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title: "Galder"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/galder"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1976
---

# Galder

**Galder** is a more metal band, from Norway, active 1976 to present.

Tom Rune Andersen, also known by his stage name Galder, is a Norwegian guitarist and vocalist. He is from the small town of 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 of Dimmu Borgir from 2000 to 2024. 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 vocals, 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 active.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galder_(artist)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Galder |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Jessheim, Norway |
| Formed | 1976 |
| Releases in catalog | 0 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/galder](https://themetalnet.com/band/galder). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt