Viking (album)

This article is about the 2004 album. For other uses, see Viking (disambiguation).

Viking
Studio album by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Released	July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)(US) July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12)(EU)
Recorded	2004
Genre	Street punk punk rock
Length	38:41
Label	Hellcat Records
Producer	Tim Armstrong
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards chronology
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards (2001) Viking (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Viking is the second and final studio album by the American punk rock band Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards. It was released on July 13, 2004 via Hellcat Records. ^[2] The album peaked at #17 on the Independent Albums ^[3] and #18 on the Heatseekers Albums. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bastards"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	1:41
2.	"Skins, Punx and Drunx"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	1:04
3.	"Fight"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	0:56
4.	"1%"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	2:46
5.	"Switchblade" (featuring Skinhead Rob)	L. Frederiksen R. Aston T. Armstrong	3:38
6.	"Marie Marie" (The Blasters cover)	D. Alvin	1:55
7.	"Little Rude Girl"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	1:17
8.	"Maggots"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	2:00
9.	"Mainlining Murder"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	3:30
10.	"For You" (Anti-Nowhere League cover)	C. Exall N. Culmer D. Aghssa M. Gilham C. Blake	3:11
11.	"My Life to Live" (featuring Tim Armstrong)	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	4:27
12.	"The Kids Are Quiet on Sharmon Palms"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	2:46
13.	"Blind Ambition"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	0:20
14.	"Gods of War"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	0:55
15.	"Streetwise Professor"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	3:10
16.	"The Viking"	L. Frederiksen T. Armstrong	5:05
17.	"Road to Hell" (Japan bonus track)
Total length:			38:41

Personnel

• Lars Frederiksen - vocals, guitar
• Craig Fairbaugh - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Jason Woods - bass, vocals
• Gordy Carbone - vocals
• Scott Abels - drums
• Tim Armstrong - vocals (track 11), guitar (track 16), backing vocals, producer, additional engineer, photography, artwork
• Robert Aston - vocals (track 5)
• Chris Dugan - backing vocals, assistant engineer
• Brett Reed - backing vocals
• Dan Hodge - backing vocals
• Lochlan McHale - backing vocals
• Matt Freeman - mandolin
• Carl Wheeler - Wurlitzer electric piano & Hammond B-3 organ (track 16)
• Alen C. Agadhzhanyan - strings & violin (track 16)
• Dave Carlock - Hammond B-3 organ (track 11), additional engineer
• Michael Rosen - engineer
• Alex Reverberi - assistant engineer
• Tim Baker - mastering
• Brett Gurewitz - mixing
• Tom D. Kline - artwork
• Rachel Tejada - artwork
• Tim Lehi - illustration

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard Independent Albums	17 [3]
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums	18 [4]

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Edition(s)	Label(s)
United States	July 13, 2004	CD LP	Standard	Hellcat Records
Europe	July 12, 2004	CD digital download LP
Japan	July 14, 2004	CD Digipak LP	Japan bonus track edition	Epitaph Records

References

1. Sendra, Tim (October 26, 2017). "Viking - Lars Frederiksen & the Bastards". AllMusic .
2. "Hellcat Records - Album - Viking". Hellcat Records . Retrieved October 26, 2017.
3. "Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards Viking Chart History". Independent Albums . Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
4. "Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards Viking Chart History". Heatseekers Albums . Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

External links

"Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards - Viking". at Discogs .