Things Viral (album)
Encyclopedia
Things Viral is the second album by American drone metal
band Khanate
, released in 2003 on the Southern Lord
label
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The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also a LP
version on LOAD Records
with 1000 gatefold
plus 12" copies released.
Drone metal
Drone metal is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music...
band Khanate
Khanate (band)
Khanate was a drone metal supergroup that brought together James Plotkin and Alan Dubin, two members of the defunct band OLD, as well as Tim Wyskida and Stephen O'Malley )) fame)....
, released in 2003 on the Southern Lord
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson, specializing in what could broadly be classified as experimental heavy metal, particularly the doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal sub-genres. Some of the more notable artists on the label include Earth, Om,...
label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
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The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also a LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
version on LOAD Records
Load Records
Load Records is an American noise/experimental independent record label based out of Providence, Rhode Island. "Load Records might possibly be in possession of the world's most challenging record roster," writes Mark Hensch of Thrash Pit...
with 1000 gatefold
Gatefold
A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section, and for packaging of media such as vinyl records.- LP covers :...
plus 12" copies released.
CD tracks
- All Songs Written & Arranged By Khanate. (CopyrightCopyrightCopyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
Ideologic Organ)
- "Commuted" – 19:13
- "Fields" – 19:50
- "Dead" – 9:27
- "Too Close Enough To Touch" – 11:11
Personnel
- Alan Dubin: Vocal
- Stephen O'MalleyStephen O'MalleyStephen O'Malley is a musician, predominantly a guitarist, producer and composer from Seattle, Washington who has conceptualized and participated in numerous drone doom, death/doom, and experimental music groups....
: Guitars - James PlotkinJames PlotkinJames Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer, famous for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD, but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has performed guitar duties for bands Phantomsmasher and Scorn and continues to remix tracks for bands such as KK Null, Nadja, Sunn...
: Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers - Tim Wyskida: Drums, Percussion