Lich King is an American thrash metal band from Amherst that formed in 2004. The ensemble was founded as a solo project by Tom Martin and expanded into a full group in 2009 with members of Ages Ago. They achieved professional recognition for honoring the 1980s thrash metal sound and are famous for their humorous lyrics and fast-paced riffs. The ensemble’s discography includes the studio recordings Necromantic Maelstrom (2007), Toxic Zombie Onslaught (2008), and World Gone Dead (2010). They followed these with the albums Super Retro Thrash (2011) and Born of the Bomb (2012), as well as the studio recording The Omniclasm (2017). In 2014, the group released the EP Do-Over through Evil EyE Records. Current members include the bassist Mike Dreher, the drummer Brian Westbrook, and the vocalists Zachary Smith and Ryan Taylor.
