12.27.08
announcing the....
~!!!!~ 1st SHOW OF 2009 ~!!!!~
DOOMSDAY VIRUS
@ the NOKTUNAL REUNION
saturday, january 3, 2009
9:00PM ~ 21+ admitted
150 chestnut street
providence, ri 02903
myspace.com/nokturnaldarkbeats
12.02.08
happy holidays virus fans, here's a few items to report for the month of december:
WEQX
the capital region's leading alternative station, WEQX has placed the track "nothing left to live for..." in rotation on the weekly show, EQX-posure w/ jason irwin starting this sunday. if you're in eastern NY, western mass, or vermont you're probably within their broadcast range, so tune in and let the station know you want M0AR!!
www.weqx.com
CYBERAGE RADIO
3 other tracks from "drink the kool-aid" ("life sux and then you die", "divine whore", and "public displays of rejection") have also found their way onto tommy t's "cyberage radio" show based out of new mexico (KUNM) and also available live on the interwebs!
www.cyberage.cx
MOAR CD RELEASE PARTIES!!
saturday, december 6th @ asylum guild ( new york, ny )
sunday, december 14th @ sanctuary ( providence, ri )
friday, january 16th @ technoir ( buffalo, ny )
while we won't be playing shows on these dates, there will be plenty of CD giveaways and other merch available. so if you're in the area this is a great chance for you to get a little virus in your life!
and who wouldn't want that?
11.15.08
more photos from the CD release party in albany have been posted.
and the party's not over yet...
11.08.08
videos from the first 4 songs of the halloween setlist (and new CD) have been posted on the doomsday virus youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/XdoomsdayvirusX
also, the new CD is now available on iTunes, and for mail order at:
amazon.com
although you'll still save money ordering directly from us instead!
11.05.08
the first of many photos from the CD release party have been posted in the
PHOTOS
section.
11.01.08
thanx to everyone who showed up for the CD release party at valentine's last night!
it was definitely one of the best crowds we've ever had. and i don't necessarily mean just numbers either. the energy and the atmosphere last night was amazing. it was one of those exceptional shows where everything just goes right and everyone has a good time. so here's a shout out to everyone who made it there last night, even if i didn't get a chance to thank you personally then, i'm doing it now!
special thanks to:
• shannon and renee - for putting this all together.
• dani and mary - for doing a great job at the merch booth.
• valentine's - for giving us the flexibility and cooperation to run this show the way we wanted.
• the razorblade twins - for driving here all the way from detroit and being awesome.
• mark alan miller - our guest of honor (ha ha), for making this album possible, and for driving quite some distance to see the show himself.
plenty of photos and video will be posted in the days to come. we've got a lot to sort through here. but for now, just sit back and drink the kool-aid...
10.31.08
it's halloween, and you know what that means...
THE NEW CD IS OUT!
you can get your copy directly from us at the doomsday virus store .
and also online at cd baby (on CD or in MP3 format).
amazon.com will soon be carrying the album as well!
10.22.08
the new CD "drink the kool-aid" is now in stock and ready to ship. pre-order now and you might even get it before the halloween release date!!
several other new items including pins, patches, and stickers have been added to the doomsday virus store as well, so get yours today and the be the envy of all the cool kids who hang out and smoke just beyond the boundaries of the school grounds!
as an added bonus we now offer FREE SHIPPING on all items ordered directly from the doomsday virus store on this website.
09.29.08
at this time, we can confirm the rumors that the new album is in fact titled "drink the kool-aid".
even better, we can confirm that the mastering is done and the CD is being pressed at this very moment.
so pre-order your copy now in the DV store, or come to the release party on halloween and get your copy at a special "show-only" price!
09.11.08
new promotional photos have been posted, and the CD is now in the hands of mr. david din for mastering purposes.
if you'd like to help promote the virus in your town, drop us a line via the CONTACT email.
08.30.08
even though the album is not yet finished being mixed, we thought we'd tease you with
a couple of the unmastered tracks up on
myspace
.
the first, is a newly refreshed version of "life sux (and then you die)" for all you
optimists out there. we took the demo version of it down for good, so if you liked it...
too bad!
the second track "persistent vegetative state" has been decribed as a bit of a
throwback to the days when industrial music was made with much simpler technology.
which is rather ironic actually...
then again, that's sort of a theme this time around.
so if what you hear leaves you drooling for more (in the way that neo-cons are
drooling over sarah palin's beauty pageant winning ass right now), come join us
on halloween for the release party at valentine's (albany, ny) where you'll have
the opportunity to hear much, much more than your PTA board parents would ever
dream of allowing.
08.23.08
at this time doomsday virus is pleased to announce that our official CD release
party will be held on halloween night 2008 at valentine's in albany, ny!
this will also be a BIG halloween party, so come dressed up as your favorite ghost,
goblin, crack-ho, or band member (same thing really). we'll be giving out prizes
and merch at will, so forget your lame "trick or treating" plans and come get yourself
some of our free candy!!
opening the show will be detroit's own "razorblade twins". this dark duo from the 313
are up and coming stars in the industrial/metal crossover scene. you won't want to pass
up this chance to see them before they get too big to play your tiny little podunk club
any more...
website: razorblade twins
08.16.08
we have spent the past week at slaughterhouse studio (westhampton, ma) working with,
engineer/producer, mark alan miller (aka. "out out") on the new material. at this
point everything is recorded and we are about halfway through the mixing process.
everything has gone extremely well, as mark seems to know exactly what we're trying
to do without us even having to say much of anything. perhaps next time we'll just
stay home and let him record and mix the next album for us!
we are also pleased to announce at this time that the mastering of this next release
will be handled by none other than da5id din, of corrosive audio (san francisco). if,
by chance, you are unfamiliar with mr. din's work you may recognize some of his past
clients, including:
psyclon nine, velvet acid christ, haujobb, imperative reaction, battery cage,
the birthday massacre, assemblage 23, and (his own project) informatik.
for more information on these fine gentlemen and their work, please see the following:
slaughterhouse studio /
out out
corrosive audio /
informatik
08.02.08
doomsday virus is now on youtube!
links are in the VIDEO section of the website.
or you may proceed directly to the official doomsday virus video channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/XdoomsdayvirusX
07.27.08
the doomsday virus street team needs you!!
as you may already be aware, doomsday virus is on the brink of releasing our first
new album in over 3 years. so we're looking to YOU, our loyal fans, to help us
promote it!
here's how it works. you send us your name, location, and contact info. we send
you stickers, flyers, and web graphics to litter your favorite stores, streets,
hangouts, and internet forums with. hype up the band as much as you can. get
people to add us on myspace, demand doomsday virus shows in your area, and buy
our new CD and/or mp3's.
in return we will have limited edition CD's and demos that aren't available to
the general public, special and/or discounted merchandise.
and our biggest and best promoters in every town will be put on our "guest list"
if/when we play a show in your area!
(we might also have some tshirts kicking around here that'd we'd be willing to
hand you for free too if you're nice.)
the new release is a few months away still, but it's never too soon to get started,
so contact us here ASAP and get your name on our 1337 t33m list now!!
06.28.08
in lieu of more babble about our "rockstar" 9am rehearsals and hype about the
forthcoming release, this month the virus brings you the follow essay from
n.dru about the meaning behind his lyrics.
what the lyrics mean
05.31.08
just to prove that we're still alive and aren't lying about writing new material
we've put together a little something just for you.
below is a 5-minute long compilation of clips pulled from the demo versions of the
songs we will be recording this summer. download this. burn it. send it to friends.
post it on illegal fileshares. whatever. just get it out there and tell everyone
the virus sent you!
doomsdayvirus_deadlymedley.mp3
oh yeah. it's on myspace too.
www.myspace.com/doomsdayvirus
04.15.08
it's going to be another short update this month, but the news is good.
although we could probably keep writing material for the next 6 years, we're not going to do that to you. a line has been drawn and we're wrapping up the writing process. next up? rehearsing and recording, so that maybe, just maybe, you'll be able to torture your eardrums in new and creative ways before the year is up.
umad?
