Viking Crown was a side project started by heavy metal musician Phil Anselmo in the mid-1990s. The first Viking Crown release was an EP recorded in 1994 titled Unorthodox Steps of Ritual which featured Anselmo, credited as Anton Crowley, on guitar, bass, drums and vocals. The two later releases would feature Necrophagia frontman Killjoy on vocals and Anselmo's now-ex-wife Stephanie Opal Weinstein 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 liked."[citation needed] Following an interview in which Anselmo regarded the project as a joke, there was a fallout between himself and Killjoy that would culminate in Anselmo leaving all Baphomet Records related projects altogether.

Viking Crown
OriginNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
GenresBlack metal
Years active1994–2001
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Past members

Band members

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  • Phil Anselmo (as Anton Crowley) – vocals, guitars, bass, drums
  • Killjoy – vocals
  • Stephanie Opal Weinstein (as Opal Enthroned) – keyboards

Discography

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Date of release Title Label US sales
1999 Unorthodox Steps of Ritual (EP) Baphomet Records 177,000+
April 11, 2000 Innocence from Hell Baphomet Records 211,000+
November 13, 2001 Banished Rhythmic Hate Renegade Records/Season of Mist 129,000+

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