Mike Wead

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Mike Wead
Wead in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Mickael Vikström
Born	(1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 57) Boden, Sweden
Genres	Heavy metal, progressive metal, thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, studio engineer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, keyboards
Years active	1987–present

Mike Wead (born Mickael Vikström on 6 April 1967) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to heavy metal bands such as Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Candlemass, The Project Hate. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack.^[1]