List of Opeth band members#Timeline

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Opeth is a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm. Formed in 1990, the group originally featured vocalist David Isberg, guitarists Mikael "Micke" Bergström and Dan Nilsson, bassist Martin Persson, and drummer Amirion "Rille" Evén. Isberg invited Mikael Åkerfeldt to play bass later that year, who in 1992 would take over as frontman. The current lineup of Opeth features Åkerfeldt on guitars and lead vocals, Martín Méndez on bass (since 1997), Fredrik Åkesson on guitars and backing vocals (since 2007), Joakim Svalberg on keyboards and backing vocals (since 2011), and Waltteri Väyrynen on drums (since 2022).

History

=1990–2003=

David Isberg formed Opeth in April 1990 with Mikael "Micke" Bergström, Dan Nilsson, Martin Persson and Amirion "Rille" Evén.{{cite web |url=https://radiomaxmusic2.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/feature-year-1990-part-1-9am-part-2-9pm-et-1990-radiomax/ |title=Feature Year: 1990 (Part 1 – 9am, Part 2 – 9pm) ET #1990 @RadioMax |publisher=RadioMaxMusic |date=December 15, 2013 |accessdate=November 18, 2021 }} During an early rehearsal, Isberg brought in Mikael Åkerfeldt to replace Persson on bass without informing the rest of the band, all of whom he fired following the event.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicradar.com/guitarist/interview-mikael-akerfeldt-opeth-283778 |title=Interview: Mikael Åkerfeldt, Opeth |work=MusicRadar |date=October 12, 2010 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mikael_akerfeldt_just_how_disastrous_the_first_opeth_gig_was.html |title=Mikael Akerfeldt: Just How Disastrous the First Opeth Gig Was |publisher=Ultimate Guitar |date=January 5, 2017 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} The remaining pair of Isberg and Åkerfeldt completed the second lineup of Opeth with the addition of guitarist Andreas Dimeo, bassist Nick Döring and drummer Anders Nordin.{{cite web |url=https://www.axs.com/opeth-shockingly-versatile-and-just-good-music-31467 |title=Opeth, shockingly versatile, and just good music |last=Lorsch |first=Laurie |publisher=AXS |date=December 4, 2014 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} Dimeo and Döring both left after the band's first show in February 1991, with Kim Pettersson and Johan De Farfalla (both members of local "sleazy metal" band Crimson Cat) taking their places.{{cite web |url=http://www.opeth.com:80/biography/chapter2_1.html |title=Opeth Biography: Chapter II |publisher=Opeth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117015902/http://www.opeth.com/biography/chapter2_1.html |archivedate=January 17, 2008 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }} De Farfalla left after the group's second show, with Peter Lindgren joining on bass for a third performance later in the year, after which Petterson left and Lindgren switched to guitar.{{cite book |last=Mudrian |first=Albert |title=Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSVKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT236 |location=London, England |publisher=Hachette UK |date=July 21, 2009 |isbn=978-0306818066 |page=236 |access-date=October 14, 2017 }} Founding frontman Isberg also left Opeth in early 1992 due to "creative differences".{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-s-founder-david-isberg-launches-braathum/ |title=Opeth's Founder David Isberg Launches Braathum |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=July 24, 2009 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} Åkerfeldt later recalled that "at the time, I thought [Isberg's departure] was good for the band, as he no longer seemed as interested as the rest of us".

Following Isberg's departure, Åkerfeldt took over as the lead vocalist of Opeth, and writing for a debut studio album began with Lindgren and Nordin.{{cite web |url=http://www.opeth.com:80/biography/chapter3.html |title=Opeth Biography: Chapter III |publisher=Opeth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123122250/http://www.opeth.com/biography/chapter3.html |archivedate=January 23, 2008 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }} After a period as a three-piece, Mattias Ander briefly joined as the group's bassist,{{cite book |last=Ekeroth |first=Daniel |title=Swedish Death Metal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jRRvfWp95FIC&pg=PA388 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Bazillion Points |date=July 29, 2008 |isbn=978-0979616310 |page=388 |access-date=October 14, 2017 }} before Stefan Guteklint joined later in the year. Guteklint was fired by Åkerfeldt and Lindgren just over a year later, with former bassist De Farfalla returning for the recording of the group's debut album Orchid. After a tour in promotion of the group's second album Morningrise in 1996, Åkerfeldt and Lindgren fired De Farfalla without consulting Nordin, which also led to him leaving.{{cite news |url=http://loudwire.com/opeth-mikael-akerfeldt-wikipedia-fact-or-fiction/ |title=Opeth's Mikael Akerfeldt Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact Or Fiction?' |last=Hartmann |first=Graham |work=Loudwire |date=May 7, 2014 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} Opeth briefly considered breaking up, before bringing in drummer Martin Lopez and later bassist Martín Méndez; bass on 1998's My Arms, Your Hearse was recorded by Åkerfeldt, as Méndez had joined too late to contribute.{{cite web |url=http://www.opeth.com:80/biography/chapter4.html |title=Opeth Biography: Chapter IV |publisher=Opeth |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205072405/http://www.opeth.com/biography/chapter4.html |archivedate=February 5, 2008 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

=Since 2003=

After the release of Damnation in 2003, which marked a change in the band's musical style to a more keyboard-heavy progressive rock-influenced sound, Opeth added Per Wiberg as a touring keyboardist.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-recruit-spiritual-beggars-keyboardist-for-upcoming-tour/ |title=Opeth Recruit Spiritual Beggars Keyboardist For Upcoming Tour |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=June 6, 2003 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} He later became an official member of the band in 2005.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-keyboardist-per-wiberg-officially-joins-the-band/ |title=Opeth: Keyboardist Per Wiberg Officially Joins The Band |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 4, 2005 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} After suffering a string of stress-related illnesses and panic attacks, Lopez ceased performing with Opeth in August 2005, with Martin "Axe" Axenrot filling for a number of tours.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-drummer-receiving-treatment-temporary-replacement-announced/ |title=Opeth Drummer Receiving Treatment, Temporary Replacement Announced |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=August 29, 2005 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} By the following May the regular drummer had officially left the band, with Axenrot officially taking his place.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-drummer-martin-lopez-is-officially-out/ |title=Opeth: Drummer Martin Lopez Is Officially Out |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 12, 2006 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} Lindgren left the group a year later, stating that he had "lost some of the enthusiasm and inspiration needed to participate in [the] band". He was replaced by Fredrik Åkesson.{{cite news |url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/opeth-guitarist-peter-lindgren-leaves-band |title=Opeth Guitarist Peter Lindgren Leaves Band |publisher=Metal Injection |date=May 18, 2007 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} In April 2011, it was announced that Wiberg had left the band.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-parts-ways-with-keyboardist/ |title=Opeth Parts Ways With Keyboardist |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=April 6, 2011 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }} He was replaced by Joakim Svalberg.{{cite news |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-working-with-keyboardist-joakim-svalberg-u-s-dates-with-katatonia-announced/ |title=Opeth Working With Keyboardist Joakim Svalberg; U.S. Dates With Katatonia Announced |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=June 2, 2011 |accessdate=October 14, 2017 }}

The lineup of Åkerfeldt, Åkesson, Méndez, Axenrot and Svalberg remained stable for ten years, before it was announced in November 2021 that Axenrot had left the band due to a "conflict of interests". He was replaced for upcoming tour dates by Therion's Sami Karppinen,{{cite news |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/opeth-parts-ways-with-longtime-drummer-martin-axe-axenrot/ |title=Opeth Parts Ways With Longtime Drummer Martin 'Axe' Axenrot |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=November 16, 2021 |accessdate=November 18, 2021 }} before former Paradise Lost drummer Waltteri Väyrynen joined as a full time replacement.{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-09-09 |title=Opeth Welcome Ex-Paradise Lost, Etc. Drummer Waltteri Väyrynen To Their Lineup |url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/09/09/news/opeth-welcome-ex-paradise-lost-etc-drummer-waltteri-vayrynen-to-their-lineup/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Theprp.com |language=en-US}}

Members

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|Mikael Åkerfeldt

|1990–present

|{{hlist|lead vocals {{small|(since 1992)}}|guitars|bass {{small|(1990, 1992, 1997)}}|piano {{small|(1997, 2011)}}|mellotron {{small|(2005, 2011)}}}}

|all Opeth releases

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|Martín Méndez

|1997–present

|{{Hlist|bass|occasional backing vocals}}

|all Opeth releases from Still Life (1999) onwards

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|Fredrik Åkesson

|2007–present

|{{hlist|guitars|backing vocals}}

|all Opeth releases from Watershed (2008) onwards

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|Joakim Svalberg

|2011–present

|{{hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}

|all Opeth releases from Heritage (2011) onwards

{{CSS image crop |Image=Opeth, Tons of Rock, Oslo Norway (53843305164).jpg |bSize=450 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=145 |oLeft=135}}

|Waltteri Väyrynen

|2022–present

|{{Hlist|drums|percussion|backing vocals}}

| The Last Will and Testament (2024)

=Former=

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\|David Isberg \|1990–1992 \|vocals \|rowspan="5"\|none
\|Mikael Bergström \|rowspan="4"\|1990 \|rowspan="2"\|guitar
\|Dan Nilsson
\|Martin Persson \|bass
\|Amirion "Rille" Evén \|drums
\|Anders Nordin \|1990–1997 \|{{hlist\|drums\|percussion\|piano {{small\|(1994)}}}} \|{{hlist\|Orchid (1995)\|Morningrise (1996)}}
\|Andreas Dimeo \|rowspan="2"\|1990–1991 \|guitars \|rowspan="3"\|none
\|Nick Döring \|bass
\|Kim Pettersson \|1991 \|guitars
\|Johan De Farfalla \|{{hlist\|1991\|1994–1997}} \|{{hlist\|bass\|backing vocals}} \|{{hlist\|Orchid (1995)\|Morningrise (1996)}}
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Peter_Lindgren.jpg \|bSize=220 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=75 \|oLeft=65}} \|Peter Lindgren \|1991–2007 \|{{hlist\|guitars {{small\|(from 1992)}}\|bass {{small\|(1991–1992)}}}} \|all Opeth releases from Orchid (1995) to The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)
\|Mattias Ander \|1992 \|rowspan="2"\|bass \|none
\|Stefan Guteklint \|1992–1994 \|{{hlist\|Orchid (1995) {{small\|– 2000 reissue bonus track only}}\|Morningrise (1996) {{small\|– 2000 reissue bonus track only}}}}
\|Martin Lopez \|1997–2006 \|drums \|all Opeth releases from My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) to Ghost Reveries (2005)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=2016 Kamchatka - by 2eight - DSC3181.jpg \|bSize=230 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=37 \|oLeft=70}} \|Per Wiberg \|2005–2011 {{small\|(touring 2003–2005)}} \|{{hlist\|keyboards\|backing vocals}} \|all Opeth releases from Lamentations (2003) to Heritage (2011)
{{CSS image crop\|Image=Tuska 20130629 - Testament - 01.jpg\|bSize=800\|cWidth=75\|cHeight=75\|oTop=135\|oLeft=367}} \|Gene Hoglan \|2004 {{small\|(substitute)}}{{Cite web \|last= \|date=2004-01-24 \|title=GENE HOGLAN Joins OPETH For Two Songs At Vancouver Show \|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-joins-opeth-for-two-songs-at-vancouver-show/ \|access-date=2024-07-12 \|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET \|language=en}} \| rowspan="3" \|drums \|none
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Opeth_–_Elbriot_2015_03.jpg \|bSize=480 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=140 \|oLeft=185}} \|Martin "Axe" Axenrot \|2006–2021 {{small\|(touring 2005–2006)}} \|all Opeth releases from The Roundhouse Tapes (2007) to In Cauda Venenum (2019)
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Therion-33 (53587141001).jpg \|bSize=610 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=140 \|oLeft=270}} \|Sami Karppinen \|2021–2022 {{small\|(touring)}} \|none

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|David Isberg

|1990–1992

|vocals

|rowspan="5"|none

|Mikael Bergström

|rowspan="4"|1990

|rowspan="2"|guitar

|Dan Nilsson

|Martin Persson

|bass

|Amirion "Rille" Evén

|drums

|Anders Nordin

|1990–1997

|{{hlist|drums|percussion|piano {{small|(1994)}}}}

|{{hlist|Orchid (1995)|Morningrise (1996)}}

|Andreas Dimeo

|rowspan="2"|1990–1991

|guitars

|rowspan="3"|none

|Nick Döring

|bass

|Kim Pettersson

|1991

|guitars

|Johan De Farfalla

|{{hlist|1991|1994–1997}}

|{{hlist|bass|backing vocals}}

|{{hlist|Orchid (1995)|Morningrise (1996)}}

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|Peter Lindgren

|1991–2007

|{{hlist|guitars {{small|(from 1992)}}|bass {{small|(1991–1992)}}}}

|all Opeth releases from Orchid (1995) to The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)

|Mattias Ander

|1992

|rowspan="2"|bass

|none

|Stefan Guteklint

|1992–1994

|{{hlist|Orchid (1995) {{small|– 2000 reissue bonus track only}}|Morningrise (1996) {{small|– 2000 reissue bonus track only}}}}

|Martin Lopez

|1997–2006

|drums

|all Opeth releases from My Arms, Your Hearse (1998) to Ghost Reveries (2005)

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|Per Wiberg

|2005–2011 {{small|(touring 2003–2005)}}

|{{hlist|keyboards|backing vocals}}

|all Opeth releases from Lamentations (2003) to Heritage (2011)

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|Gene Hoglan

|2004 {{small|(substitute)}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2004-01-24 |title=GENE HOGLAN Joins OPETH For Two Songs At Vancouver Show |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-joins-opeth-for-two-songs-at-vancouver-show/ |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}

| rowspan="3" |drums

|none

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|Martin "Axe" Axenrot

|2006–2021 {{small|(touring 2005–2006)}}

|all Opeth releases from The Roundhouse Tapes (2007) to In Cauda Venenum (2019)

{{CSS image crop |Image=Therion-33 (53587141001).jpg |bSize=610 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=140 |oLeft=270}}

|Sami Karppinen

|2021–2022 {{small|(touring)}}

|none

= Session =

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{{CSS image crop \|Image=Fredrik_Nordström_2010.05.06.jpg \|bSize=250 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=70 \|oLeft=30}} \|Fredrik Nordström \|1997 \|{{Hlist\|engineering\|Hammond organ}} \|My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
{{CSS image crop\|Image=Steven Wilson (ZMF 2018) jm67356.jpg\|bSize=480\|cWidth=75\|cHeight=75\|oTop=125\|oLeft=120}} \|Steven Wilson \|{{Hlist\|2000\|2002\|2003\|2014}} \|{{Hlist\|clean and backing vocals\|piano\|Mellotron\|keyboards\|additional guitars\|production\|engineering }} \|{{flatlist\| Blackwater Park (2001) Deliverance (2002) Damnation (2003) Pale Communion (2014)}}
\|Nathalie Lorichs \| rowspan="5" \|2007–2008 \|female vocals \| rowspan="5" \|Watershed (2008)
\|Karin Svensson \|violin
\|Andreas Tengberg \|cello
\|Lisa Almberg \|{{Hlist\|English horn\|oboe}}
\|Christoffer Wadensten \| rowspan="2" \|flute
{{CSS image crop \|Image=Björn_Json_Lindh.jpg \|bSize=100 \|cWidth=75 \|cHeight=75 \|oTop=25 \|oLeft=11}} \|Björn J:son Lindh \|2011 {{Small\|(died 2013)}} \| rowspan="3" \|Heritage (2011)
{{CSS image crop\|Image=Alex_Acuña.jpg\|bSize=325\|cWidth=75\|cHeight=75\|oTop=40\|oLeft=160}} \|Alex Acuña \| rowspan="2" \|2011 \|percussion
\|Charlie Dodd \|sound effects
\|Dave Stewart \|{{Hlist\|2014\|2024}} \| rowspan="2" \|string arrangements \|{{Flatlist\|* Pale Communion (2014) The Last Will and Testament (2024)}}
\|Wil Malone \| rowspan="2" \|2016 \| rowspan="2" \|Sorceress (2016)
\|Pascale Marie Vickery \| rowspan="2" \|spoken words
\|Mirjam Åkerfeldt \| rowspan="4" \|2024 \| rowspan="4" \|The Last Will and Testament (2024)
{{CSS image crop\|Image=Ian_Anderson_-_Jethro_Tull_live_in_Cambridge_23rd_April_2024_(53689738200).jpg\|bSize=250\|cWidth=75\|cHeight=75\|oTop=15\|oLeft=105}} \|Ian Anderson \|{{Hlist\|flute\|spoken word}}
{{CSS image crop\|Image=20170803 Wacken Wacken Open Ai Europer0208.jpg\|bSize=250\|cWidth=75\|cHeight=75\|oTop=18\|oLeft=67}} \|Joey Tempest \|backing vocals
\|Mia Westlund \|harp

