoy" title="Mike Portnoy">Mike Portnoy</a>, drummer of <a href="/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> (who is featured in their music video for "<a href="/wiki/Wither_(EP)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wither (EP)">Wither</a>"); and <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Renkse" title="Jonas Renkse">Jonas Renkse</a> of <a href="/wiki/Katatonia" title="Katatonia">Katatonia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-katatonia_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-katatonia-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also presumed to be the basis for the character <a href="/wiki/Toki_Wartooth" class="mw-redirect" title="Toki Wartooth">Toki Wartooth</a> from the popular cartoon <i><a href="/wiki/Metalocalypse" title="Metalocalypse">Metalocalypse</a></i>, as revealed in an interview with <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Guitar_Archive" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate Guitar Archive">Ultimate Guitar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Åkerfeldt does not practice any religion and considers himself an atheist.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Åkerfeldt has almost exclusively used <a href="/wiki/PRS_Guitars" title="PRS Guitars">PRS</a> guitars since the <a href="/wiki/Deliverance_(Opeth_album)" title="Deliverance (Opeth album)">Deliverance</a>/<a href="/wiki/Damnation_(album)" title="Damnation (album)">Damnation</a> era and has his own signature model.<sup id="cite_ref-prsGuitar_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-prsGuitar-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also occasionally uses guitars by a variety of other brands, including <a href="/wiki/Gibson_(guitar_company)" title="Gibson (guitar company)">Gibson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Guitars" title="Jackson Guitars">Jackson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-equipment_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equipment-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electric_guitars">Electric guitars</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Electric guitars"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Åkerfeldt uses the following electric guitars, according to the Opeth website.<sup id="cite_ref-equipment_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equipment-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>PRS SE Mikael Åkerfeldt Signature Guitar</li> <li>PRS P24 (Antique White)</li> <li>PRS Custom 24 (Tortoiseshell flame top)</li> <li>PRS Custom 24 (Blue Flame Top)</li> <li>PRS Custom 24 (Black Quilt)</li> <li>PRS Custom 24 (Black)</li> <li>PRS SC 245 (Black Cherry)</li> <li>PRS 22 fret Modern Eagle (Grey Flame Top)</li> <li>PRS Modern Eagle Single Cut 24 Fret (Wine Flame Matte Top)</li> <li>PRS Custom 22 12-String (Black)</li> <li>PRS Singlecut (Black Quilt)</li> <li>PRS Starla (Vintage Cherry)</li> <li>Gibson <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Flying_V" title="Gibson Flying V">Flying V</a> ('67 Reissue)</li> <li>Gibson <a href="/wiki/Gibson_Les_Paul" title="Gibson Les Paul">Les Paul</a> Standard V.O.S. (Tobacco Sunburst)</li> <li>Gibson <a href="/wiki/Gibson_SG" title="Gibson SG">SG</a> Standard 1961 Reissue</li> <li>Fender <a href="/wiki/Fender_Stratocaster" title="Fender Stratocaster">Stratocaster</a> 1975 (Black)</li> <li>Fender Stratocaster 1972 Reissue (Natural)</li> <li>Jackson <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Rhoads" title="Jackson Rhoads">RR</a> USA Model</li> <li><a href="/wiki/B.C._Rich_Mockingbird" title="B.C. Rich Mockingbird">B.C. Rich Mockingbird</a> (Black)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acoustic_guitars/Steel_string"><span id="Acoustic_guitars.2FSteel_string"></span>Acoustic guitars/Steel string</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Acoustic guitars/Steel string"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Åkerfeldt uses the following acoustic guitars, according to the Opeth website.<sup id="cite_ref-equipment_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equipment-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> (with Fishman Pickup)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> 00016GT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takamine_Guitars" class="mw-redirect" title="Takamine Guitars">Takamine</a> 12 String</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seagull_(Guitars)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seagull (Guitars)">Seagull</a> (with Fishman Pickup)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._F._Martin_%26_Company" title="C. F. Martin & Company">Martin</a> 000-28</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acoustic_guitars/Classical_nylon"><span id="Acoustic_guitars.2FClassical_nylon"></span>Acoustic guitars/Classical nylon</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Acoustic guitars/Classical nylon"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>Amalio Burguet 3am (cedar top) <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Landola CT/2/w</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amps">Amps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Amps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Åkerfeldt uses the following amps, according to the Opeth website.<sup id="cite_ref-equipment_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-equipment-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Marshall Vintage Modern 2466</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laney_Amplification" title="Laney Amplification">Laney</a> GH100L with cabinet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laney_Amplification" title="Laney Amplification">Laney</a> VH100R</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laney_Amplification" title="Laney Amplification">Laney</a> VC30</li> <li>Fender 1000 Rocpro</li> <li>Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra preamp / effects processor</li> <li>Marshall JCM900</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Opeth">With Opeth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: With Opeth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Orchid_(album)" title="Orchid (album)">Orchid</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Morningrise" title="Morningrise">Morningrise</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Arms,_Your_Hearse" title="My Arms, Your Hearse">My Arms, Your Hearse</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still_Life_(Opeth_album)" title="Still Life (Opeth album)">Still Life</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blackwater_Park" title="Blackwater