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. 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: 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. 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) References External links Opeth official website 1969 births Living people Swedish male musicians Musicians from Stockholm Opeth members Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force members