Revisiting the history of Conception: Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Roy Khan & Tore Østby!

What does “epic” mean? What is “progressive”? Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Conception ponder the big questions while reminiscing about their 4 classic albums that just got a proper Deluxe Reissue treatment. We also talked about the successful reunion, future plans and the “Conception Camp” they just returned from.

Chapters:

01:20 Introducing Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Conception

02:14 The beginning of Conception and The Last Sunset

05:44 The Last Sunset to Parallel Minds

11:30 Introducing a classical timbre into metal

14:25 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on The Last Sunset

18:02 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on Parallel Minds

21:15 Bonus demo tracks on the new Deluxe Editions

25:36 Growing up as a (Prog) Metal band in the 90s

29:30 In Your Multitude

34:43 Tore’s & Roy’s favorite song on In Your Multitude

36:20 Flow(ing into grooviness)

43:18 My Dark Symphony & State of Deception: the most diverse Conception releases to date!?

47:05 The spark for the reunion

50:35 Upcoming plans in Camp Conception

🎵 Conception is:

Roy Khan - vocals

Tore Østby - guitars

Ingar Amlien - bass

Arve Heimdal - drums

💿 Discography:

The Last Sunset (1991)

Parallel Minds (1993)

In Your Multitude (1995)

Flow (1997)

My Dark Symphony EP (2018)

State of Deception (2020)

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Website: https://conceptionmusic.com/

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/conceptionmusic

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