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Lich King
Origin	Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	2004–present

Members	Nick Timney Joe Nickerson Mike Dreher Brian Westbrook Zachary Smith

Website	lichkingmetal.com

Lich King is an American thrash metal band formed in 2004 in Amherst, Massachusetts.^[1]

History

Lich King was formed in 2004 as a solo project by Tom Martin.

The band has cited Exodus, Slayer, S.O.D. and Vio-lence as influences.^[2] They describe themselves as an old-school thrash band, stating that the thrash metal sound was perfected in the 1980s and that is what they strive to recreate.

Members

Current members

Tom Martin – vocals (2004–2015), songwriting (2004–present)
Brian Westbrook – drums, percussion, songwriting (2004–present)
Joe Nickerson – bass (2004–2010), rhythm guitar (2011–present)
Nick Timney – bass (2013–2014), lead guitar (2015–present)
Mike Dreher – bass (2015–present)
Zachary Smith – vocals (2017–present)

Former members

Erick Herrera – guitar (2004–2010)
Kevin Taylor – guitar (2004–2010)
Dave Hughes – bass (2011–2013)
Rob Pellegri – lead guitar (2011–2015)
Ryan Taylor – vocals (2015–2017)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Necromantic Maelstrom (2007)
Toxic Zombie Onslaught (2008)
World Gone Dead (2010)
Super Retro Thrash (2011)
Born of the Bomb (2012)
The Omniclasm (2017)

Demos

Necromantic Maelstrom (2006)

Extended plays

Do-Over (2014)

References

External links

Authority control databases: Artists