Description: Brand new LP. Sealed. VIKINGDO OR DIE LP SPLATTER Ships safely. Photos are stock images. High Roller Records, reissue 2022, white/ mustard mixed w/ orange splatter vinyl, ltd 300, lyric sheet, poster, restored original artwork, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony --- VIKING - Do or Die LP HRR 792LP , insert, poster Brett Eriksen - Lead GuitarsRon Eriksen - Vocals, Lead GuitarsMatt Jordan - DrumsJames Lareau - Bass 01 Warlord02 Hellbound03 Militia of Death04 Prelude/ Scavenger05 Valhalla06 Burning from Within07 Berserker08 Killer Unleashed09 Do or Die Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY Taking advantage of their Danish heritage and grabbing the Viking moniker, the story of the Eriksen brothers Ron (vocals, guitar) and Brett (guitar) is a unique one. Jamming in high school together with James Lareau on bass and Matt Jordan on drums they had generated a nucleus for the first incarnation of Viking. Viking's first mark on the Metal scene was a self-made demo entitled “Do or die”, which included the three songs “Do or die”, “Hellbound” and “Prelude/Scavenger”. It captured the attention of Metal Blade Records in the US who released “Hellbound” on their “Metal Massacre VII” compilation. An album deal for the US (Metal Blade) and Europe (Roadrunner) followed in 1988. The sleepy suburbs of Orange County were once renowned for many US Hardcore bands. It's the birthplace of legendary acts such as True Sound Of Liberty (TSOL), The Adolescents, Agent Orange and Social Distortion. A few years later Metallica and Slayer started their world-wide conquests in garages of the same area. Viking's vicious Thrash Metal attacks such as “Warlord”, “Militia of Death” or “Killer unleashed” owe a lot to early Bay Area bands like Slayer, Metallica or Exodus. With their debut album “Do or die“ Viking immediately made a mark on the Southern Californian club scene of the late 1980's. Ron Eriksen did not make any compromises: “Brett and I are basic red-haired speed maniacs. Either you win or you lose. Our kind of Metal music fully expresses our feelings!” Long out of print, High Roller Records is proud to make “Do or die“ (with its great original cover artwork) available again to a broader public on glorious vinyl. Matthias Mader
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Artist: Anthrax, Death, Iron Maiden, Kreator, Manilla Road, Metallica, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Running Wild, Sepultura, Slayer, Sodom, Testament, The Damned, razor, tank, viking
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: High Roller Records
Release Title: do or die
Case Type: Cardboard Sleeve
Color: Multicolor
Material: Vinyl
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Edition: Anniversary Edition, Limited Edition
Type: LP
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Format: Record
Release Year: 2022
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Era: 1980s
Style: Black/Gothic Metal, British Metal/NWOBHM, Death Metal, Doom/Sludge Metal, Folk Metal, Folk Punk, Funk Metal, Glam/Hair Metal, Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Metal-Compilations, Metalcore, New Metal, Nu Metal, Pop Metal, Post-Punk, Power/Progressive Metal, Progressive Metal, Punk/New Wave, Punk Metal, Rap Metal, Speed & Trash Metal, Speedcore, Stoner Metal, Symphonic Metal, Thrash & Speed, True Metal, thrash
Record Size: 12"
Features: Colored Vinyl, Import, Sealed, Limited Edition
Genre: Metal, Punk, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, thrash
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
