Magnus Rosén

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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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Encyclopaedia Metallum: Magnus Rosén". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Hammerfall-basist bakom nytt musikhus i Goteborg". musiknyheter.nu (in Swedish). December 9, 2009. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Ex-HAMMERFALL Bassist MAGNUS ROSÉN In Japan: Solo Show Performance Footage Available". Blabbermouth.net. April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. ^ Warrell, Richard (March 16, 2012). "Tony Martin's Headless Cross concert review". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  6. ^ "Magnus Rosén Joins SHADOWSIDE". Rockn Growl. October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "The Senior Management". August 6, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2019.

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