Mikael is a dad now?

[scorpian007]

According to Dan Swano, Mikael is now a dad and his daughter was born a few days ago. Her name is Melinda Congratulations Mike, I bet you're a very happy man

Anyway here's the quote from the Dan Swano forum:

"I like that song too. Around Orchid everybody though I did the clean vocals for Opeth, which I of course did not. But it was unusual for a death vocalist to be able to sing for real back then. I still remember the phonecall from Mike when he describes Opeth's music and he said "and we've got some clean vocals" and I thought "oh no, not another band with out-of-tune attempts of clean vocals..." but I think you all know how wrong I was. He nailed all those clean part right after singing the growls..it's all in the same take.....outrageous!!! BTW, Mike's a dad now..A daughter called Melinda was born a few days ago...but you probably knew that" - Dan Swano.

 

[Nuk3m]

errr, i seriously dont know what to take literally anymore on this forum so im still undecided if this is true or not. Congrats to Mike the hound dog if so.

 

[scorpian007]

Well I'm assuming it's true because Dan and Mike are good friends (or atleast I think they are)

 

[RjBeals]

Wow - Hope it is true - Welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood Mike and Anna!! (And if Melinda is the name, that's great! I almost named my second daughter Melinda also, as a tribute )

 

[Draehl]

WTF? He didn't name her Moonlapse?

 

[Sfarog]

i highly doubt mike would call his daughter melinda,
its a joke

 

[PatBateman]

From the guestbook of Opeth.com

Date: 2004-09-16 17:24:50
David Isberg ( no email / no homepage) wrote:

Congratulations to Mikael and Anna who had a babygirl conceived this monday.

Look out for the forthcoming demo by David Isberg Project.

hm...... sounds good

 

[dorian gray]

uhm..."conception" refers to the act of creation - not birth. so, we should hear more sometime next may i guess.
this thread is getting messy.

 

[ChrisEmerson]

dan said it was born though... and he knows the name

at least we can answer all the 'who is melinda?' threads now!

maybe mike could shed some light on the correctness of this information? if its true - congratulations

 

[AbsentFriend]

wow, that would be cool if it was so! I don't believe it though, untill Mikael says so himself..

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Mikael Åkerfeldt?

I though he lost his penis in a fire when he was 4 years old?

 

[Black Rose]

If its true, congratulations to you both.
Oh and beware of post-natal blues!

 

[NFU]

Didnt i already say Mikael was going to be a Dad like 2 months ago??? yes, i did. mikael told me in a series of e-mails we exchanged. So you can beleive it as fact.

 

[Rose Immortal]

Has anybody got a link to the actual post people are discussing?

 

[NFU]

Nope, but i suppose i could post my email from mikael stating this fact.

 

[Black Rose]

Go to the forum jump at the bottom of the page to Dan Swano and then click on Vocals on "Higher than the Sky" its a few posts down.

 

[Hulk Hogan]

Didnt i already say Mikael was going to be a Dad like 2 months ago??? yes, i did. mikael told me in a series of e-mails we exchanged. So you can beleive it as fact.

You're too cool!

 

[Mr Samsara]

Well, if it is true I would like to congratulate the very lucky couple. I hope his wife and daughter are healthy and happy. Becoming a father has been the greatest thing to happen to me ever. It's not like I know Mike or anything, but he gives off a "Could be a good Dad" vibe.

Congrats!!

Out.

 

[cthulufhtagn]

congrats mike and anna! maybe you could tell us, is her name really melinda?

cuz that would rule!

 

[x_OPETH_x]

damn .....this thread makes me wanna name my kid either Mikael or Melinda.....that would be so tr00...