Anders Johansson was born on May 25, 1962 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Like his younger brother Jens Johansson he started on the piano, but soon became a multi- instrumentalist. A choice had to be made, so he decided to concentrate on drumming. He has played all sorts of music with many different kinds of musicians from around the world and this has helped him to gain experience, knowledge and technique. In 1983, he turned professional with the Swedish metal band Silver Mountain and one year later, he joined Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force for five albums and a world tour, having first met Yngwie in 1982 in a music shop and having become good friends with him. From 1989 onwards Anders worked together with bass-player Jonas Hellborg on several albums and tours. He also recorded with bands such as Bulldog, Snake Charmer, Billionaire's Boys Club (with Jörg Fischer, Mark Boals and Magnus Rosen) and others. He also released CDs under the name Johansson together with his brother Jens, whose solo albums he also played on, and played drums on fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth's album "Heavy Machinery". In addition to doing lots of sessions all over the world as a drummer, Anders works as a producer and composer and he is also involved in running the label Heptagon Records AB. Since August 1999, he has been a member of Hammerfall, which has had great success all over the world, especially with their CD "Renegade". In 2000, he participated in Yngwie Malmsteen's tour of Sweden, and he played an awesome drum solo on Rolf Munkes's first CD "No More Obscurity". This year he has played on "Warmth in the Wilderness", a tribute to guitarist Jason Becker, and another highlight is his drumming as a guest musician on the CD "Hypnotica" of Empire, the new band project of Rolf Munkes.

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