singer Roy Khan had posted a new track to his personal YouTube channel, his first known recording since 2010. This track, however, had no connection to Conception. A few weeks later, the band officially confirmed their reunion via their official Facebook site, and announced the recording of a brand new EP titled My Dark Symphony which was released on 23 November 2018. The reunion included the classic four-piece line-up, with Heimdal and Khan both coming out of retirement. Following the release of the EP, the band performed two reunion shows in Gjøvik, Norway in late April, before setting out to perform at three European festivals over the summer of 2019. On 20 February 2020 the band announced their fifth studio album State of Deception, which was released on 3 April 2020. The first single off of the album, "Waywardly Broken" was released on 6 March 2020, along with an accompanied lyric video. The band released a music video for their song "No Rewind" on 22 May 2021. On June 6, 2021, the band announced that they would be releasing an expanded edition of State of Deception in 2022, featuring live tracks, re-recordings and new songs. They also announced the release of the single, "Cry", which was recorded live. On February 5, 2022, Conception released "Monument in Time", a song which will be featured on the deluxe edition of State of Deception. The band had originally announced on 1 July 2019 that they would be embarking upon their first European headline tour in twenty-three years in April of the same year the new album was released. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band had postponed the tour into 2022. After the European tour, Conception had performed an exclusive North American show at ProgPower USA XXI in June 2022. On 9 September 2022, the band reissued their first four albums. Line-up Current members Tore Østby – guitars (1989–1998, 2005, 2018–present), keyboards (1989–1992, 1995–1996, 2018–present), lead vocals (1990–1991) Roy Khan – lead vocals (1991–1998, 2005, 2018–present) Ingar Amlien – bass (1990–1998, 2005, 2018–present) Arve Heimdal – drums (1990–1998, 2005, 2018–present) Former members Freddy Samsonstuen – bass, keyboards (1989–1990) Werner Skogli – drums (1989–1990) Dag Østby – lead vocals (1989–1991) Hans Christian Gjestvang – keyboards (1992–1994) Halvor Holter – keyboards (1994) Trond Nagell-Dahl – keyboards (1994–1995, 1996–1998, 2005) Former live musicians Lars Christian Narum – keyboards (1996) Timeline Discography Studio albums The Last Sunset