Peter Lindgren (musician)
Peter Lindgren (born March 6, 1973) is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former guitarist of Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. Musical career. Lindgren joined Opeth in 1991 as bassist for a show, but ended up switched to guitars. As explained in "The Making of Deliverance and Damnation" on Opeth's live DVD "Lamentations", lead-playing duties were based on ease of Mikael Åkerfeldt's vocal delivery and which of the two might want a given solo more. If Åkerfeldt was having trouble with a solo, he would hand it over  to Lindgren, and vice versa. In March 2004, Peter and Mikael Åkerfeldt were both ranked #42 out of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of all time by Guitar World. Throughout his career in Opeth, Lindgren has co-written the music for several songs along with Mikael Åkerfeldt, such as "Black Rose Immortal" from "Morningrise", "Demon of the Fall" from "My Arms, Your Hearse" as well as "Dirge for November" and "Blackwater Park" from "Blackwater Park". In May 2007, Peter Lindgren announced that he had left Opeth due to the rigors of life on the road as a touring musician  and that he had lost his enthusiasm for playing in Opeth. Both Lindgren and Åkerfeldt said that the split was amicable. Lindgren was since replaced by Fredrik Åkesson. Personal life. Lindgren holds degrees in engineering physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and literature at Stockholm University. Since his departure from Opeth, Lindgren was working as an IT consultant and senior manager in Stockholm and has so far stayed out of public eye. Influences. Lindgren became a musician after growing up listening to the band Iron Maiden and was also heavily influenced by the Metallica album "Master of Puppets". He  was introduced to '70s progressive rock by listening to the band Camel, one of the influences on Opeth's progressive style.