- Anders Johansson
Anders Johansson (born
25 May 1962 inGothenburg ) is a Swedish musician. He is the son ofJan Johansson , famous jazz pianist and brother of keyboardistJens Johansson .Biography
The first instrument Anders played was the
piano , but at the age of 14, after a bicycle accident, he switched to drums. From 1979 through 1982 he attended an electronics engineering school.In 1984 he moved to the United States to join his brother Jens in
Yngwie Malmsteen 's band. He recorded 5 albums and made 5 tours with Yngwie. After that, he worked with a huge number of artists, like bassist Jonas Hellborg ( « E »), Benny Jansson (« Virtual Humanity »), by himself (« Shu-Tka ») and with his brother Jens (« The Johansson Brothers »).He initially joined
HammerFall on the "Legacy" tour in 1999, at first only as a session drummer but later as a full-time member.He is co-founder of Heptagon Records AB with his brother, created to promote their discs, their father's and some other Swedish musicians' work.
Anders was a guest drummer on Narnia's album "The Great Fall". Anders is best known for his time in Yngwie's band, besides his present role as HammerFall's drummer. He has been praised for his technical talent, in metal as well as other genres.
Discography
With Silver Mountain:
* Shakin' Brains (1983)
* Breaking the Chains (2001)With Yngwie Malmsteen:
* Marching out (1985)
* Live in Tokyo (1985)
* Trilogy (1986)
* Odyssey (1988)
* Trial by Fire/Live in Leningrad (1989)olo, side projects, or with his brother:
* Jens Johansson: Fjäderlösa Tvåfotingar (1991)
* Benny Jansson: Virtual Humanity (1994)
* The Johansson Brothers (1994)
* Jonas Hellborg Group: "E" (1994)
* Anders Johansson: Shu-Tka (1994)
* Johansson: Sonic Winter (1996)
* Johanssons/Holdsworth: Heavy Machinery (1996)
* Anders Johansson: Red Shift (1997)
* Jens Johansson: Fission (1997)
* Johansson: Sonic Winter/Johansson Bros (1998)
* Johansson: The Last Viking (1999)
* Benny Jansson: Flume Ride (1999)
* A. Johansson & J. Hydén : Elvis Pelvis (2000)With HammerFall:
* Renegade (2000)
* Crimson Thunder (2002)
* One Crimson Night (2003, live album)
* Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005)
* Threshold (2006)
* Steel Meets Steel - Ten Years Of Glory ("Best Of") (2007)
* No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009)References
* Heptagon Records AB: [http://www.heptagon.se/]
* Official website of HammerFall: [http://www.hammerfall.net/]
* Jens Johansson's official website: [http://www.panix.com/~jens]External links
* Jan Johansson: [http://www.janjohansson.org ]
* Yngwie Malmsteen: [http://www.yngwie.org]
* Benny Jansson: [http://biphome.spray.se/fegis/]
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