''Born of the Flickering'' is the debut

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band

Old Man's Child Old Man's Child is a Norwegian black metal band from the city of Oslo. The band is the brainchild of Galder (formerly known as Grusom; birth name: Thomas Rune Andersen) who is the only permanent member of the band. History Old Man's Child was ...

. It was released in 1996, through Hot Records, then later through

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with different artwork.

Track listing

# "Demons of the Thorncastle" – 4:47 # "Swallowed by a Buried One" – 4:51 # "Born of the Flickering" – 5:05 # "King of the Dark Ages" – 5:27 # "Wounds from the Night of Magic" – 3:28 # "On Through the Desert Storm" – 4:20 # "Christian Death" – 4:55 # "Funeral, Swords and Souls" – 4:56 # "The Last Chapter" – 4:42 # "...Leads to Utopia/The Old Man's Dream" – 8:44

Personnel

Galder Tom Rune Andersen (born 18 October 1976), also known by his stage name Galder, is a Norwegian guitarist and vocalist. He is from the small town of Jessheim, north of Oslo. He is a founding member of the melodic black metal band Old Man's Child ...

– vocals, guitar, synthesizer * Jardar – guitar *

Tjodalv Tjodalv (born Ian Kenneth Åkesson in 1976) is a Norwegian drummer. He is a founding member of both Dimmu Borgir and Old Man's Child. He now plays in Black Comedy and Susperia. Tjodalv played guitar on the first Dimmu Borgir albums ''Inn i evig ...

– drums * Gonde – bass guitar * Aldrahn - vocals

Additional personnel

Christophe Szpajdel Christophe Szpajdel (; born 29 September 1970) is a Belgian-born international calligraphist and illustrator, principally known for designing band logos. Life Szpajdel was born on 29 September 1970 in Gembloux, Namur, Belgium, and grew up in ...

— logo

References

Old Man's Child albums 1995 debut albums {{1990s-black-metal-album-stub