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OLD MAN'S CHILD - Slaves of the World [2009]

-Street date: 18.05.2009-

Tracklist:

1. Slaves of the World
2. Saviours of Doom
3. The Crimson Meadows
4. Unholy Foreign Crusade
5. Path of Destruction
6. The Spawn of Lost Creation
7. On the Devil's Throne
8. Ferden Mot Fienden's Land
9. Servants of Satan's Monastery

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The blasphemous force of OLD MAN'S CHILD started to rise in the summer of 1993 when guitarist/vocalist Galder (originally known as Grusom), guitarist Jardar and drummer Tjodalv decided to form a band dedicated to classic death metal. They soon discovered their mutual love for extreme black metal, and when ex-Dimmu Borgir bassist Brynjard Tristan joined their new musical direction was clear -- a devastating combination of classic thrash mixed with intense death metal and symphonic black metal.

In November of 1994, the band entered the studio to record their infamous 5-song demo, In The Shades Of Life, which gained the attention of Dimmu Borgir vocalist Shagrath's label Hot Records. The group instantly began working on their debut album, Born Of The Flickering, which made an impact on the exploding black metal scene. With its evil mystique and raw sound, it gained the interests of Century Media who signed the band and reissued the album immediately making the band name internationally known.

The black metal community's raves continued with OMC's second album, The Pagan Prosperity. This new lineup featured two former members of Tulus: drummer Sarke - replacing Tjodlav, who joined Dimmu Borgir - and bassist Blodstrup. In 1997, Galder immediately began working on his next album, Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion, featuring Gene Hoglan (Strapping Young Lad, Dark Angel, Death, Testament) on drums and was recorded in Sweden's famous Sunlight Studios with engineer Tomas Skogsberg (Entombed, Dismember). With Hoglan's brilliant playing matching Galder's creative skills, this thrashier release upped the ante once again for OMC, and now the band had finally attained the recognition and exposure they deserved.

For the recording of 2000's Revelation 666: The Curse Of Damnation, Galder recruited original OMC guitarist Jardar, as well as guest drummer Tjodlav. Fresh from Dimmu Borgir, Tjodlav lent an imposing black metal feel to four of the album's eight tracks. In addition, the broad use of keyboards and atmospheric nuances added darker and more serious elements to OMC's sound, and the outcome is as inviting as it is sinister. Peter Tägtgren engineered Revelation 666 and co-produced it with Galder in his famous Abyss Studios (Dimmu Borgir, Hypocrisy, Immortal). This record earned the band its highest accolades.

OLD MAN'S CHILD took a short hiatus when Galder joined black metal titans Dimmu Borgir in 2000. Nevertheless, the dark legions have come together once again and in 2002 Galder started work on In Defiance Of Existence. He was again joined by Jardar (guitars) to create another piece of atmospheric black metal in true OMC fashion. The only thing missing was a drummer that could match the intensity of both guitarists. He needed to look no further than his own Dimmu Borgir bandmate Nicholas Barker (ex-Cradle Of Filth). Galder produced the album himself and it was recorded in Sweden's famous Studio Fredman (In Flames, Arch Enemy) together with engineer Fredrik Nordström. There is also a guest appearance by Gus G. (Dream Evil), who provided guitar solos on two tracks. From the scorching twin melodic guitar assault to the ear-splitting drumming intensity OLD MAN'S CHILD created a genre-defying offering that will stand the test of time.

In Defiance Of Existence is a soundtrack to the apocalypse, a record that knows no limits and an album that will torture your soul.

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Wow, my head hurts. It’s not because I’ve changed my medication (I don‘t take it), or that I’m finally experiencing a hang-over -you have to stop drinking for that to happen, I think; I’ll find out someday, I’m sure -- and it isn’t because I’m listening to the latest soulless release from Lacuna Coil (a review of which can be read here). No, it’s because I just finished listening to an aural assault on my cerebellum, courtesy of SLAVES OF THE WORLD, the latest release from Old Man’s Child. A band whose name implies being the Anti-Christ or child of the Old Man, another name for Satan used in medieval grimoirés, has got to bring evil in large quantities to the party, and with this album they definitely don‘t disappoint.

Led by founder/ guitarist /vocalist Galder (Thomas Rune Andersen), OMC has consistently created albums that sound like a Viking fleet laying siege to your senses. This, their seventh studio release, is no exception. After numerous lineup changes, a long hiatus, and what looked like the end of the project, Galder recorded every aspect of this album, save the drums thanks to an appearance by Nicholas Barker (Gorgoroth, Cradle of Filth), and Gus G. (Dream Evil) who offers up guitar solos on two tracks. Despite that, or perhaps because of his double duty as guitarist for Dimmu Borgir, Galder hasn’t lost a shade of the dark, virulent evil that suppurates from the music he records. On SLAVES, it’s thicker than fuck, like the stench of a gangrenous sword wound up close and personal in a small room. Truthfully -and while their music has stayed hard as hell --I never thought they could top the intense spirit of their second album --and the one that introduced me to the band --1995’s THE PAGAN PROSPERITY. However, they’ve not only topped it, they’ve set a new bar for themselves, or gibbet as it were.

The opening track and the source of the album title, starts out with an ornate guitar riff. It’s smooth, works well with the percussion, and sets the stage for the creepiness of the over-all album. Picture a fast run through dark woods and moonlight, then the camera pans back to show a panoramic view of the Carpathian countryside, ignorant of the evil lurking just there in the forest. That’s the way it sounds, until Galder’s vocals slice into the melody like a wolf baying in the night. The second song, ‘Saviours of Doom,’ takes the evil of his voice and adds a brutally cutting approach that makes it even more visceral sounding, as if he’s gargling blood in his throat as he screams at you! Fuck man, this one blows your hair back, and then rips it off! However, my favorite on this album is the eighth track, ‘Ferden Mot Fiendens Land.’ It truly displays Galder’s amazing ability to write metal, combining dissonant guitars, beautifully orchestrated classical piano pieces, and the raw brutality of his voice into a mesmerizing -yet fucking malicious --song that’ll echo in your head for hours after first hearing it.

Welcome to the new age of Black Metal. Four skulls -slightly charred --with a whiskey chaser.

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