Musical Almanac: Jonas Akerlund, From Black Metal to Direct Videos of Madonna and Lady Gaga

What do Madonna, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Blink-182, Beyoncé and The Prodigy have in common? They are all customers of Jonas Akerlund, one of the music video directors who has shaped the industry of the last three decades... This is the story of how a musician from one of the pioneering bands of Scandinavian black metal ended up becoming one of the most sought-after music video directors in the industry. Czech Sopitas.com Musical Almanac then on In…