Joakim Svalberg
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

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)