Sami Wolking
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Sami Wolking is a Finnish bassist and a former member of the hard rock band Lordi
.
Using stage name Magnum, Wolking was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, increasing popularity of the band began to require that its members be available at all times. Unable to gamble his personal finances on a band that had not yet begun to see an income, the decision was made that Magnum would leave Lordi in order to maintain his day job.
Magnum can be seen in the music video for Would You Love a Monsterman?
and played bass on Lordi's first album, Get Heavy
. He also recorded the un-released Lordi album Bend Over And Pray The Lord, but did not play bass on it.
The album Get Heavy
is dedicated to him.
He formed the band Naked Idol
in 2006 with his friend Jones and continues to perform under the Magnum name but without the cyborg personality.
star system. As a mercenary, he fought in the defense forces of Mu Arae
. Eventually killed in action, he was then resurrected as an undead cyborg
. After following escaping Mu Arae manbeasts to Earth, Mr. Lordi found him and proposed an alliance. Magnum's first appearance was in the fictional comic book Monsterican presents: The Cyber-Zombie from Outer Space #1.
Lordi
Lordi is a Finnish hard rock/heavy metal band, formed in 1996 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume-designer, Mr. Lordi. The band is known for wearing monster masks and using pyrotechnics during concerts...
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Using stage name Magnum, Wolking was a member of the band from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, increasing popularity of the band began to require that its members be available at all times. Unable to gamble his personal finances on a band that had not yet begun to see an income, the decision was made that Magnum would leave Lordi in order to maintain his day job.
Magnum can be seen in the music video for Would You Love a Monsterman?
Would You Love a Monsterman?
"Would You Love a Monsterman?" is a song recorded by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi which reached number one on the charts in Finland. The song was originally released in 2002 on the album, Get Heavy and as a single, featuring the band's former bassist Magnum and original keyboardist Enary.In 2006,...
and played bass on Lordi's first album, Get Heavy
Get Heavy
Get Heavy is the 2002 debut album by Lordi.Despite the fact that the bassist Kalma appears on the front cover, all bass guitars were played by the former bassist Magnum, who left after the recording and before the release of the album. The album is dedicated to Magnum.-Track listing:All music &...
. He also recorded the un-released Lordi album Bend Over And Pray The Lord, but did not play bass on it.
The album Get Heavy
Get Heavy
Get Heavy is the 2002 debut album by Lordi.Despite the fact that the bassist Kalma appears on the front cover, all bass guitars were played by the former bassist Magnum, who left after the recording and before the release of the album. The album is dedicated to Magnum.-Track listing:All music &...
is dedicated to him.
He formed the band Naked Idol
Naked Idol
Naked Idol is a Finnish pop / rock / metal band from Espoo, Finland in the spring of 2006 formed by the band leader Sami Wolking known as Magnum and Jones...
in 2006 with his friend Jones and continues to perform under the Magnum name but without the cyborg personality.
Character Background
Magnum was a cyborg from an advanced civilization originating in the Alpha CentauriAlpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus...
star system. As a mercenary, he fought in the defense forces of Mu Arae
Mu Arae
Mu Arae , often referred to by its designation in the Henry Draper catalogue HD 160691, is a main sequence G-type star around 50 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ara. The star has a planetary system with four known planets, three of them with masses comparable to that of Jupiter...
. Eventually killed in action, he was then resurrected as an undead cyborg
Cyborg
A cyborg is a being with both biological and artificial parts. The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S...
. After following escaping Mu Arae manbeasts to Earth, Mr. Lordi found him and proposed an alliance. Magnum's first appearance was in the fictional comic book Monsterican presents: The Cyber-Zombie from Outer Space #1.