Thomas Tofthagen
Thomas Odd Tofthagen (born 10 December 1973 in Rykkinn, Akershus, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, best known for his work in rock bands Audrey Horne and Sahg. He is one of the main songwriters in Audrey Horne and has released seven studio albums with the band, in addition to winning a Norwegian Spellemann Award. Apart from his work in music, Tofthagen works full-time as an architect.
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- Name
- Thomas Tofthagen
- Born
- 10 December 1973
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- Norway
- Fields
- heavy metal music · hard rock · stoner rock · doom metal
- Languages
- Norwegian
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Thomas Odd Tofthagen (born 10 December 1973 in Rykkinn, Akershus, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist, best known for his work in rock bands Audrey Horne and Sahg. He is one of the main songwriters in Audrey Horne and has released seven studio albums with the band, in addition to winning a Norwegian Spellemann Award. Apart from his work in music, Tofthagen works full-time as an architect.
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• Name — Thomas Tofthagen • Born — 10 December 1973 • Origin — Rykkinn, Akershus, Norway • Instrument — * Guitar • vocals • Genre — * Heavy metal • hard rock • doom metal • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • architect • Years Active — 2002–present • Label — * Regain • Indie • Current Member Of — * Audrey Horne • Past Member Of — * Sahg
Career
Career
Tofthagen started his international musical career in 2002 as a live guitarist for former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno, along with future-Audrey Horne bandmates Arve Isdal and Espen Lien. With Di'Anno, he recorded the live video album The Beast in the East in 2003. In 2002, Tofthagen founded Audrey Horne together with bassist Tom Cato Visnes and drummer Kjetil Greve, with singer Torkjell "Toschie" Rød, guitarist Isdal and keyboardist Herbrand Larsen completing the lineup. The band released their debut album, No Hay Banda, in 2005 and won the Norwegian Spellemann Award in the Metal category that same year. Audrey Horne has since their debut album released six additional studio albums and one live album. • Illustration — Tofthagen with Sagh in 2013. In addition to Audrey Horne, Tofthagen was a founding member of the hard rock/doom metal band Sahg and played with the band from 2004 and 2015. He released four studio albums with Sahg until his amicable departure.
Studio albums
Studio albums
• No Hay Banda (2005) • Le Fol (2007) • Audrey Horne (2010) • Youngblood (2013) • Pure Heavy (2014) • Blackout (2018) • Devil's Bell (2022)
Live albums
Live albums
• Waiting For The Night (2020)
Studio EPs
Studio EPs
• Confessions & Alcohol (2005)
Studio albums
Studio albums
• I (2006) • II (2008) • III (2010) • Delusions of Grandeur (2013)
Studio EPs
Studio EPs
• Godless (2005)
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Thomas Tofthagen born at Rykkinn.
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- 1.Chachkes, Keith. Young At Heart - An Interview With Audrey Horne. Ghost Cult Magazine. 2013-05-18.
- 2.pushtofireblog. INTERVIEW: AUDREY HORNE. Push To Fire. 2013-02-12.
- 3.Spellemann til trengte jenter. www.bt.no. 2006-03-05.
- 4.Samira Alinto. Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll. Stalker.cd.
- 5.Tsonev, Stoyan. Interview with Torkjell Rød of Audrey Horne. 2022-04-19.
- 6.Audrey Horne – laut.de – Band. Laut.de. 2014-09-24.
- 7.S, Juergen. Das Interview mit Torkjell Rød von Audrey Horne am 22.01.2018 im Jungle in Köln während ihrer Blackout Tour. Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin & Metal Podcast. 2018-02-01.
- 8.Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll. www.stalker.cd.
- 9.Spellemann. Spellemann.no.
- 10.Sahg spesial. www.bt.no. 2011-11-10.
- 11.BraveWords. SAHG Announce New Band Members; New Album Due In 2016. bravewords.com.
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