Anders Johansson (drummer)

Anders Johansson (born 25 May 1962) is a Swedish musician, best known as the former drummer of HammerFall and Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force.

In 1984 he moved to the United States to join his brother Jens in Yngwie Malmsteen's band.

He initially joined HammerFall 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 with his brother, created to promote their discs, their father's and some other Swedish musicians' work.

In 2016, Anders founded power metal band Tungsten together with his sons Nick and Karl Johansson.

Anders performing with HammerFall in 2012
Johansson (right) with his brother Jens .