Viking (album) explained

Viking
Type:	studio
Artist:	Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Cover:	Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards-Viking.jpg
Recorded:	2004
Length:	38:41
Label:	Hellcat Records
Producer:	Tim Armstrong
Prev Title:	Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Prev Year:	2001
Year:	2004

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.^[1] The album peaked at #17 on the Independent Albums^[2] and #18 on the Heatseekers Albums.^[3]

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
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums	18

Release history

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

External links

Web site: Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards - Viking. at Discogs. en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hellcat Records - Album - Viking. Hellcat Records. en. 2017-10-26.
2. News: Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards Viking Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180510061728/https://www.billboard.com/music/lars-frederiksen-and-the-bastards/chart-history/independent-albums/song/457852. dead. May 10, 2018. Independent Albums. 2017-10-26.
3. News: Lars Frederiksen And The Bastards Viking Chart History. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507064111/https://www.billboard.com/music/lars-frederiksen-and-the-bastards/chart-history/heatseekers-albums/song/457852. dead. May 7, 2018. Heatseekers Albums. 2017-10-26.