Communic is a progressive metal band from Kristiansand, Norway. The band was founded in 2003 and has released three albums. The first two have received good reviews from magazines and critics.[citation needed] Communic was founded in March 2003 as a side project for Oddleif Stensland, guitarist, and Tor Atle Andersen, drummer, both from the band Scariot. Soon after, they were joined by bassist Erik Mortensen, who had been a bandmate of Stensland in a band called Ingermanland.[1][2] In January 2004, the band recorded its first three demo tracks at dUb Studios in Norway. While only 100 copies of the Conspiracy in Mind demo were printed, it would be selected as Demo of the Month by the magazine Rock Hard in April.[2] In March they signed with the Danish management company Intromental Management. In April, Stensland left Scariot to concentrate full-time on Communic.