was inundated with people wanting to try out. They tried out a few people, and ended up going with Tyler Capone from Chicago. The band played their first show with the new lineup in Philadelphia in April, direct-supporting Peter and the Test-Tube Babies. Well-received, they decided to keep going. The band had already been working on their new full-length, but once the new lineup was complete, writing took precedent over everything. The guys got together every two weeks for 5 months before going into the studio. The band went into MDW Productions Studio in late April 2016 to start recording their new full-length, "System Failure". After a few sessions in the studio, the record was done and the band could focus on playing some shows. In June 2016, The Virus headlined a Punk Rock Bowling club show in Asbury Park, NJ, with Pears as direct support. In September, the band went to LA and played a sold-out show at The Observatory with Corrupted Youth, The P.I.N.s, and Tanzler. The rest of the year held some more shows around the east coast and midwest, playing Syracuse, NY with WKSJ?, and Chicago with The Casualties, among others. System Failure was released on February 14, 2017, and the band has been working hard with their labels, Voltage Records in Europe and Evacuate Records in the US, to get the record out to all the people who want to hear it. The Virus had a tour planned for March 2017 in the Southwestern United States. Discography Global Crisis 7" - 1999 on Charged Records Still Fighting for a Future - released 2000 on Charged Records Singles and Rarities - released 2001 on Punkcore Records Nowhere to Hide - released 2002 on Punkcore Records Benefits of War 7" - 2003 on Dirty Punk Records System Failure - released 2017 Members Paul Sorrels - Bass, Vocals (Nov 1998 - May 2003) + (May 2013 - Current) Josh Howard - Bass, Rhythm guitar (Dec 2000 - Oct 2003) + (May 2013 - Current) Fat Dave - Rhythm Guitar (Feb 1998 - Feb 2002) + (May 2013 - Current) Zach Kolodziejski - Lead guitar (Nov 2014 - current) Tyler Capone - Drums (Nov 2015 - Current) Mike Authority - Lead guitar (Sep 1999 - Sep 2004) + (May 2013 - Nov 2014) Drew - Bass (Feb 2002 - Sept 2004) Jasper - Vocals (May 2003 - Sep 2004)