Peter Lindgren (musician)

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Peter Lindgren

Born March 6, 1973
Sweden
Genre(s) Progressive metal
Death metal
Progressive rock
Affiliation(s) Opeth
Notable guitars PRS Custom 24, Gibson Les Paul
Years active 1991 - Present

Peter Lindgren (born March 6, 1973) is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of Swedish progressive metal band Opeth. He joined the band in 1991 to play bass for a show; however, he ended up staying and switching to guitars. Lindgren shares Opeth's guitar and songwriting duties with vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Although both play solos, Lindgren's solos are somewhat more melodic and technical than Åkerfeldt's. This can be heard on the songs Deliverance from the album Deliverance, and Beneath the Mire from Ghost Reveries. The decision of who plays which leads are decided by Åkerfeldt's vocal duties and whoever wants any particular solo the most. If Åkerfeldt is having trouble with a solo, he will hand it over to Peter, and vice versa.

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Peter Lindgren uses a PRS Custom 24, a Gibson Les Paul Custom 1974, and a Gibson SG 1991. He also uses Laney VH100R amplifier and BOSS GT-5 effect processor.

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Opeth
Mikael Åkerfeldt | Peter Lindgren | Martin Mendez | Martin Axenrot | Per Wiberg
David Isberg | Andreas Dimeo | Kim Pettersson | Johan DeFarfalla | Stefan Guteklint | Mattias Ander | Nick Döring | Anders Nordin | Martin Lopez
Discography
Studio Albums: Orchid | Morningrise | My Arms, Your Hearse | Still Life | Blackwater Park | Deliverance | Damnation | Ghost Reveries
Singles: The Drapery Falls | Still Day Beneath the Sun | The Grand Conjuration
Live Albums: Lamentations