03.15.08
work continues on the new album here in the studio, and to prove we're not lying, we've posted some "behind the scenes" photos exclusively to our myspace account.
www.myspace.com/doomsdayvirus
we know it's been slow going, and we've hit a few setbacks along the way (lineup changes, studio relocation, band members exiled to far away lands for months at a time), but in the end it will all be worth it.
we're about 2/3 of the way thru the writing process. maybe more. but we're still in the process of exploring all of out options for recording, mixing, and distribution. we don't plan on cutting any corners this time around. when all is said and done, this will be, without a doubt, the best quality, most complete doomsday virus album to date. and we're only getting started...
02.15.08
february is proving to be a busy month here at the fallout shelter. the northeast's famed snow, ice, and sub-zero temperatures have left us very little in the way of excuses not to lock ourselves away and continue to pound out hot new tracks.
at this juncture, several copies of the "2008 press kit" have been mailed out, and we anticipate many more to depart from virus int'l airport in the coming weeks.
in addition to working on our own material, we have seen fit to violate a classic piece of industrial mastery first made famous by the legendary disco-funk outfit known as "my life with the thrill kill kult". we've taken an infinite amount of liberties with the song in order to ruin it for just about everyone. hopefully we didn't leave you out:
www.myspace.com/doomsdayvirus
visit myspace for all full-length streaming audio tracks currently available from the virus!
02.05.08
doomsday virus announces the release of our "2008 press kit", including a new, unmastered, 5-song demo of our latest material, promotional photos, and updated biography.
do you own an independent record label? know somebody that does? then contact us right away and get your copy before they're gone!
while this demo CD is not available to the general public, we haven't forgotten about our fans. a demo version of one of our new songs "life sux" has been posted in its entirety on our myspace site along with several new promotional photos of the band:
www.myspace.com/doomsdayvirus
since this is merely a "rough demo" version of the song, it is not available for purchase or download, but it's something to hold your over while our studio work continues.
sign us bitches!!!!
01.15.08
happy new year viruses!!
while 2007 was a rather slow news year for the doomsday camp, behind the scenes it was anything but. quite a few big changes were made, including a new guitarist, new studio, new methods of songwriting, and lots of new material on the way. so don't think we've dropped off the face of the earth quite yet. the world isn't that lucky. we only appear dormant.
in the new year, doomsday virus has resolved to bring you not only a new album, but also a wider selection of merchandise, more shows in more places, and many more frequent and informative updates than we have in the past. yes, we really mean that!
so keep it locked here throughout 2008, because you're never really safe from infection, and no matter what you try you still can't stop the virus!!
09.10.07
the virus wants to thank everyone who braved the digustingly humid weather
and sporadic downpours to come out for raHb's debut performance with us last
night in albany!!
judging from the crowd response it seems evident that we've made the right
choice of replacement guitarists AND that you'll enjoy the rest of the new
material when it finally becomes available for you to illegally download!
until that time comes, check out the photos from last nights set and continue
to spread the virus wherever your travels may take you.
click here to go to the PHOTOS section to see the rest!!
08.30.07
DOOMSDAY VIRUS ANNOUNCES NEW GUITARIST
due to increased obligations in his personal life, doomsday virus regrets
to report that we have parted ways with our long-standing guitarist, j0hn.
although this decision was not easy, it was ultimately made in the best
interests of all parties involved. over the years j0hn has proved to be
a tremendous asset to the band, and we wish him well in all of his future
endeavors.
however, it is with great excitement that we announce the addition of our
newest member, raHb, who will be taking over guitarist duties from j0hn
effective immediately. raHb brings with him a resume full of musical
experience and a lifetime's worth of mayhem that is sure to bolster both
our recordings and live performances. when the need to find a suitable
replacement for j0hn arose, there was no question in our minds who our
first choice would be. fans may remember raHb as the guy vomiting blood
at our debut performance back in september of 2005. we expect no less
from him as we move forward with our plans to rain havoc down upon the
world of shitty rehashed disco, that is currently passing for industrial
music, in clubs and on stages around this great nation.
in the coming months raHb will be assisting us as we wrap up writing and
recording the next doomsday virus release. he will be making his first
live appearance with the band at our upcoming one-off show with digital
geist on saturday, september 8th at our "home field" of valentine's (albany,
ny). we will be making raHb available for autographs immediately following
the show, so have your cd's, t-shirts, drink napkins, and boobs ready at
that time.
