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Nicklas Barker, formerly Berg[ clarification needed ] (born 9 July 1969), is a Swedish musician best known as the founder, guitarist, vocalist and keyboardist of the progressive rock band Anekdoten. [1] He is also involved with other bands and projects, such as horror soundtrack band Morte Macabre [2] and psychedelic improvisation rock band My Brother The Wind. He also wrote the original soundtrack for the Spanish movie El Ultimo Fin De Semana. [3]

  1. "Anekdoten Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic .
  2. "Ground and Sky review - Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust". Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2006.
  3. "El último fin de semana". IMDb .

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