Khanate "Things Viral"

Things Viral is the second album by American drone metal band Khanate, released in 2003 on the Southern Lord label.

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.

A video was made for the song "Dead".

Track listing

CD tracks

All Songs Written & Arranged By Khanate. (Copyright Ideologic Organ)

1. "Commuted" – 19:13
2. "Fields" – 19:50
3. "Dead" – 9:27
4. "Too Close Enough To Touch" – 11:11

LP tracks

1. "Commuted"
2. "Fields"
3. "Too Close Enough To Touch"
4. "Commuted (coda)"

Khanate was formed in 2000 after Stephen O'Malley and James Plotkin met at a Isis concert in NYC by way of Dave Witte (of Discordance Axis), and met up with members of the black dirge band Shadowcast. Shadowcast was a black dirge group that existed in 2000. It featured James Plotkin, Jason Corely (16), and Alan Dubin. There was one recording of only three tracks, which was never released, and only spread to a few people and record labels. It's not known how Tim Wyskida joined.

"Maximum volume yields maximum results."

Track 3 previously appeared on No Joy (Remix) / Dead 12" EP by Load Records (2003).

Recording information:

Recorded in Hawkin's Loft on Turner's Box.

Mastered at Uptime.

All materials created 2002-2003.