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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.

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

Before completing the second album, Ron became a born-again Christian and thus ...

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, Guitars (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Hags
Mike Gonzalez	Bass (2011-present)
See also: Dark Angel, Dominari
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013-present)
See also: Them, Valhalla, Zephaniah, ex-Under the Wake, Munroe's Thunder, ex-Vindicator, ex-VadimVon (live)
Past
James Lareau	Bass (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Lethal Gene
Brett Eriksen	Guitars (lead) (1986-1990)
See also: ex-Dark Angel
Tony Spider	Vocals (1986)
See also: ex-Vermin, ex-Tracer, ex-L.S.N.
Tyler von Moll	Bass (2011)
Gene Hoglan	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: Brendon Small, Dark Angel, Mechanism, Pitch Black Forecast, Testament, Zimmers Hole, ex-Daemon, ex-Meldrum, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Dethklok, Death DTA (live), ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fear Factory, ex-Just Cause, ex-Memorain, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Wargod, ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-The Ani Kyd Band
Tophetarath	Drums (2011-2012)
See also: A.I.D.S., Hordes of the Lunar Eclipse, ex-Fog, ex-Formaldehyde Sleep, ex-Thy Darkest Empire, SickToDeth, ex-Acerus, ex-Nokturnel, ex-The Lurking Corpses, ex-Daisycutter
Past (Live)
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013)
See also: Them, Valhalla, Zephaniah, ex-Under the Wake, Munroe's Thunder, ex-Vindicator, ex-VadimVon (live)

Matt Jordan	Drums (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Barrier, ex-Lethal Gene
Ron Eriksen	Vocals, Guitars (1986-1990, 2011-present)
See also: ex-Tracer, ex-Hags
Mike Gonzalez	Bass (2011-present)
See also: Dark Angel, Dominari
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013-present)
See also: Them, Valhalla, Zephaniah, ex-Under the Wake, Munroe's Thunder, ex-Vindicator, ex-VadimVon (live)

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

Past
Justin Zych	Guitars (2013)
See also: Them, Valhalla, Zephaniah, ex-Under the Wake, Munroe's Thunder, ex-Vindicator, ex-VadimVon (live)

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Added on: 2002-08-03 03:08:16	Last modified on: 2017-09-02 12:28:52