Park">Blackwater Park</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deliverance_(Opeth_album)" title="Deliverance (Opeth album)">Deliverance</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Damnation_(album)" title="Damnation (album)">Damnation</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lamentations_(Live_at_Shepherd%27s_Bush_Empire_2003)" title="Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)">Lamentations</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Reveries" title="Ghost Reveries">Ghost Reveries</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Roundhouse_Tapes" title="The Roundhouse Tapes">The Roundhouse Tapes</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Watershed_(Opeth_album)" title="Watershed (Opeth album)">Watershed</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Live_Concert_at_the_Royal_Albert_Hall" title="In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall">In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heritage_(Opeth_album)" title="Heritage (Opeth album)">Heritage</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pale_Communion" title="Pale Communion">Pale Communion</a></i> (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sorceress_(Opeth_album)" title="Sorceress (Opeth album)">Sorceress</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/In_Cauda_Venenum" title="In Cauda Venenum">In Cauda Venenum</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Will_and_Testament" title="The Last Will and Testament">The Last Will and Testament</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Katatonia">With Katatonia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: With Katatonia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Murder_Day" title="Brave Murder Day">Brave Murder Day</a></i> (1996) – harsh vocals</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Decay" title="Sounds of Decay">Sounds of Decay</a></i> (1997) – harsh vocals</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Discouraged_Ones" title="Discouraged Ones">Discouraged Ones</a></i> (1998) – backing vocals, co-production on vocals</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tonight%27s_Decision" title="Tonight's Decision">Tonight's Decision</a></i> (1999) – additional vocal production</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Yester_Days" title="Brave Yester Days">Brave Yester Days</a></i> (2004) – harsh vocals (on disc 2: tracks 1–6), additional vocal production (on disc 2: tracks 6–9)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Sessions" title="The Black Sessions">The Black Sessions</a></i> (2005) – backing vocals, co-vocal production</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Bloodbath">With Bloodbath</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: With Bloodbath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Breeding_Death" class="mw-redirect" title="Breeding Death">Breeding Death</a></i> (2000, EP)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Resurrection_Through_Carnage" title="Resurrection Through Carnage">Resurrection Through Carnage</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wacken_Carnage" title="The Wacken Carnage">The Wacken Carnage</a></i> (2008, CD/DVD)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Unblessing_the_Purity" title="Unblessing the Purity">Unblessing the Purity</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fathomless_Mastery" title="The Fathomless Mastery">The Fathomless Mastery</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bloodbath_over_Bloodstock" title="Bloodbath over Bloodstock">Bloodbath over Bloodstock</a></i> (2011, DVD)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Edge_of_Sanity">With Edge of Sanity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: With Edge of Sanity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crimson_(Edge_of_Sanity_album)" title="Crimson (Edge of Sanity album)">Crimson</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Steel">With Steel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: With Steel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Steel_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel (band)">Heavy Metal Machine</a></i> (1998, EP)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="With_Storm_Corrosion">With Storm Corrosion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: With Storm Corrosion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Storm_Corrosion_(album)" title="Storm Corrosion (album)">Storm Corrosion</a></i> (2012)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_Soloist/Composer"><span id="As_a_Soloist.2FComposer"></span>As a Soloist/Composer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: As a Soloist/Composer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Clark_(TV_series)" title="Clark (TV series)">Clark (Soundtrack From The Netflix Series)</a></i> (2022, OST Album) (including clean jukebox-like fore-/background vocals from track 28)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances">Appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayreon" title="Ayreon">Ayreon</a>: Åkerfeldt sings the parts of "Fear" in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Equation" title="The Human Equation">The Human Equation</a></i>, the 2004 release.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candlemass_(band)" title="Candlemass (band)">Candlemass</a>: Åkerfeldt performs vocals for one song on the Candlemass 20-year anniversary DVD.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devin_Townsend" title="Devin Townsend">Devin Townsend</a>: Åkerfeldt appeared as a guest vocalist for <a href="/wiki/Deconstruction_(The_Devin_Townsend_Project_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Deconstruction (The Devin Townsend Project album)"><i>Deconstruction</i></a>. He sings on the song "Stand".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a>: Åkerfeldt performs a <a href="/wiki/Spoken_word" title="Spoken word">spoken word</a> part in "<a href="/wiki/Repentance_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Repentance (song)">Repentance</a>" on their 2007 album <i><a href="/wiki/Systematic_Chaos" title="Systematic Chaos">Systematic Chaos</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also sang the second verse of the same song on its first live performance, during the Progressive Nation 2008 tour.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the same tour, he also performed the growled part of the song "A Nightmare to Remember" with the band live.