# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-axenrot
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:35:46.157Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-axenrot"
name: "Martin Axenrot"
slug: "martin-axenrot"
description: "Erik Martin \"Axe\" Axenrot 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."
tagline: "Swedish musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martin_Axenrot_01.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1979-03-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.2
  momentum:             7.264776040286245
  historical:           11.23636533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "مارتین اکسنروت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Martin Axenrot"
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    title: "Martin Axenrot"
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    title: "مارتین اکسنروت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Axenrot"
    title: "Martin Axenrot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Axenrot"
    title: "Martin Axenrot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Axenrot"
    title: "Martin Axenrot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%EB%A5%B4%ED%8B%B4_%EC%95%85%EC%84%BC%EB%A1%9C%ED%8A%B8"
    title: "마르틴 악센로트"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Martin Axenrot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Martin Axenrot"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мартін Аксенрот"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump