The Virus

Genre: Street Punk, Punk

he Virus was a street punk band from Philadelphia, United States. Now defunct, their former singer Mike Virus went on to perform in the band Cheap Sex. Fat Dave now fronts Lancaster, Pennsylvania punk band the Nighttime Dealers. Fat Dave and Jarrod were in a band called Bomb Squadron Right before The Virus was formed.The Virus formed in February 1998, with Mike Virus on vocals, Chris on lead guitar, Fat Dave on guitar, Jarrod on drums, and Geoff on bass. The band played their first show a month later. During the band's first six months, they performed several concerts, including one in Philadelphia with the band Special Duties, and another at the now-closed Coney Island High in New York City.