Joakim Svalberg is a

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musician best known as the current keyboard player for the Swedish

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band Opeth, which he joined in late 2011 just after the recording of the album ''

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''. Svalberg is also involved with a band named elGamo, whose first record he is currently working on.

Influences

According to Opeth.com, Svalberg's primary influences are:

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, Yes,

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, Pink Floyd,

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(with Peter Gabriel),

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, Deep Purple,

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and

Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares ''Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares'' (translated as "The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices") is a compilation album of modern arrangements of Bulgarian folk songs featuring, among others, the Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir, with s ...

Discography

with Qoph

*'' Kalejdoskopiska Aktiviteter'' (1998) *''

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'' (2004)

with Yngwie J. Malmsteen

*'' G3: Rockin' in the Free World'' (2004) *'' Unleash the Fury'' (2005)

with Opeth

*''

'' (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)

References

External links

Opeth official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Svalberg, Joakim 1969 births Living people Swedish male musicians Musicians from Stockholm Opeth members Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force members