Valkyrie (American band)

Valkyrie
Origin	Harrisonburg, Virginia
Genres	Doom metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Relapse Records, Twin Earth, Meteorcity, Kreation, Noble Origin
Members	Jake Adams Pete Adams Alan Fary Warren Hawkins
Past members	Eric Seaman Luke Shafer Mike Hoke Nick Crabill Nic McInturff Gary Isom Will Barry-Rec

Valkyrie is an American doom metal band from Harrisonburg, Virginia.

History

Driven by brothers Jake and Pete Adams, Valkyrie draws from pre-metal style to create a stoner metal sound. They formed in summer 2002 as a three-piece consisting of vocalist/guitarist Jake Adams, bassist Eric Seaman, and drummer Luke Shafer. In 2004 Jake's brother Pete was introduced on second guitar and a five-song demo was recorded at a local college radio station. Shafer soon departed and was replaced by Mike Hoke on drums and a new demo, Sunlight Shines, and a split 7-inch with VOG were recorded. Seaman and Hoke parted ways with the band at the end of 2004 and were replaced by bassist Nick Crabill and drummer Nic McInturff. This line-up recorded the eponymous debut album, which was released by Twin Earth Records. In early 2006 Valkyrie again parted ways with its rhythm section and recruited current bassist Will Barry-Rec and drummer Gary Isom (Spirit Caravan, Pentagram). Isom and Valkyrie parted ways in mid-2007 and Valkyrie recruited drummer Warren Hawkins.

Members

Current members

• Jake Adams – guitar, vocals (2002–present)
• Pete Adams – guitar, vocals (2004–present)
• Warren Hawkins – drums (2007–present)
• Alan Fary – bass (2012–present)

Former members

• Eric Seaman – bass (2002–2004)
• Luke Shafer – drums (2002–2004)
• Mike Hoke – drums (2004)
• Nick Crabill – bass (2004–2006)
• Nic McInturff – drums (2004–2006)
• Gary Isom – drums (2006–2007)
• Will Barry-Rec – bass (2006–2012)

Discography

Studio albums

• Valkyrie (2006, Twin Earth Records)
• Man of Two Visions (2008, Noble Origin)
• Shadows (2015, Relapse Records)
• Fear (2020, Relapse Records)

EPs and splits

• Valkyrie demo (self-released)
• Sunlight Shines EP (2004, self-released)
• Split 7-inch with VOG (2005, self-released)
• Split 7-inch with Bible of the Devil (2008, Heavy Birth)
• Split 7-inch with Earthling (2012, Tension Head Records)

External links

• Official Valkyrie website (archived)
• Valkyrie discography at Discogs
• Valkyrie on Bandcamp
• Valkyrie on Facebook