Magnus Rosén

Klas Magnus Rosén is a Swedish musician, born 1963 in Gothenburg, and is best known for being the bassist of the Swedish band HammerFall during the years 1997-2007.^[1][2]

Magnus Rosén started to play bass when he was 15 years old. When he had played bass for three years he went on his first tour with the band Kung Sune. After the tour he moved to Los Angeles, there he played in many bands, like Billionaires Boys Club where future Hammerfall-bandmate Anders Johansson played drums. He became a member of the Swedish heavy metal band Hammerfall in 1997. Magnus is also a skilled jazz bassist, having recorded two albums of solo material. He occasionally does solo tours in South America, where he donates the profits to charity. On March 7, 2007, Magnus left Hammerfall to focus on his own projects.

MAGNUS ROSEN From HammerFall to SoloBass career BIOGRAPHY The interest of bass playing was born in the end of the 1970-decade. When everyone in my school class started to play recorder (flute), my biggest wish was to play a recorder bass. The next instrument that caught my attention was the Bass Tuba. An electric guitar was available, but it did never get a hold of me.

So came the day when I opened a case with a brand new Electric Bass Guitar in it and I can today still remember the smell of plastic, gum and wood. This was the magic box that would fill my life with world tours, golden records, Euro awards, Grammy nominations, charity tours, 6 solo albums with great reviews and albums recorded in heavy metal, rock, funk and pop / about 25 albums, Artist of the year 2006 Us Corp, Ambassador for all music and culture schools in Sweden 2007 / 2008, Save the Earth prize 2009, The culture prize 2009.

It has also created possibilities for me to work together with the Swedish National Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Gavle Symphony Orchestra and the Solo Bass Ballet at the Opera house in Gothenburg. Also Dance and Bass performance with David Zambrano. ( www.davidzambrano.org )

With a great wish and joy my music life been very widely spread in many music styles. I have always used my own inclination as an inner compass. I’m self-taught and I’m working daily to improve my instrument skills. Curiosity is important in my life along with conception of different music styles and meetings with creative people that could make my inspiration flourish.

I have found that I have the possibility to use my instrument as a tool and that have affected me in my life.

Continue BelowThe tool is mainly used to work with Human Rights and Global Environment, as a world where music can live only can exist on an earth where people can live. As a board member of Music Against Violence our hope is to inspire people to make the earth a better place to live on, a place where our differentials is treated as multitudes and possibilities for development.

For me, music is an art and a meeting place with great space of emotions, different messages, entertainment, development and interest. 2011 my new solo album PAST FUTER will be released world wide. Solobass with symphony Orchestra For more info http://www.naxos.com/ecard/past-future/index.html Symphonic ballets concerts & SoloBass

• 7 shows SoloBass ballet. At The Gothenburg Operannouse / "Before After"
• 16 SoloBass Concerts with The Swedish National "Symphonic Orchestra".
• 13 SoloBass Concerts with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
• 3 SoloBass concerts with Gävle Symphonic Orchestra.
• SoloBass concert with Växsjö Symphonic Orchestra * 3 SoloBass concert with Kungsback Symphonic Orchestra

1981 - 1982 Tours in Sweden and Norway / Kung Sune and the Bad Rock 1985 Shows in Sweden Von Rosen 1987 Shows in Spain / Von Rosen 1989 - 1991 Shows in USA / Midnight 1992 Shows in Sweden Billionaires Boy's club 1992 Shows in Sweden / Lazy babes 1993 Shows in Sweden / Lazy babes 1994 Tours in France / Ten Times Worse / Greg Hansen 1994 Tours in Sweden / Sputniks 1994 Shows in Sweden / Lazy babes 1995 Shows in Sweden / Lazy babes 1996 Shows in Sweden Keegan 1997 Europe tour / Hammerfall 1997 Europe tour nr 2 / Hammerfall 1998 / 1999 Worldtour med Hammerfall 1999 SoloBass Tour South America 1999 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2000 shows in Sweden / Lazy babes 2000 Shows in Sweden / SoloBass concerts 2001 World tour med Hammerfall 2001 SoloBass Tour South America 2001 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2002 Shows in Sweden / Solobass concerts 2003 worldtour med Hammerfall 2003 SoloBass tour USA 2003 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2003 SoloBass on XXVIL International Jazz festival Prague 2004 SoloBass tour South America 2004 SoloBass tour Asia 2004 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2004 SoloBass concerts in Germany 2005 World tour med Hammerfall 2005 SoloBass concerts in Germany 2005 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2005 SoloBass concerts in England Here below some countries that I performed Classical Shows and rock Concerts:

Rock & SoloBass tours: Continue Below 2006 SoloBass tour South America 2006 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2007 European tour med Hammerfall 2007 SoloBass tour Asia 2007 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2008 SoloBass concert Asia 2008 SoloBass tour South America. 2008 SoloBass concerts in Sweden 2009 SoloBass 2 tours in China 2010 Solobass 2 tors in China, Japan, Svalbard, Sweden, Nepal

