 Isberg and Åkerfeldt recruited drummer Anders Nordin , bassist Nick Döring , and guitarist Andreas Dimeo . Unsatisfied with Opeth 's slow progress , Döring and Dimeo left the band after their first performance , and were replaced by guitarist Kim Pettersson and bassist Johan De Farfalla . After the next show , DeFarfalla left Opeth to spend time with his girlfriend in Germany , and was initially replaced by Mattias Ander , before Åkerfeldt 's friend Peter Lindgren took on the role of bassist . Rhythm guitarist Kim Pettersson left following the band 's next performance , and Lindgren switched to guitar , with the role of bassist falling to Stefan Guteklint . The following year , David Isberg left the band citing " creative differences " . 