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edge_of_Sanity" title="Edge of Sanity">Edge of Sanity</a>: Åkerfeldt provided vocals and guitar parts in Edge of Sanity's 1996 album <i><a href="/wiki/Crimson_(Edge_of_Sanity_album)" title="Crimson (Edge of Sanity album)">Crimson</a></i>, and also wrote lyrics for a song on <i><a href="/wiki/Infernal_(Edge_of_Sanity_album)" title="Infernal (Edge of Sanity album)">Infernal</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghost_(Swedish_band)" title="Ghost (Swedish band)">Ghost</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Prequelle" title="Prequelle">Prequelle</a></i> (2018) – acoustic guitar on the instrumental track "Helvetesfönster".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Horrified: Åkerfeldt growls a few words on "Avatar of the Age of Horus" off of their <i>Deus Diabolus Inversus</i> album.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katatonia" title="Katatonia">Katatonia</a>: Åkerfeldt sings on the 1996 album <i><a href="/wiki/Brave_Murder_Day" title="Brave Murder Day">Brave Murder Day</a></i>, and the three-song EP <i><a href="/wiki/Sounds_of_Decay" title="Sounds of Decay">Sounds of Decay</a></i>, released 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also performs backing vocals on the album <i><a href="/wiki/Discouraged_Ones" title="Discouraged Ones">Discouraged Ones</a></i> and was the vocal producer on <i><a href="/wiki/Tonight%27s_Decision" title="Tonight's Decision">Tonight's Decision</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ihsahn" title="Ihsahn">Ihsahn</a>: Åkerfeldt performs on the song "Unhealer" from the 2008 album <i><a href="/wiki/AngL" title="AngL">angL</a>.</i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OSI_(band)" title="OSI (band)">OSI</a>: Åkerfeldt performs lead vocals on the track "Stockholm" for OSI's 2009 album, <i><a href="/wiki/Blood_(OSI_album)" title="Blood (OSI album)">Blood</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Porcupine_Tree" title="Porcupine Tree">Porcupine Tree</a>: Åkerfeldt sings backing vocals on "Deadwing", "Lazarus", "Shesmovedon" and "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" and plays a guitar solo on "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" on the 2005 album <i><a href="/wiki/Deadwing" title="Deadwing">Deadwing</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roadrunner_United" title="Roadrunner United">Roadrunner United</a>: Åkerfeldt performs vocals on the song "Roads" alongside <a href="/wiki/Type_O_Negative" title="Type O Negative">Type O Negative</a> keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Josh_Silver" title="Josh Silver">Josh Silver</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Roadrunner_Records" title="Roadrunner Records">Roadrunner Records</a> 25th Anniversary album <i><a href="/wiki/Roadrunner_United" title="Roadrunner United">Roadrunner United: The All-Star Sessions</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soilwork" title="Soilwork">Soilwork</a>: Åkerfeldt performs vocals on the title track of the album <i><a href="/wiki/A_Predator%27s_Portrait" title="A Predator's Portrait">A Predator's Portrait</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Hackett" title="Steve Hackett">Steve Hackett</a>: <i><a href="/wiki/Genesis_Revisited_II" title="Genesis Revisited II">Genesis Revisited II</a></i> (2012) – vocals on "Supper's Ready".</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 November</span> 2016</span>. <q>Although markedly different from those albums, Sorceress has something of the mood and tone of that work, driven by Åkerfeldt's personal experience, including a recent divorce, more than a reflective, authored distance.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Quietus&rft.atitle=Dead+Man+Touring%3A+Mikael+%C3%85kerfeldt+Of+Opeth+Interviewed&rft.date=2016-09-21&rft.aulast=Franklin&rft.aufirst=Dan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fthequietus.com%2Farticles%2F20946-opeth-mikael-akerfeldt-interview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMikael+%C3%85kerfeldt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGeddes2007" class="citation web cs1">Geddes, Duncan (8 November 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071126113242/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/opeth_the_band_will_continue_for_as_long_as_theres_good_material_in_us.html">"Opeth: 'The Band Will Continue For As Long As There's Good Material In Us'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Guitar_Archive" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate Guitar Archive">Ultimate Guitar</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 June</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=prsguitars.com&rft.atitle=Opeth+-+Mikael+%C3%85kerfeldt+%26+Fredrik+%C3%85kesson&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prsguitars.com%2Fallaccess%2Fopeth%2Fakerfeldt_signature.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMikael+%C3%85kerfeldt" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-equipment-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-equipment_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-equipment_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-equipment_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-equipment_23-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opeth.com">"www.opeth.com"</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/64-deliverance-equipment">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228003019/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/64-deliverance-equipment">Archived</a> 28 December 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/67-mayh-equipment">[2]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228001514/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/67-mayh-equipment">Archived</a> 28 December 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228003022/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/65-blackwaterpark-equipment">[3]</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228004529/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/66-still-life-equipment">[4]</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/46-damnation-equipment">[5]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228055427/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/46-damnation-equipment">Archived</a> 28 December 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171228002043/http://www.opeth.com/component/k2/item/44-ghost-reveries-equipment">[6]</a> – various "Equipment" pages on the official Opeth website</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/opeth-pale-communion-20140408">"Opeth's "Pale Communion" Coming June 17"</a>. 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