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title: "Virus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/virus"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
formed: 2000
disbanded: 2018
---

# Virus

**Virus** is a progressive metal band, active 2000 to 2018.

Virus was a Norwegian avant-garde metal band signed to Jester Records. It was formed in 2000 by Carl-Michael Eide. Czral considered the band a continuation of his previous band Ved Buens Ende because of similar musical elements and an avant garde form of unusual experimentation, although the band had its own characteristic sound.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_(Norwegian_band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Virus |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Oslo |
| Formed | 2000 |
| Disbanded | 2018 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carl‐Michael Eide](https://themetalnet.com/musician/carl-michael-eide) |  |  | Current |
| [Einar Sjursø](https://themetalnet.com/musician/einar-sjurs) |  |  | Current |
| [Plenum](https://themetalnet.com/musician/plenum) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Carheart](https://themetalnet.com/album/36aa493a-5cfd-36f1-99b3-0c6ba0819ca5) | Album |
| 2008 | [The Black Flux](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d1af6be-756f-31cc-9a96-8ccdce37b3ad) | Album |
| 2011 | [The Agent That Shapes the Desert](https://themetalnet.com/album/f8b58bd2-e00c-40e8-a1af-faf50fa61187) | Album |
| 2012 | [Oblivion Clock](https://themetalnet.com/album/64d8c58d-fad7-4283-b504-72b6d5c1ba3a) | EP |
| 2016 | [Memento Collider](https://themetalnet.com/album/d7f842eb-5f24-420f-b9da-e5a7f47b276a) | Album |
| 2017 | [Investigator](https://themetalnet.com/album/a63a5921-13d6-48aa-bfcd-52c9dc5b13bc) | EP |

## Related bands

- [Ved Buens Ende](https://themetalnet.com/band/ved-buens-ende) (listened together)
- [Oranssi Pazuzu](https://themetalnet.com/band/oranssi-pazuzu) (listened together)
- [Manes](https://themetalnet.com/band/manes-4757fe0c) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Code](https://themetalnet.com/band/code) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Wolves in the Throne Room](https://themetalnet.com/band/wolves-in-the-throne-room) (listened together)
- [Dødheimsgard](https://themetalnet.com/band/d-dheimsgard) (listened together)
- [Ihsahn](https://themetalnet.com/band/ihsahn) (listened together)
- [Vulture Industries](https://themetalnet.com/band/vulture-industries) (listened together)
- [Cynic](https://themetalnet.com/band/cynic) (listened together)
- [Ulcerate](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulcerate) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- bandcamp: https://virusnorway.bandcamp.com/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/virusnorwayofficial
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Virus/12540
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2hj9reFCa9oYp8CzpB5Y0y
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/57476
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCdHgSUce7rt-p6YEcp7-bZw
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/no/artist/1648133537

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/virus](https://themetalnet.com/band/virus). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt