# Viking Death March

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Viking Death March
| cover      = Viking_Death_March.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [Billy Talent](/source/Billy_Talent)
| album      = [Dead Silence](/source/Dead_Silence_(album))
| released   = May 25, 2012
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [Punk rock](/source/Punk_rock), [post-hardcore](/source/post-hardcore)<ref name="exclaim-single digital announce"/>
| length     = 4:03
| label      = [Warner Music Canada](/source/Warner_Music_Canada)
| writer     = [Billy Talent](/source/Billy_Talent)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Diamond on a Landmine](/source/Diamond_on_a_Landmine)
| prev_year  = 2010
| next_title = [Surprise Surprise](/source/Surprise_Surprise_(Billy_Talent_song))
| next_year  = 2012
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|VRFCMM3bra8|"Viking Death March"}}}}
}}

"'''Viking Death March'''" is the first single by [Billy Talent](/source/Billy_Talent) from their fourth studio album, ''[Dead Silence](/source/Dead_Silence_(album))''. It was released on May 25, 2012.

==Song information==
On May 14, 2012, the band announced in a video announcement on their [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel that their new album would be delayed until the fall, instead of the previous tentative release date of July 2012, though a new song would be released until the end of the month.<ref>{{YouTube|G9NbI4EjhLA|Billy Talent - May Announcement!}}</ref> On May 18, 2012, the band released a teaser of the single and announced that the full song would be released on [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) May 25, 2012.<ref name="alt press">{{cite magazine|url = http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/billy_talent_stream_new_song_viking_death_march | title = Billy Talent stream new song "Viking Death March" | author = Bryne Yancey | magazine = [Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine)) | date = May 25, 2012 | access-date = May 30, 2012 }}</ref>

Gregory Adams of [Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!) describes the song as fused the band's typical "[post-hardcore](/source/post-hardcore) licks" with elements of [new wave of British heavy metal](/source/new_wave_of_British_heavy_metal) and a [time signature](/source/time_signature) of [6/8](/source/Triple_metre).<ref name="exclaim-single digital announce">{{cite web|url = http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/billy_talent-viking_death_march | title = Billy Talent "Viking Death March" | author = Gregory Adams | work = [exclaim.ca](/source/exclaim.ca) | date = May 25, 2012 | access-date = May 30, 2012 }}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video was released on the band's official website and on the band's [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel on July 16, 2012. It is a live music video compiled from live footage that was shot during the band's performances at the [Rock am Ring](/source/Rock_am_Ring) festival in [Nürburg](/source/N%C3%BCrburg), [Germany](/source/Germany) on June 2, 2012 and at the [Melkweg](/source/Melkweg) in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) on June 7, 2012. The music video was directed by Michael Maxxis and David Hogan.

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2012)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|[Canadian Hot 100](/source/Canadian_Hot_100)<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-talent/chart-history/can/ | title= Chart History| magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))| access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|69
|-
|[Canada Rock Chart](/source/Canadian_Rock%2FAlternative_chart)<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-talent/chart-history/car/ | title= Chart History| magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))| access-date=December 6, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
|[Canadian Alternative Rock Chart](/source/Canadian_Rock%2FAlternative_chart)<ref>{{cite web| title = Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 7, 2012| date = 7 August 2012| publisher = America's Music Charts| url=http://canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca/2012/08/alternative-rock-august-7-2012.html| access-date = August 7, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Billy Talent|title=Viking Death March|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|accessdate=May 20, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=yes|noshipments=yes}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Billy Talent}}
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Category:2012 singles
Category:Canadian protest songs
Category:Billy Talent songs
Category:Songs written by Ian D'Sa
Category:Songs written by Benjamin Kowalewicz
Category:Songs written by Jonathan Gallant
Category:Songs written by Aaron Solowoniuk
Category:2012 songs
Category:Warner Music Group singles

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