Born of the Flickering
Encyclopedia
Born of the Flickering is the debut album by Norwegian
black metal
band Old Man's Child
. It was first released in 1995 by Hot Records and re-released in 1996 by Century Media
with different artwork.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Old Man's Child
Old Man's Child
Old Man's Child is a black metal band from Norway. The band is the brainchild of Galder who is the only permanent member of the band now.-Formation:...
. It was first released in 1995 by Hot Records and re-released in 1996 by Century Media
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
with different artwork.
Track listing
- "Demons of the Thorncastle" – 4:47
- "Swallowed by a Buried One" – 4:51
- "Born of the Flickering" – 5:05
- "King of the Dark Ages" – 5:27
- "Wounds From the Night of Magic" – 3:28
- "On Through the Desert Storm" – 4:20
- "Christian Death" – 4:55
- "Funeral, Swords and Souls" – 4:56
- "The Last Chapter" – 4:42
- "...Leads to Utopia/The Old Man's Dream" – 8:44
Personnel
- GalderGalderGalder is a Norwegian composer, guitarist, and vocalist whose birth name is Tom Rune Andersen. He is from the small town Jessheim, north of Oslo. He is a founding member of the melodic black metal band Old Man's Child as well as the lead guitarist in Dimmu Borgir. In 1993, under the stage name...
– vocals, guitars and synth - Jardar – guitars
- TjodalvTjodalvTjodalv 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 Evighetens Mørke and For All Tid. He then switched to drumming for them on Stormblåst and...
– drums - Gonde – bass
- Aldrahn - vocals