---
title: "Beardfish"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/beardfish"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 2001
---

# Beardfish

**Beardfish** is a progressive metal band, from Sweden, active 2001 to present.

Beardfish are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 2001. Their style resembles progressive rock bands from the 1970s, such as Yes and Genesis. The band's most prolific line-up consisted of founding members vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Rikard Sjöblom and guitarist David Zackrisson, along with longtime drummer Magnus Östgren and bassist Robert Hansen; who joined the band in 2001 and 2002 respectively; this line-up existed from 2003 until the band's dissolution in 2016.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardfish_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Beardfish |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [David Zackrisson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/david-zackrisson) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Magnus Östgren](https://themetalnet.com/musician/magnus-ostgren) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Rikard Sjöblom](https://themetalnet.com/musician/rikard-sjoblom) |  | 2001 to present | Current |
| [Robert Hansen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/robert-hansen-10c8e7e9) |  | 2002 to present | Current |
| [Gabriel Olsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gabriel-olsson) |  | 2001 to 2002 | Former |
| [Petter Diamant](https://themetalnet.com/musician/petter-diamant) |  | 2001 to 2001 | Former |
| [Stefan Aronsson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/stefan-aronsson) |  | 2002 to 2003 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Från en plats du ej kan se](https://themetalnet.com/album/9caaf7d6-1792-3ce4-826d-08b6e98904df) | Album |
| 2005 | [The Sane Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/98b0f617-93f6-3579-bce5-f24770fcf4c7) | Album |
| 2007 | [Sleeping in Traffic: Part One](https://themetalnet.com/album/95bf11f6-3518-34d8-8621-1ba489ef6fcd) | Album |
| 2008 | [Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two](https://themetalnet.com/album/3ce21d5b-1065-3b47-8919-5f01f23f9290) | Album |
| 2009 | [Destined Solitaire](https://themetalnet.com/album/d7eaf8dc-9348-4efa-913c-3bf582c31285) | Album |
| 2011 | [Mammoth](https://themetalnet.com/album/dae40074-0a86-48fd-b893-6440d0a3b468) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Void](https://themetalnet.com/album/ffea4d64-7d4c-4318-a6c9-aef8d7989a56) | Album |
| 2015 | [+4626‐COMFORTZONE](https://themetalnet.com/album/e3f64e78-187e-4da5-8fa9-7d20777c6ba9) | Album |
| 2024 | [Songs for Beating Hearts](https://themetalnet.com/album/be23ff57-3c73-43a7-982f-d59250c39e8d) | Album |

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- [OSI](https://themetalnet.com/band/osi) (listened together)
- [Haken](https://themetalnet.com/band/haken) (listened together)
- [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together)
- [Ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon) (listened together)
- [Leprous](https://themetalnet.com/band/leprous) (listened together)
- [Devin Townsend Project](https://themetalnet.com/band/devin-townsend-project) (listened together)
- [Neal Morse](https://themetalnet.com/band/neal-morse) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Soen](https://themetalnet.com/band/soen) (listened together)
- [Threshold](https://themetalnet.com/band/threshold) (listened together)
- [Karmakanic](https://themetalnet.com/band/karmakanic) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardfish
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardfishband/
- x: https://twitter.com/beardfishband
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG2bMczryYqwdtx_UGKGFrw
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5g8zU3hIMirIT8gwhV6Hlz
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/341034
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/se/artist/254009212

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/beardfish](https://themetalnet.com/band/beardfish). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt