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scene. He recorded two studio albums with Steel Prophet. Both were released by

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Records worldwide. In 2004 he became a member of the Los Angeles band

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who signed a recording contract with Capitol Records /

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. Rosqvist appears on all three releases by

. In 2007 he was the touring drummer in the metal band Danzig. He also performed

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songs live with original singer Glenn Danzig and guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein. He also plays drums on the Danzig record

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released in 2017. He is also the drummer in the

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band

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and appears on their second release '' Into the Night'' which was released by Horror High Records in 2008. The band is considered an "all star band" which featured

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and

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from Murphy's Law. In 2009 he played drums as part of the

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show Sgt. Pepper Live in Las Vegas, performing with artists such as the five time platinum selling recording artist

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and the Las Vegas Philharmonics. In 2009 Karl was also seen backing up Guns N' Roses piano player

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in his solo band along with fellow

bandmates

and Johnny Martin. In 2010 Karl joined the legendary rock singer Michael Monroe's band. The band consists of ex-

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member

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on bass, Ginger from

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on guitar and Steve Conte from

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on guitar. In 2011 Ginger was replaced by Swedish guitarist

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and

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fame. In August, it was announced that legendary producer Jack Douglas ( Aerosmith,

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) would be producing Monroe's 2011 studio album. In September,

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signed a recording deal with

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, who will distribute Monroe's upcoming studio and live albums. In 2010, the first single "American Dream" was released on One Voice by Capricorn, a band formed by Karl, Phil Caivano (of

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) and

(of Murphy's Law, Danzig,

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and

).Capricorn
The Michael Monroe record ''

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awards.

Discography

*Sorg "I Mina Drömmars Dal" (1995) *Sorg "Devastated Light" (1996) *Steel Prophet "Book of The Dead", Nuclear Blast Records (2000) *Steel Prophet "Unseen", Nuclear Blast Records (2001) * Various Artists "A Metal Crusade" - Tribute To Saxon, Dwell Records (2001) *Vindikation "Chamber of Discontent" (2004) *The Chelsea Smiles "Nowhere Ride EP", EMI/ Capitol Records (2005) *The Chelsea Smiles "Thirty Six Hours Later", Acetate Records/People Like You (2006) *Annapolis Soundtrack - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (2006) *Flatout 2 In-Game Soundtrack - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (2006) *Park Soundtrack - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (2006) *Jimmy Williams "Sonic Divergence", Guitar Nine Records (2007) *Greetings From Los Angeles (Compilation), Acetate Records (2008) *Son of Sam "Into The Night", Horror High Records (2008) *The Chelsea Smiles (Self Titled),

Demolition Records Demolition Records was a British record label based in Jarrow, England, specialising in heavy metal and rock, with many international artists. It was founded in 2000 by brothers Ged and Eric Cook. There were also distribution offices in Frankfurt ...

(2009) *Michael Monroe "Another Night In The Sun- Live in Helsinki", Spinefarm/Universal Music (2010) *Capricorn "American Dream 7 inch", One Voice Records (2010) *Michael Monroe "Sensory Overdrive", Spinefarm/ Universal Music (2011) *Michael Monroe "'78". Single/7 inch, Spinefarm/Universal Music (2011) *Michael Monroe "Superpowered Superfly". Single/7 inch, Spinefam/Universal Music (2011) *Michael Monroe "Trick of The Wrist", Single/7 inch, Spinefarm/Universal Music (2011) *Michael Monroe "Ballad of The Lower East Side", Single, Spinefarm/Universal Music (2013) * Michael Monroe "Eighteen Angels", Single. Spinefarm/Universal Music (2013) * Michael Monroe "Horns & Halos", Spinefarm/Universal Music (2013) * Michael Monroe "Blackout States", Spinefarm/Universal Music (2015) * Dregen (selftitled), Universal Music (2013) * Dregen "Flat tyre on a muddy road", Single/7 inch, Universal Music (2013) * Michael Monroe "Stained Glass Heart" Single/7 inch, Universal Music (2013) * Michael Monroe "The Best", Spinefarm/Universal Music (2017) * Danzig "Black Laden Crown", Nuclear Blast/ Evilive Records (2017) * Christian Martucci "Negative Balance" (2019) * Michael Monroe ”One Man Gang”, Silver Lining Music (2019)

Discography

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