Tore Østby

Progressive metal
progressive rock
power metal
hard rock

Occupation(s)

Musician
songwriter
producer

Instrument(s)

Guitar
bass

Years active

1991–2005
2007–present

Labels

Noise
Laser's Edge/Sensory

Websitewww.rollthefire.com

Musical artist

Tore Østby (born 1972) is a founder, guitarist, producer, and songwriter for Norwegian progressive metal band Conception.^[1]^[2] After the band stopped playing on a permanent basis (the band was active from 1989 to 1998 and went on a 10-year hiatus) he, along with John Macaluso and Jørn Lande formed progressive metal band Ark.^[3]

Tore is currently working as a senior advisor at GramArt, an organization established in 1989 to protect the recording artists’ intellectual property rights, other legal rights, and professional interests.

On 30 April 2018 it was announced that Tore's original band Conception was reunited with new material.^[4]

Tore is married to Swedish guitarist Maria Engström Østby and they live with daughter Matilda in Stockholm.

Discography

With Conception

Studio albums

The Last Sunset (1991)
Parallel Minds (1993)
In Your Multitude (1995)
Flow (1997)
State of Deception (2020)

EPs

My Dark Symphony (2018)

With Ark

Ark (1999)
Burn the Sun (2001)

With D.C. Cooper

D.C. Cooper (1999)

With Jørn Lande

Starfire (2000)

With Street Legal

Bite the Bullet (2009)

References

^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Conception". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Conception To Release Live Album". Blabbermouth. 13 June 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Biography: Ark". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Former KAMELOT Singer ROY KHAN Is Back With Reunited CONCEPTION; New EP Due This Fall". Blabbermouth.net. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.