Mike Wead

Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to many heavy metal bands, including Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Maninnya Blade, Nattas, Firegod, Candlemass and Memory Garden. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack. As a guitarist in King Diamond, Wead shares lead guitar duties with Andy LaRocque. Wead a... more

Mike Wead (real name Mikael Wikström) is a Swedish guitarist who lives in Stockholm. Wead contributed to many heavy metal bands, including Hexenhaus, Memento Mori, Abstrakt Algebra, The Haunted, Edge of Sanity, Witch, Maninnya Blade, Nattas, Firegod, Candlemass and Memory Garden. Currently Wead is the guitarist of Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, and bibleblack. As a guitarist in King Diamond, Wead shares lead guitar duties with Andy LaRocque. Wead also works as a producer and sound engineer. less