Infected (typeset as iNFeCTeD) were an
industrial death metal
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band from
Perth, Western Australia
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, which formed in 1992 with James Campbell on bass guitar, Joe Kapiteyn on vocals, Matthew Jefferson on guitar, and Gareth Morris on drums.
History
After two self-released cassettes they signed with
Shock's metal label, Thrust Records.
They released two albums, ''Crawlspace'' (1993) and ''Control'' (1995).
After each album they toured Australia to promote the records. They supported international acts
Morbid Angel
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,
Fear Factory
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,
Pungent Stench
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and
Carcass
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on their tours in Australia.
In 1996 Infected released another cassette
and broke up in September.
[''The West Australian'', 8 August 1996, "Countdown For Infected" by Mark Naglazas]
Infected reformed in 2003 to record a new EP and again in 2008. After another shorter period of inactivity, 2009 saw the band play a Halloween show in Perth in support of a re-release of their album ''crawlspace'' through Western Australian label Prime Cuts Music.
Members
*James Campbell – bass guitar
*Matthew Jefferson – guitar
*Joe Kapiteyn – vocals
*Gareth Morris – drums
*Bjorg Saetre – keyboards (1995–1996)
*Robert Thorpe – keyboards (2003)
*Andrew Wright – keyboards (2008)
Discography
Albums
*''crawlspace'' (Thrust Records, December 1993)
*''CoNTRoL'' (Thrust Records, April 1995)
*''crawlspace'' (Prime Cuts Music, 2009 re-release)
EPs
*''winter'' (1992)
*''prick'' (Wild Rags, 1993)
*''TRiAL'' (1996)
*''straightwhitegod'' (Independent, 2003)
References
External links
infected Myspace page
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Australian death metal musical groups
Industrial metal musical groups
Musical groups disestablished in 1996
Musical groups established in 1992