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Infobox musical artist| name = Old Man's Child| image =| caption = deletable image-caption|date=March 2011| background = group_or_band| years_active = 1993–present| origin = Oslo , Norway | genre = Black metal | label = Century Media Records|Century Media || website =| current_members = Galder | past_members = Old Man's Child#Band 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.cite web|author=Mike DaRonco |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p202382 |title=Old Man's Child |publisher=AllMusic |date=1999-08-16 |accessdate=2011-10-31
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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 metal|death / thrash metal|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 .cite web|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/born-of-the-flickering-r256768 |title=Born of the Flickering - Old Man's Child |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31cite web|author=Mike DaRonco |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/old-mans-child-p202382/biography |title=Old Man's Child |publisher=AllMusic |date=1999-08-16 |accessdate=2011-10-31
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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: Revelation666 – The Curse of Damnation (2000), In Defiance of Existence (2003) and Vermin (album)|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.cite web|url= http://www.metalpsalter.com/interview_dimmu_borgir.html |title=Metal Psalter Dimmu Borgir's Galder Interview |publisher=Metalpsalter.com |date=2010-11-28 |accessdate=2011-10-31 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.cite web|url= http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Old-Mans-Child/1819/ |title=Old Man's Child reviews, music, news |publisher=sputnikmusic |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31cite web|url= http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-2662.html |title=Old Man's Child - Vermin Review |publisher=Metal Invader |date=2005-12-19 |accessdate=2011-10-31cite web|url= http://heavymetal.about.com/od/o/gr/oldmanschild-slavesoftheworld.htm |title=Old Man's Child Slaves Of The World Review - Review of Slaves Of The World by Old Man's Child |publisher=Heavymetal.about.com |date=2009-05-19 |accessdate=2011-10-31cite web|url= http://www.fearnet.com/news/b15611_old_mans_child_slaves_of_world_cd_review.html |title=Old Man's Child: 'Slaves of the World' - CD Review |publisher=FEARnet |date=2009-05-18 |accessdate=2011-10-31cite web|url= http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php? review_id=621 |title=Old Man's Child - In Defiance Of Existence review |publisher=Metal Storm |date= |accessdate=2011-10-31
