Blackened Sunrise EP

Blackened Sunrise
EP by Viking Skull
Released	8 September 2007
Recorded	November 2006 in Ardmore, Pennsylvania; Los Angeles, California; and West Chester, Pennsylvania
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	17:59
Label	Filthy Note
Producer	Viking Skull
Viking Skull chronology
Chapter Two (2007) Blackened Sunrise (2007) Doom, Gloom, Heartache & Whiskey (2008)

Blackened Sunrise is the second extended play (EP) by English hard rock band Viking Skull. Recorded in Pennsylvania and California, it was released on 8 September 2007 by Filthy Note in the UK and DRP Records in the US.

Background

The songs included on Blackened Sunrise were recorded during the sessions for Viking Skull's second studio album, Chapter Two, much of which took place in Philadelphia and were funded by drummer Jess Margera.^[1] Margera's CKY bandmate, guitarist Chad I Ginsburg, engineered and mixed the material, alongside fellow engineers Phil Nicolo, Cody Cochowski and Tommy Joyner.^[2] The EP was originally included for free within orders of Chapter Two placed through CD Baby in 2007.^[3] In addition to three songs not included on Chapter Two and an alternate mix of the title track, Blackened Sunrise also includes the music video for the title track, directed by Bam Margera.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Viking Skull. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blackened Sunrise" (J. Murphy mix)	4:22
2.	"Skulls n Whiskey"	3:29
3.	"Baby Let Me Know"	3:59
4.	"Heavy Metal Thunder"	6:09

• The music video for "Blackened Sunrise" is also included.

Personnel

Roddy Stone – vocals, guitar, production Julian "Jules" Cooper – guitar, production Kevin "Waldie" James – bass, production Jess Margera – drums, production Chad I Ginsburg – engineering, mixing Phil Nicolo – engineering

Cody Cochowski – engineering Tommy Joyner – engineering Andrew Alekel – recording Joel Metzler – recording assistance Roger Lian – editing Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

1. "Viking Skull". The Electric Beard. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. "Chapter Two - Viking Skull: Credits". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "Viking Skull: Chapter Two". CD Baby. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. "Viking Skull: 'Blackened Sunrise' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.