Conception
Background information
Origin	Raufoss, Norway
Genre(s)	Power metal/Progressive metal
Years active	1989 - 1998, 2005 – Present
Label(s)	Noise Records
Associated acts	Kamelot Ark
Website	rollthefire.com
Members
Roy Khan (Vocals) Tore Østby (Guitar) Ingar Amlien (Bass) Arve Heimdal (Drums)
Former members
Hans Christian Gjestvang (Keyboards) Trond Nagell-Dahl (Keyboards) Dag Østby (Clean Vocals) Werner Skogli (Drums) Freddy Samsonstuen (Bass) Halvor Holter (Keyboards) Lars Christian Narum (Keyboards) Trond Nagell-Dahl (Keyboards)

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Band History

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 Ingar Amlien replaced Freddy Samsonstuen. A year later, Dag Østby quit, and the band was forced to search for a new vocalist. After many auditions, the band hooked up with Roy Khan, a classically trained opera singer. To record their first album, The Last Sunset, they formed their own record label, CSF Records. However, after talks and negotiations, Conception signed with Noise Records in 1993 and recorded their second album Parallel Minds. In 1995 they released their third album, In Your Multitude and their fourth and final album, Flow, in 1997. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Last Sunset is the first full-length album released by the Power Metal/Progressive Metal band, Conception. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... Parallel Minds is the second full-length album by the Norwegian Power Metal/Progressive Metal band, Conception. ... In Your Multitude is the third full-length album by the Norwegian Progressive Metal/Power Metal band, Conception. ... Flow is the fourth full-length album by the Norwegian Power Metal/Progressive Metal band, Conception. ...

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Reunion

Conception was reunited in 2005, playing the important American prog metal festival Prog Power USA 2005 on Friday, September 16 and Norwegian Scream Magazine's 15 Years & 100 Issues Festival on Saturday, October 1, bringing guitarist Tore Østby (Ark), singer Roy Khan (now lead singer of Kamelot) and the rest of the band back together. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... // 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... There was an earlier melodic rock band of this name in the late 1980s and early 1990s Metal band resulting from the friendship and musical collaboration of guitarist Tore Østby (Conception, DC Cooper, Giants Playground, Hypose, Redrum, Headcrash) and drummer John Macaluso (TNT, Riot, Spread Eagle, Alex Masi, Yngwie... Kamelot is a power metal band that incorporate elements of progressive metal into their music. ...

Discography

• The Last Sunset (1991)
• Parallel Minds (1993)
• In Your Multitude (1995)
• Flow (1997)

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External links

• Official Conception website
• Semi-official Conception website