Magnus Rosén
Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg. He was the bassist of Swedish band HammerFall from 1997 to 2007.[1][2]
Magnus Rosén started to play bass when he was 15 years old. after playing bass for three years he went on his first tour with the band . After the tour he moved to Los Angeles, where he played in many bands, like Billionaires Boys Club, where his future HammerFall bandmate, Anders Johansson, played drums.
Magnus is also a solo bassist, and recorded several albums of solo material. He occasionally does solo tours in South America, where he donates the profits to charity.[citation needed]
In 2007 Magnus left Hammerfall to focus on his own projects.[3]
In 2008 Rosén was a member of the X-World 5. The group consisted of Big Swede, Andy LaRocque, Reeves Gabrels and Nils K. Rue. Together they recorded one experimental album, called New Universal Order.[3]
In November 2009, Magnus joined ex-Stratovarius guitarist Timo Tolkki's new band Revolution Renaissance.[4]
Rosén played with Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin's live band, Tony Martin's Headless Cross. The band played their debut show on 27 July 2012 at The Asylum in Birmingham, UK.[5]
In 2015, Rosén was announced as the new bassist for Brazilian heavy metal band Shadowside.[6] In 2017, he also joined Spanish band Avalanch[7]
Rosén also played with Joe Lynn Turner in 2017 on a Scandinavian tour.[8]
Rosén is also a member of , featuring Göran Edman, Henrik Zetterlund and Dennis Heltorp.[9]
Discography[]
Solo[]
- Imagine a Place (2001)
- Reminiscence (2002)
- Empty Room (2003)
- Arose (2006)
- Set Me Free (2007)
- Past Future (2010)
- Empower Duo (2012)
- Art With Bass (2013)
- Bass For Relax (2013)
Hammerfall[]
- Legacy of Kings (1998)
- Heeding the Call (1998) - EP
- I Want Out (1999) - EP
- The First Crusade (1999) - VHS and DVD
- Renegade (2000) - single
- Renegade (2000)
- Always Will Be (2001) - single
- The Templar Renegade Crusades (2002) - VHS and DVD
- Hearts on Fire (2002) - single
- Crimson Thunder (2002)
- One Crimson Night (2004) - CD and DVD
- Blood Bound (2005) - single
- Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005)
- Threshold (2006)
Avalanch[]
- El Ángel Caído 2017 (2017)
- Hacia La Luz - Directo desde Madrid (2018)
Shadowside[]
- Shades of Humanity (2017)
The Senior Management[]
- Heart & Soul (2018)
Other[]
- Shame - Shame (1980)
- - (1982)
- Von Rosen - Like a Dream (1987)
- Von Rosen - (1988)
- - Something Wicked Comes (1993)
- - (1995)
- Jorn - Out to Every Nation (2004)
- - (2008)
- Revolution Renaissance - Trinity (2010)
References[]
- ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum: Magnus Rosén". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Hammerfall-basist bakom nytt musikhus i Goteborg". musiknyheter.nu (in Swedish). December 9, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Magnus Rosén: -Right now I will take a break, then I will start looking for a new band to join!". Power Metal. November 2, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-HAMMERFALL Bassist MAGNUS ROSÉN In Japan: Solo Show Performance Footage Available". Blabbermouth.net. April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Warrell, Richard (March 16, 2012). "Tony Martin's Headless Cross concert review". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Magnus Rosén Joins SHADOWSIDE". Rockn Growl. October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Avalanch anuncia nueva formación y gira mundial" [Avalanch announces new lineup and world tour] (in Spanish). Avalanch Net. January 10, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "Magnus Rosén spelar med Joe Lynn Turner" [Magnus Rosén plays with Joe Lynn Turner]. Kungalvs Posten (in Swedish). March 15, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "The Senior Management". August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
External links[]
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People from Gothenburg
- Swedish male musicians
- Avalanch members
- Revolution Renaissance members
- HammerFall members