Lich King
Bragging rights the spoils in a war of tiny men —"Act of War"
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Over there in Norway, the churches all burn down —"Black Metal Sucks"
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Lich King is a Thrash Metal band from Massachusetts that was founded in 2004 by vocalist Tom Martin (who may have also played some or all of the instruments for the first two albums; the real identities of the musicians on those albums are not given). Lich King are heavily influenced by Exodus, Vio-Lence, and Slayer and are known for their humorous lyrics, Heavy Meta, and their very brash image and promotional techniques. The band finally found its feet in 2009-2010 with its third LP World Gone Dead, which featured a full band lineup and massively improved production.
Current lineup:
- Tom Martin - Vocals
- Brian Westbrook - Drums
- Rob Pellegri - Guitars
- Joe Nickerson - Bass/Guitars
Former members:
- Kevin Taylor - Guitars
- Erick Herrera - Guitars
Albums:
- 2007 - Necromantic Maelstrom - "Lich King", "Mascot War"
- 2008 - Toxic Zombie Onslaught - "Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast", "Black Metal Sucks"
- 2010 - World Gone Dead - "Act of War", "ED-209", "Behaver"
- Boastful Thrash: Too many of their songs to list, most notably "Black Metal Sucks"
- Black Sheep Hit: "Black Metal Sucks" was just goofy album filler before it aroused an Internet Backdraft of epic proportions and instantly multiplied Lich King's recognition several times, much to the band's delight.
- Bragging Theme Tune: The eponymous "Lich King" songs, one on each album.
- Chiptune: Super Retro Thrash is a compilation of various Lich King songs transposed to NES chiptunes.
- Cover Version: "Another Lesson in Violence" by Exodus, "Bodies on Bodies", and "Aggressive Perfector"
- Did Not Do the Research: Some have claimed that Lich King got its name from World of Warcraft: The Wrath of the Lich King , but Lich King formed before that expansion was released.
- The Lich King appeared in Warcraft III Reign of Chaos. The game was released in 2002. Still unlikely though.
- Disproportionate Retribution: "Grindwheel" is about crushing a burglar to death under a millstone.
- Epic Instrumental Opener: The simply named "Intro" from World Gone Dead
- Epic Riff: "Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast", "Act of War", "ED-209", "Lich King III"
- Flame Bait: "Black Metal Sucks". The band wouldn't have it any other way.
- Heavy Meta: And how!
- Heavy Mithril: "A Storm of Swords", based on A Song of Ice and Fire
- Mascot: The Lich King, featured prominently on the band's album covers.
- Love It or Hate It: You will either like Lich King or you will...not like Lich King. Let's leave it at that.
- One of Us: Tom Martin has written songs about RoboCop, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Predator, and Joe Nickerson wears a Thundercats T-shirt in the World Gone Dead band photo.
- Refuge in Audacity: Say what you want about their sense of humor, they have huge brass ones.
- Serious Business: Lich King loves to make light of everyone's Serious Business.
- Take That: "Black Metal Sucks"
- The Gadfly: Tom Martin, and he's really good at it too.
- This Is Sparta: From "Waste":
HUMAN HISTORY DIDN'T NEED YOU! YOU AREN'T WANTED! AND! ARE! DISMIIIIIIIIIIIIISSED! |
- This Loser Is You: "Waste" and "Act of War"