# The Virginmarys

The Virginmarys are an English rock duo from Macclesfield, England. The band formed in 2006 as a trio and self-released a limited series of sold-out EPs before releasing their debut album, King of Conflict, on DoubleCross/Cooking Vinyl and Wind Up Records (US) in February 2013. The album was awarded Editors Choice by iTunes US following their songs "Bang Bang Bang" and "Just A Ride," both being iTunes Singles Of The Week, and was then nominated for Album Of The Year at the Classic Rock Awards 2013. In 2013, The Virginmarys were crowned Best Breakthrough act at the Classic Rock Awards. "Motherless Land", the first single from the band's second LP, Divides, was released on 16 February 2016. Produced by Gil Norton, Divides was released on 6 May 2016 via Wind-up Records.

## Biography

The band formed as a trio in Macclesfield in 2009. The band spent much of their early years touring extensively; they first played at the Download Festival in 2010 and have toured as a support act to Slash, Shinedown, Terrorvision, Skunk Anansie, Eagles of Death Metal, The View, Ash, Feeder, Queens Of The Stone Age, and We Are Scientists, as well as playing their headline gigs throughout UK, Europe, US, and Japan. The band released a series of self-financed E.P.s during this period and recorded their first mini-album, Cast the First Stone, in 2010, produced by Toby Jepson and mixed by Mike Fraser.
In late 2011, the band started working on their debut full-length album, again with Toby Jepson as producer (Chris Sheldon mixed the album) and continued to tour. They wanted the freedom to make their own album, and in 2012, they announced record deals with Double Cross / Cooking Vinyl (in Europe), Wind Up Records (United States), and Hydrant Music (Japan). The debut album, King of Conflict, was released on 4 February 2013. On 14 November 2013, they were named Best Breakthrough act at the 2013 Classic Rock Awards.
In 2015, production began for their second album, Divides, produced by Gil Norton. The record was released on 6 May 2016 release via Wind-up Records.
In 2017, the band chose to move forward independently and has since released two EPs, 'Sitting Ducks' and 'Devil Keeps Coming' along with the album 'Northern Sun Sessions.'

## Band members

* Ally Dickaty- vocals, guitar (2008–present)
* Danny Dolan - drums, (2008–present)
* Matt Rose - bass, vocals (2009–December 2016)
* Ross Massey - Touring bass (2017–2020)

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | UK | US Heat | Sales |
| Self Medication | Released: 2008 Label: Three Hearts Limited | — | — | |
| King of Conflict | Released: 4 February 2013 Label: Cooking Vinyl | 93 | 8 | US: 9,000 |
| Divides | Released: 6 May 2016 Label: Cooking Vinyl | — | — | |
| Northern Sun Sessions | Released: 16 November 2018 Label: Threehearts | — | — | |
| The House Beyond The Fires | Released 2024 https://www.discogs.com/master/3647445-The-Virginmarys-The-House-Beyond-The-Fires | | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### EPs and mini albums

* Cast the First Stone (2010)
* Just a Ride (2011)
* Portrait of Red (2011)
* Dead Man's Shoes (2012)
* Sitting Ducks (2017)
* Devil Keeps Coming (2022)

### Singles

| Year | Song | Chart peak | Chart peak | Chart peak | Album |
| Year | Song | CAN Rock | US Alt. | US Main. | Album |
| 2012 | "Dead Man's Shoes" | 17 | 31 | 35 | King of Conflict |
| 2013 | "Just a Ride" | — | — | 30 | King of Conflict |
| 2016 | "Into Dust" | — | — | — | Divides |
| 2016 | "Motherless Land" | — | — | — | Divides |
| 2017 | "Sweet Loretta (You Know Me Better)" | — | — | — | Sitting Ducks [EP] |
| 2019 | "Northern Sun" | — | — | — | Northern Sun Sessions |
| 2022 | "The Meds" | — | — | — | The Devil Keeps Coming [EP] |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. ||||||