Tor Magne Glidje
Tor Magne Glidje | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tor Magne S. Glidje |
| Also known as | Tor |
| Born | 27 September 1977 |
| Origin | Birkeland[disambiguation needed], Norway |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Percussion |
| Years active | 1992-present |
Tor Magne Glidje (born 27 September 1977) is a Norwegian guitarist in Extol, Ganglion and Longing, a.k.a. Lengsel, where he is also the lead singer. He was also apart of Benea Reach. He is now playing in the band Mantric. Tor Magne is married to Henriette Akerholdt, who has drummed for Umbrella and The Loch Ness Mouse.
Background
Tor Magne Glidje began his musical career in the black metal band, Lengsel, which means Longing.[4] Before forming this band, Glidje started to play with his now longtime friend and band-mate, Ole Sveen in 1992.[5] Sveen and Glidje then formed the band, alongside John Robert Mjåland in 1994.[4][6] The band had some success, signing with Solid State Records, based out of Seattle in the United States. After the departure of Eyestein Holm in 1999, Glidje joined Extol as their Bassist.[7][8][9] In 2003, Glidje helped form Benea Reach with former Selfmindead members.[5] Glidje left the same year of formation. Lengsel continued on for several years before going on a permanent hiatus in 2004, when Glidje re-joined, alongside Sveen and Mjåland, Extol. Before the three joined Extol, Glidje and Sveen and Mjåland were in a side-project of Extol members Peter Espevoll and David Husvik, called Ganglion.[10] The band merged with Extol after the departure of Christer Espevoll and Ole Børud. In 2007, Husvik and Espevoll put Extol on hiatus, while Glidje, Sveen, and Mjåland formed their project, Mantric.[11] Glidje stated that "There are three Lengsel albums and we intend to make in the near future number four." as recently as 2015 in an interview for Mantric.[3]
Bands
- Current
- Mantric - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Percussion (2007-present)
- Hiatus
- Lengsel - Vocals, Guitars (1994-2004)
- Former
- Extol - Bass (1999-2001), Guitar (2004-2007)
- Benea Reach - Guitar (2003)
Discography
- Lengsel
- Lengsel (1997)
- Solace (2000)
- The Kiss, the Hope (2006)
- Extol
- Undeceived (2000)
- Paralysis (2001)
- The Blueprint Dives (2005)
- Mantric
- The Descent (2010)
- Die Happy (2015)
- Sin (2015)
References
- ^ a b c Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Lengsel - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Andres (October 23, 2015). "Ukas Album: Mantric - Sin". Tigernet.no. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ a b F., Daniel (October 2015). "Do you already know... Mantric?" (in German). Whiskey-Soda. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "Lengsel". Highday. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ a b Dahlberg, Chris (August 23, 2010). "Mantric Interview". Cosmos Gaming. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Jasper. "Lengsel". Lords of Metal ezine. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 523. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- ^ Lang, Stefan. "EXTOL: Interview with Peter Espevoll, Christer Espevoll, and Tor Glidje" (in German). Power Metal.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ Pneuma, Esychia (2014). White Metal: Du bruit pour l'homme en croix (in French). Camion Blanc. ISBN 978-2-35779-499-3.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) "Extol" - ^ "Ganglion". MusicMight. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ progmanrob (November 9, 2015). "Interview with Tor Magne Glidje of Mantric". Progressive Music Planet. Retrieved October 29, 2016.