As per our current Database, Mikael Akerfeldt is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Mikael Akerfeldt is 50 years, 7 months and 7 days old. Mikael Akerfeldt will celebrate 51rd birthday on a Thursday 17th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Mikael Akerfeldt upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Mikael Akerfeldt |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Age | 50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 17, 1974 (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| Birthday | April 17 |
| Town/City | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Sweden |
Mikael Akerfeldt’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Mikael Akerfeldt was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Swedish Guitarist and vocalist with the death metal band Opeth who also the former lead vocalist with Bloodbath.
He toured with his own metal band, which he created at the age of fourteen and left two years after.
Guitar World ranked him #42 among the top 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists of all time.
He married his longtime girlfriend, Anna Sandberg, in 2003. They had their first daughter in September 2004 and a second in 2007. In 2016, he said that he'd gotten divorced.
Like Vegard Tveitan, he has appeared as a guest in an episode of the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse.
