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 provides examples of the following tropes:

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"