black metal
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band from the city of
Oslo
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. The band is the brainchild of
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 ...
(formerly known as Grusom; birth name: Thomas Rune Andersen) who is the only permanent member of the band.
History
Old Man's Child was officially founded in 1993, but its roots go back to 1989 when
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 ...
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 evi ...
formed a
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thrash
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band called "''Requiem''". They originally played Slayer and
Metallica
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covers but later released one demo album in 1990. "Requiem" dissolved in 1992.
In 1996, after they released their first full-length album
Born of the Flickering
''Born of the Flickering'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. It was released in 1996, through Hot Records, then later through Century Media with different artwork.
Track listing
# "Demons of the Thorncas ...
, they signed to Century Media. After release of
The Pagan Prosperity
''The Pagan Prosperity'' is the second album by black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 7 October 1997. It was recorded and mixed at Studiomega in June 1997.
Track listing
All music, lyrics and arrangements by Galder.
#"The Millennium King ...
and
Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
''Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion'' is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. Most of the vocals were improvised by Galder while in the studio.
Track listing
All music, lyrics and arrangements by Galder.
# "Toward ...
through Century Media, the band went on one of their infrequent tours. Old Man's Child have rarely toured because of the constant line-up changes over the years.
In 2000 Galder went to play in
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
. However, Galder did not stop working with Old Man's Child. Over the years, Old Man's Child has become a one-man band with the addition of session members on albums.
Between 2000 and 2005,
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 ...
released three albums:
Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation
''Revelation 666: the Curse of Damnation'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 13 March 2000.
Track listing
All music and arrangements by Galder. Lyrics by Old Man's Child.
# "Phantoms of Mor ...
(2000),
In Defiance of Existence
''In Defiance of Existence'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 20 January 2003.
Track listing
All music and lyrics written and composed by Galder, except on tracks 4 & 7 music by Galder/Jarda ...
(2003) and
Vermin
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(2005). In July 2008, Old Man's Child announced that they were entering the Studio to record their seventh studio album ''
Slaves of the World
''Slaves of the World'' is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. The album was released 18 May 2009 in Europe and 19 May 2009 in North America via Century Media Records. The album was recorded in autumn 2008 at ...
''. It was released in 2009.
In an early 2011 interview, Galder stated that he was firmly focused on the current
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
tour. However, he said that after the world tour he would start writing music for Old Man's Child with the possibility of an album release in 2012. This did not come to pass, and the band entered an extended period of silence during which Galder appeared to maintain his focus on Dimmu Borgir.
In December 2019, however, the group was reactivated with Galder posting a video on the band's Facebook page showing him working on new Old Man's Child material, the first such work in over a decade.
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Born of the Flickering
''Born of the Flickering'' is the debut studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. It was released in 1996, through Hot Records, then later through Century Media with different artwork.
Track listing
# "Demons of the Thorncas ...
'' (1996)
*''
The Pagan Prosperity
''The Pagan Prosperity'' is the second album by black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 7 October 1997. It was recorded and mixed at Studiomega in June 1997.
Track listing
All music, lyrics and arrangements by Galder.
#"The Millennium King ...
'' (1997)
*''
Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion
''Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion'' is the third studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. Most of the vocals were improvised by Galder while in the studio.
Track listing
All music, lyrics and arrangements by Galder.
# "Toward ...
'' (1998)
*''
Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation
''Revelation 666: the Curse of Damnation'' is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 13 March 2000.
Track listing
All music and arrangements by Galder. Lyrics by Old Man's Child.
# "Phantoms of Mor ...
'' (2000)
*''
In Defiance of Existence
''In Defiance of Existence'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child, released on 20 January 2003.
Track listing
All music and lyrics written and composed by Galder, except on tracks 4 & 7 music by Galder/Jarda ...
'' (2003)
*''
Vermin
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'' (2005)
*''
Slaves of the World
''Slaves of the World'' is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Old Man's Child. The album was released 18 May 2009 in Europe and 19 May 2009 in North America via Century Media Records. The album was recorded in autumn 2008 at ...
Sons of Satan Gather for Attack
The discography of Dimmu Borgir, a Norwegian symphonic black metal band, consists of ten studio albums, four extended plays, one compilation album, six singles and three music videos.
Dimmu Borgir was formed in 1993 by Shagrath, Silenoz, and ...
'' (with
Dimmu Borgir
Dimmu Borgir () is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Jessheim, formed in 1993. The name is derived from Dimmuborgir, a volcanic formation in Iceland, the name of which means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, ...
— also known as "Devil's Path / In the Shades of Life") (1999)
Band members
;Current members
*
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, guitars, bass, keyboards (1993–present)
;Former members
*
Brynjard Tristan
Ivar Tristan Lundsten (professional name: Brynjard Tristan) (born 14 June 1976) is a Norwegian bassist and songwriter, presently living in Oslo, but originally hails from the nearby municipalities of Nesodden and Jessheim.Stian Aarstad – keyboards (1996–1999)
* Kenneth "Tjodalv" Åkesson – drums (1993–1996, 1999–2001)
* Jon Øyvind "Jardar" Andersen – guitars, backing vocals (1993–1997, 1999–2003)
* Bjørn Dencker Gjerde - vocals (1995-1996)
* Tony Kirkemo – drums (1996–1997)
* Jan Roger "Grimar" Halvorsen – drums (1999-2000)
;Former session musicians
*
Gene Hoglan
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Nicholas Barker
Nicholas Howard Barker (born 1973) is an English extreme metal drummer best known as for his work in Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Currently he is the drummer for Brujeria and Shining.
Biography
Barker was born on 25 April 1973. He join ...
– drums (2003)
*
Reno Kiilerich
Reno Hilligsø Kiilerich (born October 21, 1976) - is a heavy metal drummer from Denmark. Kiilerich has played with such bands as Panzerchrist, Evil Morgan, Kobeast, 12Gauge, Chthonic, Downlord, Exmortem, Hate Eternal, Strangler, Old Man's Child, ...
– drums (2005)
*
Peter Wildoer
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