Birth name Peter Joakim Svalberg Name Joakim Svalberg Occupation(s) Musician Role Musician | Years active 1997–present Record label Roadrunner Records Labels Roadrunner | |
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Born 22 February 1969 (age 55)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1969-02-22 ) Instruments Keyboards, backing vocals, mellotron, bongos, clarinette Associated acts Opeth, Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, HTP – Hughes & Turner project, Qoph, elGamo Albums Heritage, Pale Communion Music groups Opeth (Since 2011), The Boppers Genres Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Progressive metal Similar People Martin Axenrot, Martin Mendez, Fredrik Akesson, Mikael Akerfeldt, Per Wiberg | ||
Lee kerslake july morning joakim svalberg stockholm 30 september 2012
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. Svalberg is also involved with a band named elGamo, whose first record he is currently working on.
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- Lee kerslake july morning joakim svalberg stockholm 30 september 2012
- Mikael akerfeldt introducing fredrik akesson joakim svalberg himself
- Influences
- with Qoph
- with Yngwie J Malmsteen
- with Opeth
- with elGamo
- with BerggrenKerslake Band
- References
Mikael akerfeldt introducing fredrik akesson joakim svalberg himself
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, UK, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Robert Fripp, Wool, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares.
with Qoph
with Yngwie J. Malmsteen
with Opeth
with elGamo
with Berggren/Kerslake Band
References
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