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Magnum (band)
British rock band
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Hard rock, progressive rock, AOR |
| Years active | –, –present |
| Labels | CBS, Jet, FM, Polydor, Music for Nations, EMI, SPV |
| Spinoffs | Hard Rain |
| Members | Bob Catley Rick Benton Lee Morris Dennis Ward Brendon Riley |
| Past members | Tony Clarkin Bob Doyle Kex Gorin Dave Morgan Richard Bailey Colin "Wally" Lowe Mark Stanway Eddie George Jim Simpson Mickey Barker Al Barrow Harry James Jimmy Copley Dennis Ward |
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Magnum are an English melodic hard rock band.
They were formed in Birmingham in by Tony Clarkin (guitar, songwriter) and Bob Catley (vocals) in order to appear as the resident band at the Rum Runner nightclub in the city. Magnum have undergone several changes in personnel over the years; however, the core of Catley and Clarkin remained until Clarkin's death in
Magnum's most significant early success was Chase the Dragon in , which reached number 17 i