Charity tours with SoloBass: Brazil 4 times Chile 2 times Peru 2 times Bolivia Venezuela Korea Sweden

EUROPE Budapest Oseixal Porto Paris Lyon Marseille Toulouse Strasbourg Lille Ramonville Chasse sur Rhone Bordeaux Ljubljana Zlin Praha Detva Copenhagen Gothenburg Stockholm Kiruna Pajala Karlix Tärendö Sundsvall Malmö Trollhättan Skellefteå Lund Vännersborg Kungsbacka Kungälv Varberg Mellerud Trosa Uppsala Playa Engles Mora Wien Salzburg Antwerpen Graz Marcon / Venedig Biella Brescia Florence Bologna Roma Milano Mailand Athens Thessaloniki Pratteln/Basel Offenbach Vosselaar Amstedam Rotterdam S ́hertogenbosch Dortmund Hamburg Berlin Markneukirchen Nurnberg Bochum Osnabruck Offenbach Kaufbeuren Stuttgart Dorndoff-Röhn Tübingen Köln Madrid Bilbao Bergama Murcia Puente La Reina Pamplona Playa Engles Oseixal Porto Paris Lyon Marseille Toulouse Strasbourg Lille Ramonville Chasse sur Rhone Bordeaux Ljubljana Zlin Praha Detva Copenhagen Gothenburg Stockholm Kiruna Pajala Karlix Tärendö Sundsvall Malmö Trollhättan Skellefteå Lund Vännersborg Örnsköldsvik Ånge Östersund Motala Falköping Falkenberg Lidköping Växsjö Oscarshamn Mora Uddevalla Värnamo Kalmar Visby Hässleholm Lerum Kristianstad Karlskrona Ronneby Mariestad Hudiksvall Lycksele Oslo Skeen Geilo Helsinki Tampere Turku Vaasa Katowice Krakow Belgrade London Glasgow Branford Dudley Dublin Västerås Örebro Linköping Helsingborg Jönköing Norrköping Umeå Gävle Borås Södertälje Eskilstuna Täby Karlstad Piteå Luleå Örnsköldsvik Ånge Östersund Motala Falköping Falkenberg Växsjö Oscarshamn Augsburg Reschi Wattenwil / Bern Wacken Ludwigsburg Krefeld Tilburg Langen Oberhausen Filderstadt Bamberg Munich Filderstadt Lichtenfels Furth Langen Hardenberg Braunschweig Barcelona Kungsbacka Kungälv Varberg Mellerud Trosa Uppsala Västerås Örebro Linköping Helsingborg Jönköing Norrköping Umeå Gävle Borås Södertälje Eskilstuna Täby Karlstad Piteå Luleå Dudley Dublin

CANADA Toronto Montréal Québec City Vancouver

USA Worcester Tacoma Portland Eugene Anaheim Albuquerque El Paso Austin Dallas New Orleans Atlanta St Louis Louisville Auburn Hills Buffalo Albany Hartford Springfield New York Philly Cleveland Columbus Chicago Minneapolis Seattle San Francisco Santa Ana Los Angeles Tampa Phoenix San Diego Las Vegas Detroit Canton plus much more towns.

ASIA Osaka, Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Sapporo, Soul, Kao Lack, Kathmandu

SOUTH AMERICA and Latin America:

San José

San Juan Mexico City Monterrey Guadalajara Bogota Quito Lima Pucallpa Cochabamba, Santiago de la Chile, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bella Horizonte, Caracas, Bounes aires, Montevideo, Montevideo Santiago Buenos Aires Curitiba Santos Porto Allegre plus mush more.

CHINA Peking Shitai Canton, Dalien and many others

Nepal Kathmandu

On November 1, 2009, Magnus joined ex-Stratovarius guitarist Timo Tolkki's new band Revolution Renaissance. 2011 mars NEW BAND / BLACK -Magnus Rosén bass , Tony Martin Vocals, Andy Larocque Guitar.

Discography

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)
• Crimson Thunder (2002)
• One Crimson Night (2004) - CD and DVD
• Blood Bound (2005)
• Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken (2005)
• Threshold (2006)

Solo

• Imagine a Place (2001)
• Reminiscence (2002)
• Empty Room (2003)
• Arose 2006
• Set Me Free (2007) -
• " Past Future " ( 2010 )

Other

• Shame - Shame (1980)
• Kung Sune - Sunes bar och grill (1982)
• Von Rosen - Like a Dream (1987)
• Von Rosen - Someone Like You (1988)
• Billionaires Boys Club - Something Wicked Comes (1993)
• Keegan - Mind No Mind (1995)
• Jørn Lande - Out to Every Nation (2004)
• X-World/5 - New Universal Order (2008)

References

1. ^ Encyclopaedia Metallum: Magnus Rosén, accessed 2011-07-28
2. ^ Hammerfall-basist bakom nytt musikhus i Göteborg, musiknyheter.nu 2009-12-09 (Swedish)

External links

• Official Site
• Myspace site

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