''Do or Die'' is the first studio album by the American

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band

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. It was released on February 1, 1988 through

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and executive produced by the label's founder

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. There has never been an official CD release of this album, although bootleg copies have been available.

Track listing

Personnel

;Viking * Ron Eriksen - vocals, guitar * Brett Eriksen - guitar * James Lareau - bass * Matt Jordan - drums ;Production *Jerry Adamowicz - engineer *

- executive producer

References

1988 debut albums Metal Blade Records albums Viking (band) albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub