Congrats Mike!

[Zephyros]

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=73885097&blogID=324188497

From Mike's blog on Myspace :

"Life aint that bad!

On October 28 at 9:20 AM my wife gave birth to our second daughter, Mirjam Ebba Maria Åkerfeldt. She is so beautiful, just looking at her brings me to tears!
Who'd known that I, a bum from the Stockholm suburbs would be the father of 2 beautiful daughters? Yes guys! I am happy!

On top of that the album is now written and the demos sound fantastic! We will start recording it tomorrow actually! I don't wanna say too much but....gee, it is so fucking good!! If I may say so myself....Expected "delivery date" on this one is sometime in April/May 08.

On top of that (2)...my friends at PRS guitars and Laney decided to give me some early Christmas gifts. I had a stunning PRS Hollowbody II delivered and it's just awesome! Real ear and eye candy! And from Laney I got the new Lionheart mini stack which sounds beyond fantastic! That rig will be used quite a lot in the studio I'm sure!

Yes, you can probably say the last few days have been pretty fucking decent!
Cheers guys!
Mike"


Congrats and I wish you all the best!

 

[Arjen W.]

Wow, awesome news. Congratulations Mike! Life ain't that bad seems a pretty fucking big understatement, haha. Can't wait for the new album.

 

[antipunx13]

That's fuckin awesome. Congrats Mike...

 

[Blackened Rainbow]

Congrats Mike! i wish best for you and your family...

 

[daliup]

Congrats Mike, 2 girls eh? Now you need a boy! Get back to work...

 

[FUBAR]

Nice one Mike, life is good, happy for you!

 

[Mr. Bland]

Awesome job there Mike! Two girls, a PRS, and a Laney!

Spend some time with the new family, and then get that album recorded!

Can't wait, and I wish you and your family the best!

 

[worldwide_suicide]

Congratulations Mike!!! Mirjam Ebba is a nice name.

 

[Luz]

Wishing your family be blessed eternally, best regards from Argentina.

 

[Alteredmindeath]

Cool news man, and an estimated release time for the new album!

 

[xDetonatorx]

Damn Mike, you've got it all. Must be pretty kick ass to be you. Best of wishes.

 

[ever dying]

Wow dude, pretty nice!

But as said before, you should really get a boy

And, about the new gear.. Yay for new sounds on the album.. Damn I wish I was a friend of laney and PRS

Let's record that album! Is it may yet?

 

[Benzine]

Wishing your family be blessed eternally, best regards from Argentina.

lol

 

[Towedwart]

Congratulations!

 

[Carta's]

Congrats, Mike!

 

[Lilith Bloodshed]

Congrats Anna and Mike!! can't wait to see a picture

 

[Don Corleone]

wishing a very long, happy, healthy and musical life with your wife and daughters, mike

 

[opeth_353]

Get back to work you lazy shit ;P

..Congratulations, although.. I can't help but be frightened..

I can picture, very vividly, his kids looking facially identical to him, running around causing mischief and scaring Grannys.. Ala Aphex Twin's "Come to daddy" video.. :S

EDIT: .. How long until the army of mini-akerfeldts is unleashed into Old Age care homes?

 

[Katatonic89]

Grattis! You deserve all this for all you have done!

 

[Words of Credence]

Can we expect "Face of Mirjam Ebba Maria" on the next record?

Seriously though, congratulations Mike...I wish you many more babies in the future.