David Isberg
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David Isberg | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Origin | Nacka, Sweden |
| Genres | Hard rock, death metal, doom metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1989–present |
David Isberg (born 23 February 1975) is a Swedish musician who founded the progressive death metal band Opeth.[1][2]
Isberg formed Opeth with friends from Täby in the spring of 1990.[3] Long-time friend Mikael Åkerfeldt was in a band called Eruption but was considering leaving that group. Isberg invited him to play bass for Opeth and Åkerfeldt accepted the offer. When he came to rehearsal, however, none of the other band members knew he was coming and did not want to kick out the previous bassist. The ensuing argument resulted in the departure of all other members, who in turn formed Crowley in 1990; they released a demo tape, The Gate ,in 1991.
Isberg remained with Opeth until 1992. Åkerfeldt then took over as lead vocalist.
