Tore Østby was a founder, songwriter

Songwriter

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, producer

Record producer

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 and guitarist

Guitarist

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 for Norwegian

Norway

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 progressive metal

Progressive metal

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 band Conception

Conception (band)

Conception is a power/progressive metal band from Raufoss, Norway.-Formation and record label:The band was formed in Norway in 1989 by guitarist Tore Østby, singer Dag Østby, drummer Werner Skogli and bassist Freddy Samsonstuen. In 1990, after a demo tape, Arve Heimdal replaced Werner Skogli and...

 from 1989 to 1998. After the band stopped playing on a permanent basis he, along with John Macaluso

John Macaluso

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 and Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande

Jørn Lande is a Norwegian hard rock and heavy metal singer who has sold over 2 million records worldwide. He is probably best known for being the lead singer of the power metal band Masterplan.-Biography:...

 formed progressive metal band Ark.

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

With Conception

• The Last Sunset
  The Last Sunset (album)
  The Last Sunset is the first full-length album released by the power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. The Last Sunset was originally recorded in 1991 under Conception's own record label CSF Records...
  
  (1991)
• Parallel Minds
  Parallel Minds
  Parallel Minds is the second full-length album by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception.-Track listing:# "Water Confines" - 4:17# "Roll the Fire" - 4:32# "And I Close My Eyes" - 4:11# "Silent Crying" - 3:16...
  
  (1993)
• In Your Multitude
  In Your Multitude
  In Your Multitude is the third full-length album by the Norwegian progressive metal/power metal band, Conception.-Track listing:# "Under A Mourning Star" − 5:10# "Missionary Man" − 3:40# "Retrospect" − 3:12# "Guilt" − 3:47# "Sanctuary" − 2:57...
  
  (1995)
• Flow
  Flow (Conception album)
  Flow is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian power metal/progressive metal band, Conception. Flow was released on April 1, 1997 by Noise Records.-Track listing:# "Gethsemane" - 5:02# "Angel " - 4:23...
  
  (1997)

External links

• Tore Østby representing GramArt in Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet