New York, NY (Top40 Charts) In a world of neutered rock n' roll and vanilla songs, VIKINGO! fights back, promising to stir some shit up by setting it all on fire. Good ol' fashioned rock n' roll finds its new home with a modern twist in the LA rockers' debut EP, Set It On Fire. One look at the over-the-top, in-your-face cover art and it's not hard to believe VIKINGO!'s first EP hits home in its expression of the absurd discourse on current social and political climate. Set It On Fire is now available on digital music platform worldwide.
Two Colombians, a Norwegian, and an American band together to package their collective annoyance of issues like environmental policies, immigration, equality and more in their new hard-hitting EP. Referencing personal struggles and past experiences, Set It On Fire aims to incite rebellion against the shallow and ludicrous. "The Set It On Fire EP means a lot to us because it's our friendship in rock n' roll form," said VIKINGO!. "We've all been in the music business for a while and rock n' roll has always been the link that's connected us. We produced, recorded and mixed it ourselves with the intention of making something that would be truly rock n' roll. That is, we wanted to make something truly rebellious and not canned."
Set It On Fire was recorded at the famed 4th Street Recording (Muse, The Beach Boys, Bad Suns) and was mastered by Dale Becker (Macklemore, Neil Diamond). Considering all four members of VIKINGO! are producers, it comes as no surprise that they produced their EP as a combined group effort. Jeff Henderson, accomplished storyboard artist with credits such as Inception and After Earth, designed the notable Set It On Fire cover art.
Compromised of
Daniel Jimenez Afanador on lead vocals and guitar, Sejo Navajas on guitar,
Andreas Kvinge Sandnes on bass, and Chris Roberts on drums, VIKINGO! came into existence in 2017. At age fourteen, childhood best friends Jimenez Afanador and Navajas performed in a band together in Colombia. After moving to the United States, the two friends began to grow their music careers separately. With their successes as producers within the music industry, Navajas and Jimenez Afanador decided it was time to start a band again. Navajas suggested his friend, Sandnes who he met at 4th Street Recording, the studio that Navajas is not only a partner at, but also the chief engineer. He then invited past bandmate and 4th Street studio drummer, Roberts, to join and VIKINGO! was officially formed.
The EP, Set It On Fire is available on digital music platforms. To keep up with VIKINGO!, follow their adventures through Facebook and Instagram.
