Michael Amott Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Michael Amott is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, producer, voiceover artist, and musician who is known for being one of the founding members of several bands such as , Spiritual Beggars, and Carnage. Apart from that, he is also known for his stint with the extreme metal band, Carcass.

Sun Sign

Leo

Manager

Michael Amott is represented by –

• Kult Management Ltd.
• Century Media Records

Genre

Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Stoner Metal, Thrash Metal, Heavy Metal

Instruments

Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Backing Vocals

Labels

Century Media Records

Girlfriend / Spouse

Michael Amott has dated –

1. Angela Gossow

Note – He has a daughter.

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Usually sports long hair
• Energetic persona

Michael Amott Facts

1. He was 14 years old when he became a .
2. Michael Amott is a self-taught guitarist.
3. He became a part of Carcass in 1990 but left the band in 1993.
4. In 1993, he formed the stoner metal band named Spiritual Beggars which also includes artists like Apollo Papathanasio, Sharlee D’Angelo, Per Wiberg, and Ludwig Witt.
5. His Arch Enemy bandmates include , , , and and the band released its debut studio album, Black Earth, on December 12, 1996.
6. Michael Amott’s work has been influenced by various artists such as Tony Iommi, Frank Marino, Michael Schenker, Kerry King, , Ritchie Blackmore, Glenn Tipton, Adrian Smith, and Uli Jon Roth.
7. With Carcass, he has worked on a couple of projects which include Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, Wake Up and Smell the… Carcass, Tools of the Trade, and Heartwork.
8. Between 2006 to 2008, Michael Amott did voiceover work in a few episodes of the American adult animated television show, Metalocalypse.
9. Guitar World ranked him at number #74 in its list of “100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time”.

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