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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]
Joakim Svalberg | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Peter Joakim Svalberg |
Born | [1] Stockholm, Sweden | 22 February 1969
Genres | Progressive metal, progressive death metal |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Roadrunner |
Website | www.opeth.com, www.elgamo.se |
Influences
editAccording 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
editwith Qoph
edit- Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter (1998)
- Pyrola (2004)
with Yngwie J. Malmsteen
edit- G3: Rockin' in the Free World (2004)
- Unleash the Fury (2005)
with Opeth
edit- Heritage (2011) – (Track 1)
- Pale Communion (2014)
- Sorceress (2016)
- In Cauda Venenum (2019)
- The Last Will and Testament (2024)
with elGamo
edit- TBA (2012)
with Berggren/Kerslake Band
edit- The Sun Has Gone Hazy (2014)
References
edit- ^ "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.