Anders Johansson is a Swedish musician. He is the son of Jan Johansson, famous jazz pianist and brother of keyboardist Jens Johansson

Jens Johansson

Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...

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Biography

The first instrument Anders played was the piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

, but at the age of 14, after a bicycle accident, he switched to drums

Drum kit

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. From 1979 through 1982 he attended an electronics engineering school.

In 1984 he moved to the United States to join his brother Jens

Jens Johansson

Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...

 in Yngwie Malmsteen's band. He recorded 5 albums and made 5 world 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

HammerFall

HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...

 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

Narnia (band)

Narnia is a Christian neo-classical progressive power metal band founded by guitarist Carl Johan Grimmark and singer Christian Liljegren. The band formed in Sweden in 1996. Their album themes heavily reference The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis....

's album The Great Fall. Anders is best known for his time in Yngwie's band, besides his present role as HammerFall

HammerFall

HammerFall is a power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath guitarist Oscar Dronjak.- Early days :...

's drummer. He has been praised for his technical talent, in metal as well as other genres.

With Yngwie Malmsteen

• Studio/Live (1985)
• Marching out (1985)
• Live in Tokyo (1985)
• Trilogy (1986)
• Odyssey (1988)
• Trial by Fire/Live in Leningrad (1989)
• Inspiration (1996)

Solo, side projects, some session work and/or with his brother

• Jens Johansson: Fjäderlösa Tvåfotingar (1991)
• Sökarna Sound
• Johanssons/Allan Holdsworth: Heavy Machinery
  Heavy Machinery (album)
  -Personnel:*Allan Holdsworth – electric guitar, SynthAxe*Jens Johansson – keyboard, bass synthesizer, production*Anders Johansson – drums, production...
  
  (1996)
• Svullo: Radio KRM (1996)
• Martin Svensson: Pojkdrömmar (1997)
• Anders Johansson: Red Shift (1997
• Jens Johansson: Fission
  Fission (album)
  Fission is a studio album by keyboardist Jens Johansson, released in 1998 through Heptagon Records , Pony Canyon, Inc. and Shrapnel Records .-Track listing:-Personnel:...
  
  (1998)
• Mansson: Arch of Decadence (1997)
• Aces High: Pull no punces (1998)
• Johansson: Sonic Winter/Johansson Bros (1998)
• Johansson: The Last Viking (1999)
• Benny Jansson: Flume Ride (1999)
• A. Johansson & J. Hydén : Elvis Pelvis (2000)
• Aces High: Forgive and forget (2001)
• Empire: Hypnotica (2001)
• Jason Becker trib: Warmth in the wilderness (2001)
• Yonna: Heartbeat(2002)
• Winterlong: The second coming (2003)
• Blackmore's castle: Space Truckin' (2003)
• Snake Charmer: Backyard Boogaloo (2003)
• Magnus Rosén: Imagine a place (2003)
• Mistheria: Messenger of the god (2004)
• Owe Thörnqvist: Recovered (2005)
• Empire: Trading Souls (2003)
• Narnia: The great fall (2003)
• Planet Alliance: Planet Alliance (2006)
• Time Requiem: Optical Illusion (2006)
• Janne Stark: Mountain of Power (2007)
• Jonas Hellborg, V. Selvaganesh, IA Eklundh, Jens Johansson: Art Metal (2008)
• Geff: Land of the free (2009)
• Full Force: One http://www.fullforce.se (2011)

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)
• Masterpieces (2008)
• No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009)
• Infected (2011)

Equipment

Cymbals (Meinl)

• 14" Mb10 Medium Soundwave Hi-Hat
• 16" Mb10 Medium Crash (x2)
• 17" Mb10 Medium Crash
• 18" Mb10 Medium Crash (x3)
• 17" Mb10 China
• 19" Mb10 China (x2)

Drums (Tama)

• Starclassic Bubinga

Drum heads (Evans)

• G2:s
• Coated power center reversed dot

Sticks (Promark)

• 5 B Hickory wood tip

External links

• Jan Johansson:
• Anders Johansson:http://andersjohansson.org
• Heptagon Records:http://heptagon.se