Mikael Åkerfeldt

I've always thought of Mikael Akerfeldt as one of metal's true polymaths. As the voice and chief songwriter of Opeth, he taught me that a death-metal growl and a tender clean melody can live in the same song without feeling like a gimmick. What impresses me most is the range of his collaborations, from fronting Bloodbath to teaming with Steven Wilson in Storm Corrosion. He strikes me as a Stockholm musician who follows his curiosity wherever it leads, which is probably why Opeth keeps evolving instead of repeating itself. I respect artists who refuse to stay in one lane, and he's a textbook example.

Name (English)

Mikael Åkerfeldt

Name (Japanese)

ミカエル・オーカーフェルト

Reading

みかえる・おーかーふぇると

Born

April 17, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Tiger

Origin

Stockholm, Sweden

Occupation

singer / guitarist / record producer / lyricist

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)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

Tags

• singer
• guitarist
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.