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|Fredrik Nordström

|1997

|{{Hlist|engineering|Hammond organ}}

|My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)

{{CSS image crop|Image=Steven Wilson (ZMF 2018) jm67356.jpg|bSize=480|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=125|oLeft=120}}

|Steven Wilson

|{{Hlist|2000|2002|2003|2014}}

|{{Hlist|clean and backing vocals|piano|Mellotron|keyboards|additional guitars|production|engineering }}

|{{flatlist|

Blackwater Park (2001)
Deliverance (2002)
Damnation (2003)
Pale Communion (2014)}}

|Nathalie Lorichs

| rowspan="5" |2007–2008

|female vocals

| rowspan="5" |Watershed (2008)

|Karin Svensson

|violin

|Andreas Tengberg

|cello

|Lisa Almberg

|{{Hlist|English horn|oboe}}

|Christoffer Wadensten

| rowspan="2" |flute

{{CSS image crop |Image=Björn_Json_Lindh.jpg |bSize=100 |cWidth=75 |cHeight=75 |oTop=25 |oLeft=11}}

|Björn J:son Lindh

|2011 {{Small|(died 2013)}}

| rowspan="3" |Heritage (2011)

{{CSS image crop|Image=Alex_Acuña.jpg|bSize=325|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=40|oLeft=160}}

|Alex Acuña

| rowspan="2" |2011

|percussion

|Charlie Dodd

|sound effects

|Dave Stewart

|{{Hlist|2014|2024}}

| rowspan="2" |string arrangements

|{{Flatlist|* Pale Communion (2014)

The Last Will and Testament (2024)}}

|Wil Malone

| rowspan="2" |2016

| rowspan="2" |Sorceress (2016)

|Pascale Marie Vickery

| rowspan="2" |spoken words

|Mirjam Åkerfeldt

| rowspan="4" |2024

| rowspan="4" |The Last Will and Testament (2024)

{{CSS image crop|Image=Ian_Anderson_-_Jethro_Tull_live_in_Cambridge_23rd_April_2024_(53689738200).jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=15|oLeft=105}}

|Ian Anderson

|{{Hlist|flute|spoken word}}

{{CSS image crop|Image=20170803 Wacken Wacken Open Ai Europer0208.jpg|bSize=250|cWidth=75|cHeight=75|oTop=18|oLeft=67}}

|Joey Tempest

|backing vocals

|Mia Westlund

|harp

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bar:Even text:Amirion Evén

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bar:MartinL text:Martin Lopez

