Tor Magne Glidje

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 a part of Benea Reach. He is now playing in the band Mantric.

Background Tor Magne Glidje grew up in the country side of Norway. Glidje would be exposed to music by way of Madonna, Bon Jovi and AC DC, and later Dio and Black Sabbath. Before forming this band, Glidje started to play with his now longtime friend and bandmate, Ole Sveen in 1992. Sveen and Glidje then formed the band, alongside John Robert Mjåland in 1994. 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. In 2003, Glidje helped form Benea Reach with former Selfmindead members. 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. 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.

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 Old (2015) Sin (2015) False Negative (2020)