Fredrik Akesson
Guitarist
Swedish heavy metal guitarist who has played with the groups Opeth and Krux, as well as Monsters of Metal and other groups.
He picked up a guitar at the age of twelve; by nineteen he had joined the band Talisman.
He spent four years with Talisman before leaving in pursuit of a band with a heavier sound.
He grew up around Stockholm, Sweden.
Yngwie Malmsteen is one of his musical influences.