Karl Rosqvist

Who is Karl Rosqvist?

Karl Rosqvist, also p.k.a. Karl Rockfist is a drummer who has been mostly active in the American music scene. He played in the Swedish metal band Sorg in the early to mid 1990s.

In 2001 he joined the California based band Steel Prophet who are considered pioneers in the American power metal scene. He recorded two studio albums with Steel Prophet. Both were released by Nuclear Blast Records worldwide.

In 2004 he became a member of the Los Angeles band The Chelsea Smiles who signed a recording contract with Capitol Records / EMI. Rosqvist appears on all three releases by The Chelsea Smiles.

In 2007 he was the touring drummer in the metal band Danzig. He also performed Misfits songs live with original singer Glenn Danzig and guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein.

He is also the drummer in the band Son of Sam and appears on their second release Into the Night which was released by Horror High Records in 2008. The band is considered an "all star band" which featured Steve Zing of Samhain, Todd Youth from Murphy's Law, Motörhead, Danzig and singer Davey Havok from the band AFI.

In 2009 he played drums as part of the Cheap Trick show Sgt.