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

Things Viral
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2003
Recorded2002–2003
GenreDrone metal
Length59:41
LabelSouthern Lord Records (SUNN28)
ProducerJames Plotkin
Khanate chronology
Khanate
(2001)
Things Viral
(2003)
Capture & Release
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Pitchfork(8.2/10)[1]
Rock Hard[2]
Visions[3]

The CD was released in two versions: a European digipack version and a U.S. jewelcase version. There was also an LP version on LOAD Records with 1000 gatefold plus 12" copies released.

A video was made for the song "Dead".[4]

Track listing edit

CD tracks edit

  • 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 edit

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

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Produced, Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By James Plotkin

References edit

  1. ^ Dahlen, Chris (January 2004). "Khanate: Things Viral Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. ^ Weber, Volkmar (December 2003). "Khanate - Things Viral". Rock Hard (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ Uschmann, Oliver (November 2003). "Khanate - Things Viral". Visions. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ^ "KHANATE - 'DEAD' on Vimeo". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06.

External links edit