| Sami Wolking | |
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| Birth name | Sami Wolking |
| Also known as | Magnum |
| Born | August 15, 1973 Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, progressive metal |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass |
| Years active | 1997– |
| Associated acts | Lordi Naked Idol |
Sami Wolking (born 15 August 1973, Helsinki, Finland) 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.[1]
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.
Magnum was a cyborg from an advanced civilization originating in the Alpha Centauri 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.[2]
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