bar:MartinA text:Martin Axenrot

bar:WalttV text:Waltteri Väyrynen

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Lineups

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scope="col" style="width:20em;"\|Period !scope="col" style="width:24em;"\|Members !scope="col" style="width:24em;"\|Releases
scope="col"\|1990 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael "Micke" Bergström – guitars Dan Nilsson – guitars Martin Persson – bass Amirion "Rille" Evén – drums \|rowspan="8" {{n/a\|none}}
scope="col"\|1990 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt – bass, guitars, backing vocals
scope="col"\|1990–1991 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals Anders Nordin – drums Andreas Dimeo – guitars Nick Döring – bass
scope="col"\|1991 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals Anders Nordin – drums Kim Pettersson – guitars Johan De Farfalla – bass
scope="col"\|1991 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals Anders Nordin – drums Kim Pettersson – guitars Peter Lindgren – bass
scope="col"\|1991 – early 1992 \| David Isberg – vocals Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals, bass Anders Nordin – drums Peter Lindgren – bass, guitars
scope="col"\|1992 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars, bass Anders Nordin – drums Peter Lindgren – bass, guitars
scope="col"\|1992 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Anders Nordin – drums Peter Lindgren – guitars Mattias Ander – bass
scope="col"\|1992 – early 1994 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Anders Nordin – drums Peter Lindgren – guitars Stefan Guteklint – bass \| Orchid (2000) {{small\|– reissue bonus track}} Morningrise (2000) {{small\|– reissue bonus track}}
scope="col"\|Early 1994 – spring 1997 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Anders Nordin – drums Peter Lindgren – guitars Johan De Farfalla – bass, backing vocals \| Orchid (1995) Morningrise (1996)
scope="col"\|Summer 1997 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars, bass, piano Peter Lindgren – guitars Martin Lopez – drums \| My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)
scope="col"\|Fall 1997 – June 2003 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Peter Lindgren – guitars Martin Lopez – drums Martín Méndez – bass \| Still Life (1999) Blackwater Park (2001) Deliverance (2002) "Still Day Beneath the Sun" (2003) Damnation (2003)
scope="col"\|June 2003 – May 2006 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Peter Lindgren – guitars Martin Lopez – drums Martín Méndez – bass Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals {{small\|(was a touring member only until May 2005)}} \| Lamentations (2003) Ghost Reveries (2005)
scope="col"\|May 2006 – May 2007 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Peter Lindgren – guitars Martín Méndez – bass Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals Martin Axenrot – drums {{small\|(had substituted for Lopez since August 2005)}} \| The Roundhouse Tapes (2007)
scope="col"\|May 2007 – April 2011 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Martín Méndez – bass Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals Martin Axenrot – drums Fredrik Åkesson – guitars, backing vocals \| Watershed (2008) In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (2010) "The Throat of Winter" (2011) Heritage (2011)
scope="col"\|June 2011 – November 2021 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Martín Méndez – bass Martin Axenrot – drums Fredrik Åkesson – guitars, backing vocals Joakim Svalberg – keyboards, backing vocals \| Pale Communion (2014) Sorceress (2016) Garden of the Titans (2018) In Cauda Venenum (2019)
scope="col"\|November 2021 – September 2022 \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Martín Méndez – bass Fredrik Åkesson – guitars, backing vocals Joakim Svalberg – keyboards, backing vocals Sami Karppinen – drums {{small\|(touring only)}} \|{{n/a\|none}}
scope="col"\|September 2022 – present \| Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars Martín Méndez – bass Fredrik Åkesson – guitars, backing vocals Joakim Svalberg – keyboards, backing vocals Waltteri Väyrynen – drums, percussion, backing vocals \| The Last Will and Testament (2024)

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scope="col" style="width:20em;"|Period

!scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Members

!scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Releases

scope="col"|1990

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael "Micke" Bergström – guitars
Dan Nilsson – guitars
Martin Persson – bass
Amirion "Rille" Evén – drums

|rowspan="8" {{n/a|none}}

scope="col"|1990

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael Åkerfeldt – bass, guitars, backing vocals

scope="col"|1990–1991

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals
Anders Nordin – drums
Andreas Dimeo – guitars
Nick Döring – bass

scope="col"|1991

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals
Anders Nordin – drums
Kim Pettersson – guitars
Johan De Farfalla – bass

scope="col"|1991

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals
Anders Nordin – drums
Kim Pettersson – guitars
Peter Lindgren – bass

scope="col"|1991 – early 1992

David Isberg – vocals
Mikael Åkerfeldt – guitars, backing vocals, bass
Anders Nordin – drums
Peter Lindgren – bass, guitars

scope="col"|1992

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars, bass
Anders Nordin – drums
Peter Lindgren – bass, guitars

scope="col"|1992

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Anders Nordin – drums
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Mattias Ander – bass

scope="col"|1992 – early 1994

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Anders Nordin – drums
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Stefan Guteklint – bass

Orchid (2000) {{small|– reissue bonus track}}
Morningrise (2000) {{small|– reissue bonus track}}

scope="col"|Early 1994 – spring 1997

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Anders Nordin – drums
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Johan De Farfalla – bass, backing vocals

Orchid (1995)
Morningrise (1996)

scope="col"|Summer 1997

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars, bass, piano
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Martin Lopez – drums

My Arms, Your Hearse (1998)

scope="col"|Fall 1997 – June 2003

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Martin Lopez – drums
Martín Méndez – bass

Still Life (1999)
Blackwater Park (2001)
Deliverance (2002)
"Still Day Beneath the Sun" (2003)
Damnation (2003)

scope="col"|June 2003 – May 2006

Mikael Åkerfeldt – vocals, guitars
Peter Lindgren – guitars
Martin Lopez – drums
Martín Méndez – bass
Per Wiberg – keyboards, backing vocals
{{small|(was a touring member only until May 2005)}}