Born of the Flickering
by Old Man's Child
- Type: Album
- Released: 1996
- Label: Hot
- Country: Norway
- Length: 51:21
- Community rating: 2.96/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Grusom, Tom Sennerud, Gonde, Aldrahn, Jardar
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Founded by Galder alongside members of Dimmu Borgir, the Norwegian group debuts with a remarkably polished integration of classical sensibilities and extreme metal. The release tempers traditional black metal aggression with prominent, melodic guitar leads and grandiose synthesizer backdrops.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, satanism, harsh-vocals
Tracklist
- 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)
Credits
- Gonde - bass, backing vocals, written by [the old man's dream], performer [the old man's dream]
- Tjodalv - drums [battery]
- Grusom - music by, performer, vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, lyrics by, vocals, vocals [main]
- Jardar - music by, performer, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
- Aldrahn - lyrics by, vocals [main]
- Richard Wikstrand - guitar [classical]