Viking Crown
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Viking Crown was a side project started by Phil Anselmo
in the mid 90's. The first Viking Crown release was an EP recorded in 1994 titled Unorthodox Steps of Ritual which featured Phil, credited as Anton Crowley, on guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The two later Viking Crown releases would feature Necrophagia
frontman, Killjoy
on vocals and Phil's now ex-wife Opal on keyboards. Killjoy would later go on to describe Viking Crown as, "A selfish band in which we recorded without regard for conventional methods, songwriting, or any goals except to make truly dark depressing, lo-fi black metal
that we (the band) liked." Following an interview in which Philip regarded the project as a joke, there was a fallout between himself and Killjoy that would culminate in Philip leaving all Baphomet Records related projects altogether.
Phil Anselmo
Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....
in the mid 90's. The first Viking Crown release was an EP recorded in 1994 titled Unorthodox Steps of Ritual which featured Phil, credited as Anton Crowley, on guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The two later Viking Crown releases would feature Necrophagia
Necrophagia
Necrophagia is an American death metal band. The group was assembled in Wellsville, Ohio in 1983 and are credited as being one of the very first musical groups to be classified within the death metal genre. The group was founded by Frank Pucci...
frontman, Killjoy
Killjoy (musician)
Killjoy, born Frank Pucci is the lead vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia, and he is the only remaining original member of the group. He had his own solo band named Killjoy, which released one album, Compelled By Fear, in 1990. He was vocalist for Viking Crown, a black metal project...
on vocals and Phil's now ex-wife Opal on keyboards. Killjoy would later go on to describe Viking Crown as, "A selfish band in which we recorded without regard for conventional methods, songwriting, or any goals except to make truly dark depressing, lo-fi black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
that we (the band) liked." Following an interview in which Philip regarded the project as a joke, there was a fallout between himself and Killjoy that would culminate in Philip leaving all Baphomet Records related projects altogether.
Band members
- Phil AnselmoPhil AnselmoPhilip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer for the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based metal act Down. He is also the owner of Housecore Records....
(as Anton Crowley) - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - KilljoyKilljoy (musician)Killjoy, born Frank Pucci is the lead vocalist for the death metal band Necrophagia, and he is the only remaining original member of the group. He had his own solo band named Killjoy, which released one album, Compelled By Fear, in 1990. He was vocalist for Viking Crown, a black metal project...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Opal EnthronedStephanie Opal WeinsteinStephanie Opal Weinstein AKA 'Opal Enthroned' is an American musician. She is the ex-wife of Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo. They were married on the 31st of October 2001, on Philip's property in Louisiana. That same year they created an acoustic band called Southern Isolation, releasing a...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label | US sales |
| 1999 | Unorthodox Steps of Ritual (EP) | Baphomet Records | |
| April 11, 2000 | Innocence from Hell Innocence from Hell Innocence from Hell is the second album by Viking Crown and was released November 13, 2001.-Track listing:#"Intro: Song of Sadus" – 1:31#"Innocence from Hell" – 2:16#"The Burning Embers of Mockery" – 6:02#"Birth of the Devil Fetus" – 1:36... |
Baphomet Records | |
| November 13, 2001 | Banished Rhythmic Hate Banished Rhythmic Hate Banished Rhythmic Hate is the third and last album by Viking Crown and was released November 13, 2001. This album was also released in a two CD set alongside the Necrophagia EP Cannibal Holocaust.-Track listing:# "Christianity Has No Chance" – 4:14... |
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Source
- Rock Detector
- Viking Crown at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...