They are not named after a World of Warcraft character and their 4th album cover has nothing to do with Adventure Time. The point of Lich King was to create new old-school thrash metal in the vein of Exodus, Vio-Lence, S.O.D., Slayer and others. Lots of bands in the new wave of thrash these days are doing just that, but they stand out. The band itself admits this. Tom Martin started Lich King as a one-man project around 2004, as a goof. People seemed to like the music.