No Child Left Behind (album)

No Child Left Behind is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Viking. It was released on March 4, 2015,[1][2] and is the band's first studio album in 26 years (since 1989's Man of Straw), and their first release with Justin Zych from Zephaniah on guitar and Mike Gonzalez from Dark Angel on bass. Viking did not have an official drummer when they began work on the album in 2011, but the drum studio tracks on this album were played by Gene Hoglan (also a member of Dark Angel).[3][4][5]

No Child Left Behind
Studio album by Viking
Released	March 4, 2015
Recorded	2011-2014
Genre	Thrash metal
Producer	Ron Eriksen
Viking chronology
Man of Straw (1989) No Child Left Behind (2015)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"9:02 on Flight 182"	5:30
2.	"By the Brundlefly"	3:36
3.	"Blood Eagle"	4:44
4.	"Debt to Me"	4:32
5.	"An Ideal Opportunity"	4:03
6.	"Eaten by a Bear"	5:44
7.	"Wretched Old Mildred"	7:24
8.	"A Thousand Reasons I Hate You"	4:57
9.	"Helen Behind the Door"	6:09
10.	"Burning from Within"	3:58

Personnel

• Ron Eriksen - Vocals, Guitar
• Justin Zych - Guitar
• Mike Gonzalez - Bass
• Gene Hoglan - Drums

References

1. "Viking Set Release Date For Comeback Album No Child Left Behind; Rough Demo Tracks Streaming". Brave Words. February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
2. "Resurrected Viking To Release Long-Awaited Comeback Album 'No Child Left Behind' In March". Blabbermouth.net. February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
3. "Gene Hoglan In The Studio With Reactivated Viking; Video Available". Blabbermouth.net. November 2, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
4. "Viking: New Song Featuring Gene Hoglan Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. September 25, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
5. "Viking: Another New Song Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. November 26, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2015.