Mikael Åkerfeldt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Swedish musician

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1974

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: singer, record producer, guitarist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (Swedish pronunciation: [?mi?ka?l ?o?k?r?f?lt]; born 17 April 1974) 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.