Thomas Tofthagen Explained

Thomas Tofthagen
Birth Date:10 December 1973
Origin:Rykkinn, Akershus, Norway
Years Active:2002–present

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.[1] [2] [3] Apart from his work in music, Tofthagen works full-time as an architect.[4]

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.[5] [6] 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.[7] [8] The band released their debut album, No Hay Banda, in 2005 and won the Norwegian Spellemann Award in the Metal category that same year.[9] Audrey Horne has since their debut album released six additional studio albums and one live album. 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.[10] [11] He released four studio albums with Sahg until his amicable departure.

Discography

Audrey Horne

Studio albums

Live albums

Studio EPs

Sahg

Studio albums

Studio EPs

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: pushtofireblog . 2013-02-12 . INTERVIEW: AUDREY HORNE . 2023-11-10 . Push To Fire . en.
  3. Web site: 2006-03-05 . Spellemann til trengte jenter . 2023-11-10 . www.bt.no . nb.
  4. Web site: Samira Alinto . Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll . Stalker.cd . 2016-08-18.
  5. Web site: Tsonev . Stoyan . 2022-04-19 . Interview with Torkjell Rød of Audrey Horne . 2023-11-10 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Audrey Horne – laut.de – Band . Laut.de . 2014-09-24 . 2016-08-18.
  7. Web site: S . Juergen . 2018-02-01 . Das Interview mit Torkjell Rød von Audrey Horne am 22.01.2018 im Jungle in Köln während ihrer Blackout Tour . 2023-10-30 . Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin & Metal Podcast . de-DE.
  8. Web site: Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll . 2023-10-30 . www.stalker.cd.
  9. Web site: Spellemann. Spellemann.no. 2016-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720134657/http://www.spellemann.no/index.php?option=com_winner&Itemid=29&year=2005. 2011-07-20.
  10. Web site: 2011-11-10 . Sahg spesial . 2023-11-10 . www.bt.no . nb.
  11. Web site: BraveWords . SAHG Announce New Band Members; New Album Due In 2016 . 2023-11-10 . bravewords.com . en.