About VYRUS
Formed in Washington, D.C., the musical entity known as VYRUS was officially born at the Spiral Club in Greenwich Village, NYC on the first day of Spring in 1999. A standard 4-man rock line up at the time, the band headed west to Los Angeles just a few months later. That's where VYRUS founders, singer/songwriter/guitarist Bryan Foley and Drummer Donny Hinegardner may well have made history with their debut at the famous Whiskey A-GO-GO and Roxy both the same night. Little did the unit know the musical ride they were about to experience.
After performing at every major club in the L.A. music scene over the next 4 years, Foley headed up Braintrust Records while Hinegardner perfected various futuristic sonic techniques on drums. All the while, they continued writing and recording new material for their debut release.
A heavy rock/experimental sonic hybrid, VYRUS fuses classic songwriting with futuristic soundscapes and inescapable hooks! They have garnered national attention on the 2003 Lollapalooza Tour summer sampler, a slot on the "Vengeance" film soundtrack, and radio airplay on both coasts. VYRUS has also held the top 2 chart positions in the New Music Reporter, an independent music publication.
The VYRUS self-titled debut LP was released Halloween night 2006 by Braintrust Records. The band signed a deal in the Phillipines with Mondo Distribution and will tour overseas in 2007, most notably opening for multi-platinum English rockers OASIS. Porno for Pyros guitarist Peter Distefano has been added as executive producer and the new album is now available on Apple iTunes. The group will embark on an amitious international tour to promote the record and showcase the visceral live experience for which their concerts have been noted.
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<p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">ARTIST VYRUS UNLEASHED BY BRAINTRUST RECORDS </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">HOLLYWOOD, CA - With the recent release of their self-titled album VYRUS on Braintrust Records, Bryan Foley and Donny Hinegardner are poised to become the new names in rock and roll. </font></p><p style="margin: 5pt 0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">"Foley and Hinegardner bring to this release not only their formidable talent, but also the abilities of executive producers Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) and Bryan Goldberg (Universal/Empire Musicwerks), not to mention the contributions of Craig Goldy (Dio) and Rick Avery (NHOI)," according to a spokesman for A&R Select, Hollywood’s hottest indie A&R firm. Foley(vocals/guitar) and Hinegardner(drums/percussion) have funneled their passion for music and expanded from there, channeling their collective energy into the creation of this sure-to-be-successful self-titled album, which hit the streets on Halloween. The rock duo's songwriting is in constant motion. "VYRUS is about music that absorbs the listener and takes them outside themselves - and inside," says A&R Select. It's part and parcel of Foley’s philosophy: "Let the music play you." <br />Foley has expressed the notion that VYRUS music is open to interpretation by the individual listener. "Music makes me feel at one with myself," he says, and offers his songs both as entertainment as well as a method for his listeners to do the same.<br />VYRUS has already headlined the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles and is slated to open for Oasis in the Philippines in 2007. Later this Spring, they will embark on a full American tour, which will allow listeners nationwide to familiarize themselves with this up-and-coming hard rock act. </font></p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'">More information is available by visiting <br />http://www.vyrus.com <br />http://www.myspace.com/vyrus </span>
