Birth name Thomas Rune Andersen Also known as Galder, Grusom | Name Tom Andersen Role Composer | |
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Full name Thomas Rune Andersen Born 18 October 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-10-18 ) Instruments Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards Albums Abrahadabra, In Sorte Diaboli, Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, Death Cult Armageddon, Forces of the Northern Similar People Silenoz, Shagrath, Mustis, Tjodalv, ICS Vortex | ||
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter |
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Galder is a Norwegian guitarist, and vocalist. His 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 Grusom, he, Jardar and Tjodalv 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.
Contents
- Dimmu Borgir Galder Silenoz guitar lessons
- Pirates of Galder Fire Emblem 11 Shadow Dragon Blind Lets Play Chapter 2
- Discography
- Videography
- Equipment
- References

Galder has also worked with other Norwegian bands such as Dødheimsgard. 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.

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Discography

With Old Man's Child

- In the Shades of Life (1994)
- Born of the Flickering (1996)
- The Pagan Prosperity (1997)
- Ill-Natured Spiritual Invasion (1998)
- Revelation 666 - The Curse of Damnation (2000)
- In Defiance of Existence (2003)
- Vermin (2005)
- Slaves of the World (2009)
With Dimmu Borgir
- Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia (2001)
- World Misanthropy (2002) (DVD)
- Death Cult Armageddon (2003)
- In Sorte Diaboli (2007)
- Abrahadabra (2010)
- Forces of the Northern Night (2017)
With Dødheimsgard
- Satanic Art (1998)
Videography
- Behind the Player: Dimmu Borgir (DVD, 2010,