05/01/2009 14:25

Old Man's Child

Old Man's Child: 'Slaves of the World'

Norwegian melodic black metal masters Old Man's Child, led by guitarist / vocalist Galder (also in Dimmu Borgir), are about to return to the spotlight with the release of their new, seventh album 'Slaves of the World'.

Mainman Galder commented: "So finally the new album 'Slaves of the World' is about to be released! It has been a long ride in preparing this but I am really proud of the results! It marks to be one of the OMC albums I put the most advance planning and dedication into! I can't wait for you all to hear the record!!! If you want to see and hear more about it, just head to http://www.myspace.com/officialoldmanschild now to witness a new page-design and to be in touch with feedback on the new material. The album's opening song 'Slaves of the World' is already launched there and another new promo track will be available there soon as well. Stay grim!"

The new opus was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg / Sweden with acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, In Flames, etc.), who had previously worked successfully with the band on their 'In Defiance Of Existence' (2003) and 'Vermin' (2005) albums. For drum duties and sticking to the tradition of bringing in a new exceptional player for each new album, Old Man's Child mastermind Galder decided to enlist Peter Wildoer (Darkane, ex-Arch Enemy, Pestilence, etc.) this time around, guaranteeing a mercilessly blasting, yet technically high skilled musical punch from start to finish! This extreme, yet bombastically melodic black metal masterpiece is rounded off by devilish artwork by Gustavo Sazes (Firewind, God Forbid, Krisiun, etc.).

Track listing:
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 not Fiendens Land
9. Servants of Satan's Monastery

'Slaves of the World' will also be available as luxurious cross-shaped 5-panel CD digipak including a re-recorded version of the classic song 'Born of the Flickering' from the 'Vermin' album sessions (previously only released in Japan) as exclusive bonus track. The digipak version also features a different artwork than the standard jewel case CD, also created by Gustavo Sazes:

'Slaves of the World' will be released in Europe on May 18th, 2009 and in North America on May 19th, 2009 via Century Media Records.

(source: Century Media Records)

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Norwegian melodic black metal masters Old Man's Child led by guitarist / vocalist Galder (also in Dimmu Borgir) are about to return into the dark spotlight with the release of their highly anticipated follow-up to 2005’s 'Vermin' album.

Entitled 'Slaves of the World', the fantastic new album contains nine bombastic, captivating black metal anthems and as a first impression of what to expect, you can now officially check out the album’s title track at www.myspace.com/officialoldmanschild

'Slaves of the World' was once more recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg / Sweden with acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy, In Flames, etc.), who had previously worked successfully with the band on their 'In Defiance of Existence' (2003) and 'Vermin' (2005) albums. For drum duties, Old Man's Child mastermind Galder decided to enlist Peter Wildoer (Darkane, ex-Arch Enemy, Pestilence, etc.) this time around, guaranteeing a mercilessly blasting, yet technically high skilled musical punch from start to finish.

'Slaves of the World' will be released in Europe on May 18th, 2009 and in North America on May 19th, 2009 via Century Media Records.

(source: Century Media Records)