Old Man's Child

Old Man's Child
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Black metal (early), symphonic black metal
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Century Media
Members
Galder
Past members
(see below)

Old Man's Child is a black metal band from Norway. 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 now.^[1]

Biography

Formation

Old Man's Child was officially founded in 1993, but its roots go as far back as 1989 when Galder, Jardar, and Tjodalv founded a death/thrash band called "Requiem" who was originally playing Slayer and Metallica covers but as time was going on they have released one demo album 1990.It was extinguished in 1992 and all members of "Requiem" went in new band which was playing black metal.^[2][3]

Later...

In 1996, after they released their first full-length album Born of the Flickering, they signed to Century Media. With a world wide distribution through this label, they gained the attention of new fans around the world. After release of The Pagan Prosperity and Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion through Century Media, the band went on one of their rare tours. Old Man's Child have rarely toured because of the constant line-up changes they have endured over the years.

In 2000 Galder went to play in Dimmu Borgir. However, Galder did not stop working with OMC. Over the years, Old Man's Child has become a one-man band with the rare addition of session members on albums.

Between 2000 and 2005, Galder released three very successful albums: Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation (2000), In Defiance of Existence (2003) and Vermin (2005). On 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 released in 2009 to rave reviews.

In an early 2011 interview, Galder stated that he was firmly focused on the current Dimmu Borgir tour.^[4] 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.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Discography

Studio albums

• Born of the Flickering (1995)
• The Pagan Prosperity (1997)
• Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion (1998)
• Revelation 666 – The Curse of Damnation (2000)
• In Defiance of Existence (2003)
• Vermin (2005)
• Slaves of the World (2009)

Compilations

• The Historical Plague (2003)

Demos

• In the Shades of Life (1994)

Splits

• Sons of Satan Gather for Attack (with Dimmu Borgir — also known as "Devil's Path / In the Shades of Life") (1999)

Band members

Current

• Galder - vocals, guitars, bass, and keyboards (1993-present)

Former members

• Jardar (Jon Øyvind Andersen) - guitars and backing vocals (1993–1997, 1999–2003)
• Tjodalv (Kenneth Åkesson) - drums (1993–1995, 1999–2001)
• Gonde (Frode Forsmo) - bass (1995–1997)
• Brynjard Tristan - bass (1994–1995)
• Stian Aarstad - keyboards (1996–1999)

Former session musicians

• Aldrahn (Bjørn Dencker) - vocals (1995–1996)
• Reno Kiilerich - drums (2005)
• Nicholas Barker - drums (2003)
• Grimar (Jan Roger Halvorsen) - drums (1999–2000)
• Memnoch (Håkon Didriksen) - bass (2000)
• Tony Kirkemo - drums (1996–1997)
• Gene Hoglan - drums (1998)
• Peter Wildoer - drums (2008)

References

1. ^ Mike DaRonco (1999-08-16). "Old Man's Child". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p202382. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
2. ^ Thomas, Stephen. "Born of the Flickering - Old Man's Child". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-of-the-flickering-r256768. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
3. ^ Mike DaRonco (1999-08-16). "Old Man's Child". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/old-mans-child-p202382/biography. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
4. ^ "Metal Psalter Dimmu Borgir's Galder Interview". Metalpsalter.com. 2010-11-28. http://www.metalpsalter.com/interview_dimmu_borgir.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
5. ^ "Old Man's Child reviews, music, news". sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Old-Mans-Child/1819/. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
6. ^ "Old Man's Child - Vermin Review". Metal Invader. 2005-12-19. http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-2662.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
7. ^ "Old Man's Child Slaves Of The World Review - Review of Slaves Of The World by Old Man's Child". Heavymetal.about.com. 2009-05-19. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/o/gr/oldmanschild-slavesoftheworld.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
8. ^ "Old Man's Child: 'Slaves of the World' - CD Review". FEARnet. 2009-05-18. http://www.fearnet.com/news/b15611_old_mans_child_slaves_of_world_cd_review.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 
9. ^ "Old Man's Child - In Defiance Of Existence review". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=621. Retrieved 2011-10-31. 

External links

• Official Old Man's Child Myspace
• Official Old Man's Child Forum