Virus of the Mind (album)
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| type = studio
| artist = Starkill
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| released = 2014
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| genre = Melodic death metal
Symphonic black metal{{cite web|title=Aux Portes Du Metal : Chronique d'album metal Starkill Shadow Sleep (Mélodeath sympho) - Album Review|url=https://www.auxportesdumetal.com/reviews/Starkill/starkill-shadowsleep.html|accessdate=March 8, 2025|date=November 2016}}
Power metal
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| producer = Spencer Weidner, Parker Jameson and Charles Macak
| prev_title = Fires of Life
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Shadow Sleep
| next_year = 2016
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Rock Hard
| rev1score = 6.5/10{{cite magazine |first=Jens |last=Peters |title=Starkill – Virus of the Mind |url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/starkill-virus-of-the-mind_42022.html |magazine=Rock Hard |issue=330 |date=November 2014 |accessdate=July 10, 2019}}
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Virus of the Mind is the second studio album of the American melodic death metal band Starkill. Before its release in 2014, it was made available to preorder throughout an Indiegogo [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/starkill-new-album/x/1969321#/ campaign].{{cite web|title=New Album Preorders|url=https://www.facebook.com/StarkillOfficial/posts/949712548455804|website=Official Facebook page|accessdate=16 February 2016}}
Official music videos have been released for "Before Hope Fades"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SskDNSplMY|title=STARKILL - Before Hope Fades (OFFICIAL VIDEO)}} and "Breaking the Madness".{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RNQKCRKjj4|title=STARKILL - Breaking the Madness (OFFICIAL VIDEO)}}
Track listing
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| title2 = Winter Desolation
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| title3 = Breaking the Madness
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| title5 = Skyward
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| title6 = Before Hope Fades
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| title7 = Into Destiny
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| title8 = God of This World
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| title9 = My Catharsis
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Personnel
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Starkill
- Parker Jameson - vocals, guitars, keyboards, orchestrations
- Spencer Weidner - drums
- Tony Keathley - guitars
- Shaun Andruchuk - bass
Guest/session musicians
- James Malone - additional vocals (track 2)
- Nedim Melkic - piano (track 7)
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Production
- Spencer Weidner - producer
- Parker Jameson - producer
- Charles Macak - producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Kevin Doti - engineering
- Nedim Melkic - engineering (assistant)
- Ron Duffy - engineering (assistant)
- Rusalka Design - artwork
- Matt Foster - layout
- Tom Hane - photography
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References
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Category:Century Media Records albums
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