| Joakim Svalberg | |
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| Birth name | Joakim Svalberg |
| Born | February, 1969 (age 42) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | Progressive rock, jazz fusion, progressive death metal, folk rock, neo-classical metal, heavy metal, hard rock, AOR, funk, southern rock, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, space rock, jam rock, stoner rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, backing vocals, mellotron, bongos, clarinette |
| Years active | 1997-present |
| Labels | Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Opeth, Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, HTP - Hughes & Turner project, elGamo, QOPH |
| Website | www.opeth.com, www.elgamo.se |
Joakim Svalberg is a Swedish musician best known as the new keyboard player of Opeth[1]. Svalberg is also involved in a band named elGamo with which he is currently working on their first record. He is known to snus General White Portion.
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Svalberg according to opeth.com names his primary influences are: Gentle Giant, Edgar Winter, Buddy Miles, Yes, King's X, Pink Floyd, Genesis (with Peter Gabriel), The Beatles, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Deep Purple, Faces, National Health, UK, David Bowie, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Robert Fripp, and Wool.