Thomas Tofthagen

Thomas Tofthagen
Tofthagen performing live with Audrey Horne in 2013
Tofthagen performing live with Audrey Horne in 2013
Background information
Born (1973-12-10) 10 December 1973 (age 51)
OriginRykkinn, Akershus, Norway
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2002–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of

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.[5]

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.[3][9] Audrey Horne has since their debut album released six additional studio albums and one live album.

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.[10][11] He released four studio albums with Sahg until his amicable departure.[11]

Discography

Audrey Horne

Studio albums

Live albums

  • Waiting For The Night (2020)

Studio EPs

  • Confessions & Alcohol (2005)

Sahg

Studio albums

Studio EPs

  • Godless (2005)

References

  1. ^ Chachkes, Keith (2013-05-18). "Young At Heart - An Interview With Audrey Horne". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  2. ^ pushtofireblog (2013-02-12). "INTERVIEW: AUDREY HORNE". Push To Fire. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. ^ a b "Spellemann til trengte jenter". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2006-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  4. ^ Samira Alinto. "Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll". Stalker.cd. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  5. ^ a b Tsonev, Stoyan (2022-04-19). "Interview with Torkjell Rød of Audrey Horne". Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ^ "Audrey Horne – laut.de – Band". Laut.de. 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  7. ^ 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". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin & Metal Podcast (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  8. ^ "Interview: Audrey Horne - about life, love and longings… - STALKER MAGAZINE inside out of rock´n´roll". www.stalker.cd. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  9. ^ "Spellemann". Spellemann.no. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  10. ^ "Sahg spesial". www.bt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  11. ^ a b BraveWords. "SAHG Announce New Band Members; New Album Due In 2016". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.