In Defiance of Existence
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In Defiance of Existence is the fifth studio album
by Norwegian
black metal
band Old Man's Child
, released on January 20, 2003.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Norwegian
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:...
, released on January 20, 2003.
Track listing
All music and lyrics written and composed by Galder, except on tracks 4 & 7 music by Galder/Jardar.- "Felonies of the Christian Art" – 5:48
- "Agony of Fallen Grace" – 4:28
- "Black Seeds on Virgin Soil" – 4:57
- "In Defiance of Existence" – 4:56
- "Sacrifice of Vengeance" – 4:31
- "The Soul Receiver" – 4:31
- "In Quest of Enigmatic Dreams" – 0:52
- "The Underworld Domains" – 4:48
- "Life Deprived" – 4:49
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, Bass and Synth - Jardar – Guitars
- Nicholas BarkerNicholas BarkerNicholas Howard Barker is an extreme metal drummer .- Biography :He was the original drummer for British metal band Cradle of Filth, playing on the first three albums. After leaving in 1999, he joined Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir...
- Drums - Gus G.Gus G.Kostas Karamitroudis aka Gus G., born September 12, 1980 in Thessaloniki, Greece is a heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind and Ozzy Osbourne...
– Guest guitar solos on tracks 1 and 9