Michael Amott (born 28 July 1969) is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter, founding member of the bands Arch Enemy, Spiritual Beggars and Carnage, as well as a former member of the extreme metal band Carcass. He is the older brother of Christopher Amott. Some major influences in his music have been Tony Iommi, Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth and Dave Mustaine.
Amott was ranked No. 74 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World.
instruments played
bass
Guitar
keyboards
Associated Acts
Arch Enemy Armageddon Carcass Carnage Candlemass Spiritual Beggars
Genres
Death metal Melodic death metal Stoner metal Thrash metal Heavy metal
Labels
Century Media
Website
Years Active
1983 present
Name
Michael Amott
Nationality
Sweden