Joakim Svalberg
Swedish musician (born 1969)
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Svalberg with Opeth in 2019 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Peter Joakim Svalberg |
Born | (1969-02-22) 22 February 1969 (age 55)[1] Stockholm, Sweden |
Genres | Progressive metal, progressive death metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Roadrunner |
Website | www.opeth.com, www.elgamo.se |
Musical artist
Joakim Svalberg is a Swedish musician best known as the current keyboard player for the Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, which he joined in late 2011 just after the recording of the album Heritage.[2] Svalberg is also involved with a band named elGamo, whose first record he is currently working on.[citation needed]
Influences
According to Opeth.com, Svalberg's primary influences are: Gentle Giant, Edgar Winter, Buddy Miles, Yes, King's X, Pink Floyd, Genesis (with Peter Gabriel), The Beatles, Be-Bop Deluxe, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Deep Purple, Faces, National Health, U.K., David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Robert Fripp, Wool, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares.[2]
Discography
with Qoph
- Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter (1998)
- Pyrola (2004)
with Yngwie J. Malmsteen
- G3: Rockin' in the Free World (2004)
- Unleash the Fury (2005)
with Opeth
- Heritage (2011) – (Track 1)
- Pale Communion (2014)
- Sorceress (2016)
- In Cauda Venenum (2019)
with elGamo
- TBA (2012)
with Berggren/Kerslake Band
- The Sun Has Gone Hazy (2014)
References
- ^ "Peter Joakim Svalberg Bellmansgatan 26 A lgh 1301 Stockholm – Ratsit". Ratsit.se. 22 February 1969. Retrieved 17 July 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Joakim Svalberg". Opeth.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links
- Opeth official website
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- Fredrik Åkesson
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- Waltteri Väyrynen
- Anders Nordin
- Johan De Farfalla
- Peter Lindgren
- Martin Lopez
- Per Wiberg
- Martin Axenrot
- Orchid
- Morningrise
- My Arms, Your Hearse
- Still Life
- Blackwater Park
- Deliverance
- Damnation
- Ghost Reveries
- Watershed
- Heritage
- Pale Communion
- Sorceress
- In Cauda Venenum
- The Last Will and Testament
- Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)
- The Roundhouse Tapes
- In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
- Garden of the Titans: Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater
- Collecter's Edition Slipcase
- The Candlelight Years
- The Wooden Box
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