VIKING: "Man Of Straw' Reissue Detailed

July 26, 2006

Lost and Found Records USA has announced official licensed CD reissue of the extremely rare speed/thrash metal classic, VIKING's "Man of Straw".

Originally released in 1989 on Metal Blade Records, this fully licensed CD release was fully remastered, and contains rare and never-before-heard bonus tracks.

Lost and Found Records owner Bryan J Anderson says, "We are extremely happy to have this title available once again. It's a shame titles like this are becoming almost impossible to find. It is our goal to bring these classics back to life better and louder than ever."

VIKING's "Man of Straw" reissue track listing:

01. White Death
02. They Raped the Land
03. Twilight Fate
04. The Trial
05. Case of the Stubborns
06. Winter
07. Hell is for Children
08. Creative Divorce
09. Man of Straw
10. Prelude/Scavenger (from original 1986 demo tape)
11. Do or Die (from original 1986 demo tape)
12. Abortuary (1989 demo for unreleased third album)
13. Valhalla (live from December 1986)

Founded in the spring of 1986 in Los Angeles, VIKING released two full length albums on the Metal Blade label, with "Man of Straw" being the second and final release after disbanding in 1990. "Man of Straw" has been hailed as one of the most rare and hard to find speed/thrash metal albums by collectors.

For more information, visit www.lostandfoundrecords.com.

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