According to blabbermouth.net, long time Dimmu Borgir guitarist Galder has announced his departure from the band. On August 18, Galder went on his social media to write: “Announcement.. Yesterday I played my last show with DIMMU BORGIR. After almost 25 years of making music and playing with DIMMU BORGIR I have decided to leave the band. I have been thinking about this for years and as many of you have been pointing out — it’s time for OLD MAN’S CHILD to get on stage again and finalizing the new album. I wish the best for the other members of the band moving forward.”

 

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Galder played his final concert with Dimmu Borgir on August 17 as the headliner of the main stage at Dynamo Metal Fest in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The artist is also a founding member of the melodic black metal band Old Man’s Child, with whom he has released one EP and seven studio albums between 1994 and 2009.

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