Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

, born 1963 in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

. He was the

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of Swedish band

HammerFall HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band from Gothenburg. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak. History Early days (1993–1996) HammerFall was formed when rhythm guitarist Oscar Dronjak quit Ceremonial ...

from 1997 to 2007. 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 Kung Sune. After the tour he moved to

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, where he played in many bands. Returning to Sweden he joined Billionaires Boys Club, where his future HammerFall bandmate, Anders Johansson, played drums. The band also featured ex-Accept guitarist

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and

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

's onetime vocalists

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and

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. 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. In 2007 Magnus left Hammerfall to focus on his own projects. In 2008 Rosén was a member of the X-World 5. The group consisted of producer/composer Stefan "Big Swede" Svensson,

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and Nils K. Rue. Together they recorded one experimental album, called ''New Universal Order''. In November 2009, Magnus joined ex-

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guitarist

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's new band

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. Rosén played with

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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. In 2015, Rosén was announced as the new bassist for Brazilian heavy metal band

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. In 2017, he also joined Spanish band

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Rosén also played with

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in 2017 on a Scandinavian tour. Rosén is also a member of

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, featuring

, Henrik Zetterlund and Dennis Heltorp.

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 ''Legacy of Kings'' is the second album created by the Swedish heavy metal band HammerFall. It was released on 28 September 1998 by Nuclear Blast.The enhanced CD release includes the music video for the track "Let the Hammer Fall", a photo gall ...

'' (1998) *''

Heeding the Call "Heeding the Call" is a song by HammerFall, released as their second single on 3 August 1998. This contains the bonus tracks from the '' Legacy of Kings'', released only on some special copies of the album. It also contains three live recorded so ...

'' (1998) - EP *'' I Want Out'' (1999) - EP *''

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'' (1999) - VHS and DVD *''

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'' (2000) - single *''

'' (2000) *'' Always Will Be'' (2001) - single *''

The Templar Renegade Crusades The Templar Renegade Crusades is a combination of live performances, video clips, interviews, etc., by the Swedish power metal band, HammerFall. It was released by Nuclear Blast, first on VHS (May 21, 2002) followed by a DVD release (July 8, 2002). ...

'' (2002) - VHS and DVD *'' Hearts on Fire'' (2002) - single *''

Crimson Thunder ''Crimson Thunder'' is the fourth studio album released by the Swedish metal band HammerFall. It was the first album the band worked on with producer Charlie Bauerfeind. The cover art was created by Samwise Didier, who is also known for his ''W ...

'' (2002) *''

One Crimson Night ''One Crimson Night'' is a two-disc live album and DVD by Swedish power metal band HammerFall. The album was recorded during band's concert at Lisebergshallen, Sweden. DVD containing this live footage along with bonus materials was released by ...

'' (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

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- ''Shame'' (1980) * Kung Sune - '' Sunes bar och grill'' (1982) *Von Rosen - ''Like a Dream'' (1987) *Von Rosen - '' Someone Like You'' (1988) *

Billionaires Boys Club A billionaire is a person with a net worth of at least one billion (1,000,000,000, i.e., a thousand million) units of a given currency, usually of a major currency such as the United States dollar, euro, or pound sterling. The American busi ...

- ''Something Wicked Comes'' (1993) * Keegan - '' Mind No Mind'' (1995) *

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- '' Out to Every Nation'' (2004) * X-World/5 - '' New Universal Order'' (2008) *

- ''

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'' (2010)

References

External links

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Myspace site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosen, Magnus 1963 births Living people People from Gothenburg Swedish male musicians Avalanch members Revolution Renaissance members HammerFall members