Olaf Thorsen

Olaf Thorsen in a concert.

Olaf Thorsen , even Olaf Thörsen , (* 27. September 1971 in Viareggio ( Italy ) and Carlo Andrea Magnani ) is a Metal - guitarist .

Life

He didn't start playing guitar until he was almost 20 years old. After studying modern foreign languages , he soon switched to studying music in Milan and Florence. He wrote his first song in 1991 with Salem . His first band was Labyrinth , which was formed in 1991. His current band is Vision Divine , with whom he has been playing guitar since it was founded in 1999. There also is Fabio Lione , his former bandmate of labyrinth worked as a singer. He left Labyrinth in 2001 to fully concentrate on his band Vision Divine , which was originally planned as a solo project. In autumn 2009, Olaf Thorsen's reunion with Labyrinth was announced. In 2010 the new album "Return to Heaven Denied 2" came out. This was followed by a European tour as a guest of Sonata Arctica , which took place from February to the end of March 2011 and also took him to Germany. He also played on July 5, 2010 as opening act for Ozzy Osbourne and on August 17, 2010 for Iron Maiden . For the latter, he will also appear as support at the Sonisphere Festival in summer 2011 .

A new album is currently being created for Vision Divine, which the band will finish in May 2012. For May 1st, 2012 Olaf Thorsen was able to realize a long-cherished dream and will be together with his friends and bandmates Fabio Lione (Vision Divine / Rhapsody of Fire), Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) and Morby (Domine ) to stand on the stage.

His favorite song is Painkiller by Judas Priest . Olaf's endorsers have been Ibanez guitars and Engl amplifiers since summer 2010 . At "Brazen Guitars" ( Los Angeles ) he has his own line of guitars "Fantasy Thorsen".

He lives with his family in Massa (Tuscany)

Discography

With a labyrinth

1994 - Midnight Resistance
1995 - Piece of Time
1996 - No Limits
1998 - Return to Heaven Denied
1999 - Timeless Crime
2000 - Sons of Thunder
2010 - Return to Heaven Denied 2

With Vision Divine

1999 - Vision Divine
2002 - Send Me An Angel
2004 - Stream of Consciousness
2005 - Stage of Consciousness (Live-DVD)
2005 - The Perfect Machine
2009 - 9 Degrees West of the Moon

Participation in other albums

1997 - Shadow Of Steel: Shadow Of Steel
1998 - Eddy Antonini: When Water Became Ice
1999 - Skylark: Belzebu
2000 - Skylark: Divine Gates part 2: Gate of Heaven
2001 - Cydonia : Cydonia

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personal data
SURNAME	Thorsen, Olaf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Carloandrea Magnani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian metal guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	20th century