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Stockholm, Sweden (1996 – present)

Grand Magus, formed in 1996 in Stockholm, Sweden, are led by Janne Christofferson (better known as JB), who also fronted the mighty Spiritual Beggars. While the Beggars are more in the traditional Deep Purple/Mountain camp of early rock/metal, Grand Magus originally opted for a bluesy, stoner-laced doom vibe, heavy on the early Black Sabbath riffing and tempos, with JB’s gruff, forceful vocals blending perfectly with the music. Later albums have leaned more towards the straight up heavy metal of the early 1980s, with frequent up-tempo riffs interspersed with their trademark half-time riffs. JB was nominated 6th best international vocalist in the annual Burrn! Reader’s poll of Japan in 2004.

Bass and backing vocals are done by Mats “Fox” Skinner, a founding member of Grand Magus, who is also bassist in Bajen Death Cult.

Sebastian “Seb” Sippola is the drummer, who joined Grand Magus in April 2006, also drummer in Plankton, ex-Fortune, ex-Four Sticks, ex-Southfork, ex-Glenn Hughes.

Fredrik ‘Trisse’ Liefvendahl played drums from 1996 to 2006.

The band have released five albums to date: a self-titled effort in 2001 (re-released in 2005 as an expanded version with three bonus tracks), Monument (2003), Wolf’s Return (2005), Iron Will, released Monday 9th June 2008. In December 2009 Magus signed to Roadrunner Records, with their fifth studio album Hammer Of The North being released in June 2010.

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3		Like The Oar Strikes The Water			124
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5		Mountains Be My Throne			106
6		Northern Star			105
7		Iron Will			100
8		At Midnight They'll Get Wise			97
9		The Lord Of Lies			93
10		Ravens Guide Our Way			90
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13		Silver Into Steel			87
14		The Shadow Knows			86
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