Lich King

"Bragging rights the spoils in a war of tiny men

When the dust begins to settle, the fight begins again

Pettiness a virtue, the badge of piss and pride

What you have created, it's a thrash crime

Harvesting rewards from the hours used in spite

Tearing out the throat of a fool because it's right

Obfuscate the meaning and re-educate the swine

Opinion is invalid, it's a thrash crime"

- "Act of War"

"Over there in Norway, the churches all burn down

Let's go dress in goth clothes and get painted like a clown

Awesome leather armbands with spikes like two feet long

Hair is parted down the middle, frowning like a frog

In league with the devil, talking Satan, skulls and hell

Making mommy mad, cause that's original

If you hate good music, then it can't hurt to go

Image-conscious assholes, black metal fashion show"

- "Black Metal Sucks"

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"

Lich King show examples of:
"HUMAN HISTORY DIDN'T NEED YOU! YOU AREN'T WANTED! AND! ARE! DISMIIIIIIIIIIIIISSED!"
 * 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 War Craft 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 Robo Cop, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Predator, and Joe Nickerson wears a Thunder Cats 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":


 * This Loser Is You: "Waste" and "Act of War"