
Martin "Axe" Axenrot
Acting
Biography
Erik Martin "Axe" Axenrot (born 5 March 1979 in Linköping, Sweden) is a Swedish death metal drummer, best known as the former drummer for progressive metal band Opeth (2005-2021). Since 2004, he is the drummer for Bloodbath. Known for his intricate playing style, his drumming has been highly praised by Opeth members and fans, with Mikael Åkerfeldt calling him "a joy to play with." Axenrot has also been jokingly referred to as The Lord of the Rings character Legolas by band members and fans.
Born: March 5, 1979
Place of Birth: Linköping, Sweden
Known For

Opeth: Garden Of The Titans - Opeth Live At Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Filmed and recorded in 2017 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre outside of Denver, 'Garden Of The Titans - Opeth Live At Red Rocks Amphitheatre' is a 2-CD/Blu-ray/DVD release (along with several colour vinyl formats) consisting of tracks spanning the band's nearly 30 year career.

Opeth: In Live Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
As part of the celebration of their 20th anniversary, Sweden's Opeth released a DVD of the band's performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. 'In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall' is a fierce testament to Opeth's continued success in the progressive metal community. Opeth performed two sets that evening - the first, a performance of the classic 'Blackwater Park' in its entirety, and the second, a chronologically arranged selection of material from the rest of Opeth's catalogue.

Bloodbath: The Wacken Carnage
Bloodbath are an extreme metal supergroup from Stockholm, Sweden. Formed in 2000, with a mutual fascination for the glory days of death metal, the band's line up boasts an all-star cast. Anders Nyström and Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth) and musician and producer extraordinaire Dan Swanö are joined by Martin "Axe" Axenrot, also from Opeth, for 'The Wacken Carnage'. 'The Wacken Carnage' features Bloodbath on relentless form at a rare live appearance captured on 6th August 2005 at the infamous Wacken Festival, Germany, with the unmistakable vocal prowess of Mikael Akerfeldt backed up by a solid wall of buzzsaw death metal riffing. Bloodbath pulverise the senses (and the audience) with a stream of classics spanning their recording career to date.

Opeth: The Roundhouse Tapes
Since their formation in 1990, Opeth has risen to the forefront of the metal world; bringing many aspects of progressive rock/metal to a whole new audience by combining soft acoustic ambience with complex, melodic and heavy guitars, perfectly concocted into a completely peerless sound. This DVD contains a captivating Opeth performance from the Camden Roundhouse, London, in 2006. It shows the band in perfect form playing a selection of classics from their illustrious career. The Roundhouse Tapes was filmed during the band's Ghost Reveries tour on 9th November 2006.

Live at Wacken 2008
If you think it couldn't get any bigger, than you have to watch this DVD. Sold out in March, more than 5 month before the festival, 90,000 Metal Heads followed the call to celebrate the biggest Metal Fest in the World. This mega-event can now be celebrated at home!!

Bloodbath - Hellfest 2023

Opeth - Au Hellfest 2022

Bloodbath: Summer Breeze 2018
Summer Breeze - August 18th, 2018: Bloodbath is a supergroup featuring members of Katatonia, Opeth and Paradise Lost. The Swedish-British combo plays flawless Death Metal. In 2014, Paradise Lost singer Nick Holmes took over after Åkerfeldt had to leave again in 2012. With the gothic metal hero as a shouter, Bloodbath sound darker than ever. The towers also trembled at Summer Breeze 2018 in Dinkelsbühl in Middle Franconia.

Opeth - Live in Sydney 2011
Opeth at Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia 1. The Devil's Orchard 2. I Feel the Dark 3. Face of Melinda 4. Porcelain Heart (with drum solo) 5. Nepenthe 6. (Acoustic banter) 7. The Throat of Winter (Acoustic) 8. Credence (Acoustic) 9. Closure 10. Slither 11. A Fair Judgement 12. Hex Omega 13. (banter - with guitar solo) 14. Folklore
Filmography
as Self - Drums
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as Himself (Drums)
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