Viking Crown

Infobox Musical Artist
Name = Viking Crown


Background = group_or_band
Years_active = 1994–2001
Origin = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre = Black metal
Label = Baphomet
Associated_acts = Pantera, Necrophagia, Down, Superjoint Ritual, Arson Anthem, Southern Isolation, Christ Inversion, The Ravenous
Past_members = Phil Anselmo
Killjoy
Opal Anselmo

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."

Band members

* Phil Anselmo (as Anton Crowley) - vocals, guitars, bass, drums
* Killjoy - vocals
* Opal Enthroned - keyboards

Discography

ource

* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,9862.sm Rock Detector]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=5205 Viking Crown] at Encyclopaedia Metallum