Opeth

Swedish progressive metal band
Organization musical_group Q18557
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Opeth

Summary

Opeth is a musical group[1]. Opeth ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,648 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Opeth's field of work was musician[3].
  • Opeth's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • Opeth's founder is recorded as David Isberg[5].
  • Opeth's founder is recorded as Mikael Åkerfeldt[6].
  • Opeth's genre is progressive metal[7].
  • Opeth's genre is technical death metal[8].
  • Opeth's genre is death metal[9].
  • Opeth's genre is progressive rock[10].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Candlelight Records[11].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as MNRK Music Group[12].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Peaceville Records[13].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Century Media Records[14].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Music for Nations[15].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records[16].
  • Opeth's record label is recorded as Nuclear Blast[17].
  • Opeth's discography is recorded as Opeth discography[18].
  • Opeth's Commons category is recorded as Opeth[19].
  • Opeth's country of origin is recorded as Sweden[20].
  • Opeth comprises Mikael Åkerfeldt[21].
  • Opeth comprises Martin Mendez[22].
  • Opeth comprises Waltteri Väyrynen[23].
  • Opeth comprises Fredrik Åkesson[24].
  • Opeth comprises Joakim Svalberg[25].
  • January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Opeth[26].
  • Opeth's location of formation is recorded as Sweden[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include David Isberg[5] and Mikael Åkerfeldt[6]. January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Opeth[26]. Opeth's location of formation is recorded as Sweden[27].

Industry

Opeth's field of work was musician[3].

Why It Matters

Opeth ranks in the top 2% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,648 views/month).[2] Opeth has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Metal Evolution. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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