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Viking

Country of origin:: United States
Location:: Los Angeles, California
Status:: Active
Formed in:: 1986

Genre:: Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes:: Violence, War (early), Society, Christianity (later)
Current label:: Metal Blade Records

Years active:: 1985-1986 (as Tracer), 1986-1990, 2011-present

The brother angle of Ron and Brett was a marketing gimmick.

They started out as Tracer and released a demo under that name with Spider on vocals. They temporarily broke up because they couldn't find a full-time singer, but restarted after Brett Eriksen began jamming with them, and Ron Daniel began singing.

Before completing the second album, Ron became a Born-Again Christian, and thus Ron ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Matt Jordan	Drums (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Barrier, ex-Lethal Gene
Ron Eriksen	Vocals, Guitar (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Hags
Mike Gonzalez	Bass (2011-present)
See also: ex-Dark Angel
Glenn Rogers	Guitars (lead) (2011-present)
See also: Heretic, ex-Deliverance, ex-Hirax, ex-Once Dead, ex-Steel Vengeance, ex-Vengeance Rising, ex-Vengeance, ex-Lambs Among Wolves
Past
Tony Spider	Vocals
See also: ex-Tracer
James Lareau	Bass (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Lethal Gene
Brett Eriksen	Guitars (lead) (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Dark Angel
Tyler von Moll	Bass (2011)
Gene Hoglan	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk
Tophetarath	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: A.I.D.S., Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse, ex-Fog, ex-Thy Darkest Empire, ex-Nokturnel, ex-The Lurking Corpses
Past (Live)
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013)
See also: VadimVon, Valhalla, ex-Under the Wake, ex-Zephaniah

Matt Jordan	Drums (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Barrier, ex-Lethal Gene
Ron Eriksen	Vocals, Guitar (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Hags
Mike Gonzalez	Bass (2011-present)
See also: ex-Dark Angel
Glenn Rogers	Guitars (lead) (2011-present)
See also: Heretic, ex-Deliverance, ex-Hirax, ex-Once Dead, ex-Steel Vengeance, ex-Vengeance Rising, ex-Vengeance, ex-Lambs Among Wolves

Tony Spider	Vocals
See also: ex-Tracer
James Lareau	Bass (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Lethal Gene
Brett Eriksen	Guitars (lead) (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Dark Angel
Tyler von Moll	Bass (2011)
Gene Hoglan	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk
Tophetarath	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: A.I.D.S., Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse, ex-Fog, ex-Thy Darkest Empire, ex-Nokturnel, ex-The Lurking Corpses

Past
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013)
See also: VadimVon, Valhalla, ex-Under the Wake, ex-Zephaniah

Added by: thrashassault	Modified by: jkristian
Added on: 2002-08-03 03:08:16	Last modified on: 2013-03-11 08:23:48
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