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Old Man's Child

Black metal
Black metal

Old Man's Child is a Black metal act. Their sound grew out of Dødheimsgard, Metallica, Slayer, Shagrath and Rotting Christ. Those roots explain a lot about how Old Man's Child arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dimmu Borgir, Dark Funeral, Cradle of Filth, Limbonic Art and Satyricon, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dimmu Borgir and Gorgoroth, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Old Man's Child, reaching back through Dødheimsgard and forward to Dimmu Borgir. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Old Man's ChildDødheimsgardMetallicaSlayerShagrathRotting ChristDimmu BorgirGorgorothDimmu BorgirDark FuneralCradle of FilthLimbonic ArtSatyriconImmortalEmperorGehenna

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Old Man's Child connections

Old Man's Child grew out of Dødheimsgard, Metallica, Slayer and Shagrath, shares an orbit with Dimmu Borgir, Dark Funeral, Cradle of Filth and Limbonic Art, went on to shape Dimmu Borgir and Gorgoroth. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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