''Things Viral'' is the second album by American

drone metal Drone metal or drone doom is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music. Drone metal is sometimes associated with post-metal or experimental metal. Characteristics ...

band Khanate, released in 2003 on the

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. The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also an LP version on

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with 1000

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plus 12" copies released. A video was made for the song "Dead".

Track listing

CD tracks

*All Songs Written & Arranged By Khanate. (

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Ideologic Organ) #"Commuted" – 19:13 #"Fields" – 19:50 #"Dead" – 9:27 #"Too Close Enough To Touch" – 11:11

LP tracks

#"Commuted" #"Fields" #"Too Close Enough To Touch" #"Commuted (coda)"

Personnel

Alan Dubin Alan Dubin is an American vocalist/singer most widely known for his role in the now defunct doom metal band Khanate. He is noted for his tortured and distinctive vocal approach. Other bands he has been featured in include OLD and current band ...

: Vocal * Stephen O'Malley: Guitars *

James Plotkin James Plotkin is an American guitarist and producer known for his role in bands such as Khanate and OLD but with an extensive catalogue outside these bands. He has played guitar for Phantomsmasher and Scorn and continues to remix tracks for ban ...

: Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizers * Tim Wyskida: Drums, Percussion

Production

*Produced, Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By James Plotkin

References

External links

"Things Viral" at discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Things Viral (Album) 2003 albums Southern Lord Records albums Khanate (band) albums Albums produced by James Plotkin