Things Viral

{{short description|2003 album by Khanate}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Things Viral

| type = studio

| artist = Khanate

| cover = KhanateThingsViral.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 6, 2003

| recorded = 2002–2003

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Drone metal

| length = 59:41

| label = Southern Lord Records (SUNN28)

| producer = James Plotkin

| prev_title = Khanate

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Capture & Release

| next_year = 2005

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r663035|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2score = (8.2/10){{cite web |first=Chris |last=Dahlen |title=Khanate: Things Viral Album Review |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4567-things-viral/ |date=January 2004 |work=Pitchfork |accessdate=14 January 2017}}

| rev3 = Rock Hard

| rev3score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web |first=Volkmar |last=Weber |title=Khanate - Things Viral |url=https://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=15715 |date=December 2003 |work=Rock Hard |language=de |accessdate=14 January 2017}}

| rev4 = Visions

| rev4score = {{Rating|9|12}}{{cite web |first=Oliver |last=Uschmann |title=Khanate - Things Viral |url=http://www.visions.de/platten/8422/khanate-things-viral |date=November 2003 |work=Visions |accessdate=14 January 2017}}}}

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 an LP version on LOAD Records with 1000 gatefold plus 12" copies released.

A video was made for the song "Dead".{{cite web |url=http://vimeo.com/48082888 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006052533/http://vimeo.com/48082888 |archive-date=2012-10-06 |title=KHANATE - 'DEAD' on Vimeo}}