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

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. He is a founding member of the

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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 ...

as well as the lead guitarist 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, ...

. In 1993, under the stage name Grusom, he, Jardar and

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 evigh ...

created Old Man's Child. On Old Man's Child albums, he has performed vocal work, guitars, bass, and keyboards, though with a full line-up his primary instruments are guitar and keyboards, as well as vocals. He joined Dimmu Borgir in 2000 but has kept Old Man's Child alive. Galder has also worked with other Norwegian bands such as

Dødheimsgard Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's '' 666 International'' saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In ...

. Member of Dødheimsgard, Aldrahn, wrote some of the lyrics for Old Man's Child demo album ''In the Shades of Life''. He has two sons, Alex and Kevin, who could be read on the credits of '' Slaves of the World''.

Discography

With

#''In the Shades of Life'' (1994) #''

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/Jard ...

'' (2003) #''

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'' (2005) #'' Slaves of the World'' (2009) With

#''

Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia ''Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia'' is the fifth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released by Nuclear Blast Records in 2001. This is the first album to feature drummer Nicholas Barker, guitarist Galder, and ICS V ...

'' (2001) #''

World Misanthropy ''World Misanthropy'' is a live DVD set by the Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released on 28 May 2002 as a two disc set, with early pressings featuring the bonus CD, a VHS and the bonus disc separately as a limited edit ...

(2002) (DVD) #''

Death Cult Armageddon ''Death Cult Armageddon'' is the sixth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released on 9 September 2003. It has since sold over 100,000 copies in the United States; the first album under Nuclear Blast to do so; and ...

'' (2003) #''

In Sorte Diaboli ''In Sorte Diaboli'' (Latin for "In league with the devil") is the eighth studio album by Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir, released in 2007. It is the band's first concept album. A site on the Nuclear Blast website was created ...

'' (2007) #''

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'' (2010) #''Forces of the Northern Night'' (2017) #'' Eonian'' (2018) With

#'' Satanic Art'' (1998)

Videography

# ''Behind the Player: Dimmu Borgir'' (DVD, 2010,

Equipment

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Galder Custom V guitar with Pentagram graphic *Ltd Shadow Galder signature guitar *

SV series, F Series, and V Series Guitars *

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(former) *

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(former) * Peavey Amplification *

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(former) *ENGL amplifiers (former) *Shure wireless systems *D'addario strings *Dunlop Picks with Pentagram graphic

References

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