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Mikael Åkerfeldt

Death metal
Death metal

Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Death metal act. Their sound grew out of Camel, Ritchie Blackmore, Iron Maiden, Kiss and Black Sabbath. Those roots explain a lot about how Mikael Åkerfeldt arrange songs and choose their tones. Their influence carried into Katatonia, Ayreon, Candlemass, Devin Townsend and Dream Theater, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Mikael Åkerfeldt, reaching back through Camel and forward to Katatonia. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Mikael ÅkerfeldtCamelRitchie BlackmoreIron MaidenKissBlack SabbathJudas PriestPorcupine TreeSabbath Bloody SabbathKatatoniaAyreonCandlemassDevin TownsendDream TheaterEdge of SanityGhostOSI

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Mikael Åkerfeldt connections

Mikael Åkerfeldt grew out of Camel, Ritchie Blackmore, Iron Maiden and Kiss, went on to shape Katatonia, Ayreon, Candlemass and Devin Townsend. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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