08.06.07
DOOMSDAY VIRUS
opening for
DIGITAL GEIST
also appearing:
SUNSET ASIDE
saturday, september 8, 2007
8:00PM ~ 18+ admitted
ONLY $8.00!!!
includes admission to
original sin
dance night
valentine's
17 new scotland ave
albany, ny 12202
DOOMSDAY VIRUS returns to the stage for their first show this year in
albany, showcasing NEW material and a NEW lineup!!!
be there bitches!!!
06.21.07
it seems a ninja can't walk the streets these days. everywhere i go people
axe me, "what's up with the virus?", "did you guys break up?", "are you
ever playing shows again?!"
relax my little infections, doomsday virus only appears dormant. we all
have been very hard at work in our new studio "the near-far room". all
that "new material" you've been dying to hear is being extracted from our
radiated souls and polluted minds, out through our misused, abused equipment
and onto digital "tape" on a regular basis. soon you will be able to hear
it for yourselves. i'm quite positive that then, as your eardrums bleed
and your internal organs rearrange themselves in manners deemed "obscene" by
the moral majority, you will believe these words i speak. just give it time.
beautiful things, such as these, cannot be rushed...
and now, some photographic evidence:
03.13.07
some people never learn...
n.dru will, once again, be guest dj'ing at alien-nation in albany, ny
along with everyone's favorite assy asshole... "dj" recluse!!
april 6th is (promoter) dani's birthday and it just happens to fall on
an alien-nation night, so come on out and celebrate with us!!
ALIEN~NATION
1st Saturday of every month
@ Red Square
388 Broadway
Albany, NY
(518) 432-8584
11:00pm - 4:00am
$5 Cover / 18+
www.myspace.com/aliennationsaturdays
02.15.07
playlist from n.dru's guest dj spot at february's alien-nation in albany, ny.
ALIEN-NATION PLAYLIST, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2007
* DENOTES REQUESTS
monster voodoo machine - threat by example
pig - serial killer thriller
ministry - just one fix
front line assembly - liquid separation
still life decay - realign
kmfdm - sucks
schwein - crown
smp - food slot
nine inch nails - burn
london after midnight - where good girls go to die
machines of loving grace - richest junkie still alive
marilyn manson - down in the park (cover)
fake - money to kill for
psychotica - macarthur park (cover)
skinny puppy - grave wisdom
bella morte - awake
informatik - entropy
thrill kill kult - lucifer's flowers
pigface - fuck it up
skold - anything
brainclaw - incessant surveillance
haujobb - journey ahead
project pitchfork - drone state
*cruxshadows - return (coming home)
apoptygma berzerk - until the end of the world
*front 242 - headhunter
pop will eat itself - everything's cool
psyclon nine - parasitic
02.11.07
photos from the axis lounge show in nj have been posted in the
photos
section.
01.31.07
doomsday virus' own n.dru will be guest dj'ing the early set at
alien-nation this month in albany (11pm).
he will be spinning the "best" of old-skool industrial, which really
translates into "the shit he thought was cool 10 years ago, but
nobody else noticed".
but fear not, nation regular, dj heathen panzer (guatemala), will
also be at the controls to fill the rest of the evening with
boot-stomping, head crushing, repetitive dance music written many, many
years after your parents' first date.
so come on out to albany's newest and biggest industrial/ebm dance
party and catch a little hint of the music that inspired the virus
to infect the world!!! (or 6 people in new jersey, whatever...)
ALIEN~NATION
1st Saturday of every month
@ Red Square
388 Broadway
Albany, NY
(518) 432-8584
11:00pm - 4:00am
$5 Cover / 18+
www.myspace.com/aliennationsaturdays
01.28.07
thanks to everyone who came out to axis lounge in new jersey last night to
catch the virus. special thanks to our soundguy, carlos, for not sucking.
it's always a pleasant surprise when that happens. photos will be posted
soon.
01.01.07
a new year and a clean slate in the doomsday virus "news" section. to
read up on ancient history, click the 'archived news' link below.
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