Infected Rain

Biography

Infected Rain is a Moldovan heavy metal band formed in 2008 in Chișinău. They are signed to Napalm Records.

History

The group was formed in 2008 by guitarist Vadim "Vidick" Ojog, lead vocalist Elena Cataraga a.k.a. Lena Scissorhands, and disc jockey Ivan Kristioglo a.k.a. DJ Kapa. They debuted in August 2008 at a concert dedicated to Slayer. Later that month, Infected Rain took part at the Red Alert heavy metal festival in Crimea and recorded their first demo CD composed of three songs ("With Me", "Parasite", and "No Idols"). The group also held a number of concerts in Chișinău and Ukraine.
Infected Rain took part in various heavy metal festivals like Red Alert 2008, Metal Heads' Mission 2009, RockHausen 2008/2009, Fuckin'FuckFest 3, Big Up! Urban Fest 2009 (where the band took top billing), and Forest Kap 2009/2010. In the summer of 2009, they released "ЕР2009", composed of six songs (Judgmental Trap, Panika, No More, Escape, Go Away, and Homeless). The combination of female screaming, hard riffs, and electronic samples contributed to Infected Rain's individual style. In the winter of 2010 they shot their first video, for the song "Judgemental Trap×Judgemental Trap25 March 2011 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Judgemental Trap4:282Panika2:253No More3:504Escape3:215Go Away3:216Homeless5:38". The band then held a number of concerts in Moldova and Romania.
On 25 November 2011, the group released their first full-length album, Asylum×Asylum25 November 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1What You Whisper1:502The Life Game5:383Butterfly4:474Dead Mannequin3:505Voices3:366Me Against You4:387At the Bottom of the Bottle3:308Judgemental Trap4:269My Morphine3:5610Routine2:4611With Me4:1912Unwritten Letter3:2813No Idols3:2114Homeless5:4015Outro3:3316Me Against You4:38, before going on tour in Romania. In January 2012 the band's second music video was released, for the song "At the Bottom of the Bottle". In June 2012 Infected Rain performed on the same stage with well-known bands like Mötley Crüe and Dimmu Borgir. In the summer of 2012 were released two songs with their videos: "Me Against You" (collaborating with Moldova Extreme Moto Cross), and "Stop Waiting×Stop Waiting1 March 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Stop Waiting4:59". In autumn 2013 Infected Rain saw their largest tour yet, with performances in Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Bulgaria.
On 15 May 2014 they released a new full-length album titled Embrace Eternity×Embrace Eternity15 May 2014 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Falling Through Time1:032Hysterical Watches4:333Dancing Alone3:524Count to Three3:305Stop Waiting4:586Pretending to Be Happy4:317Enslaved by a Dream5:468Nothing Left2:209Silent Movie3:4510Perfectly Shining3:3511My Cage3:5512Lullaby4:1013Sweet, Sweet Lies5:1414Dancing Alone (acoustic)3:57. In the summer of 2014 the group took part at festivals like "FajtFest 2014" (in the Czech Republic), Maraton Festival, Route68 Summerfest and Rockstadt Extreme Fest 2014 in Romania, where it performed along with groups like Obituary, Behemoth, Sodom, Katatonia, The Agonist, and others. The band then embarked on a two-month tour across 12 European countries to support their new album. Next year the band released the songs Serendipity, Intoxicating, Mold, and Fool the Gravity.
On 20 April 2017 was released a new full-length album titled 86, as American English slang for getting rid of something, ejecting someone, or refusing service, which is also appeared to be the birth year of the lead vocalist Lena Sсissorhands (1986). The album features 11 tracks. The three albums were recorded in a Moldovan studio named Must Music, and were produced by Valentin Voluța and Infected Rain.
On 4 May 2023, the band announced the departure of the Babich brothers. At this date, it was also announced that a new bass player, Alice Lane, was joining the band.
Their latest album, TIME, was released on February 9, 2024.

Musical style

The lyrics for Infected Rain songs are written by Lena Sсissorhands, and they are in English. The music is composed mainly by the guitarist Vidick, with contributions from all other members. As a female frontwoman, Lena was noted for her tattoos and her strong vocals. She is coached by New York-based Melissa Cross. For her style, Lena was named by local media "the most eccentric vocalist of Moldova".

Current

Elena "Lena Scissorhands" Cataraga – vocals (2008–present)
Vadim "Vidick" Ojog – guitars (2008–present)
Eugen Voluta – drums (2012–present)
Alice Lane – bass (2023–present)

Former

Ivan Kristioglo (DJ Kapa) – disc jockey (2008–2010)
Andrei "Mednyi" – guitars (2008–2010)
Vadim Protsenko – drums (2008–2012)
Vladimir Babich – bass (2008–2023)
Sergey Babich – guitars (2010–2023)

Studio albums

Asylum (2011)
Embrace Eternity (2014)
86 (2017)
Endorphin (2019)
Ecdysis (2022)
TIME (2024)

Singles

"Stop Waiting×Stop Waiting1 March 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Stop Waiting4:59" (2013)
"Serendipity×Serendipity7 February 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Serendipity3:45" (2016)
"Intoxicating×Intoxicating1 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Intoxicating4:03" (2016)
"Mold" (2017)
"Fool the Gravity×Fool the Gravity15 January 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Fool the Gravity3:24" (2017)
"Passerby×Passerby22 February 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Passerby3:23" (2019)
"The Earth Mantra×The Earth Mantra13 June 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1The Earth Mantra4:46" (2019)
"Lure" (2019)
"Storm×Storm5 September 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Storm5:00" (2019)
"Black Gold×Black Gold10 October 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Black Gold4:10" (2019)
"Postmortem Pt. 1×Postmortem Pt. 113 October 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Postmortem Pt. 14:59" (2021)
"Fighter×Fighter11 November 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Fighter5:052Postmortem Pt. 14:59" (2021)
"The Realm of Chaos×The Realm of Chaos9 December 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1The Realm of Chaos3:432Fighter5:053Postmortem Pt. 14:59" featuring Heidi Shepherd (2022)
"Longing" (2022)
"Dying Light×Dying Light4 May 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Dying Light5:12" (2023)
"Never to Return×NEVER TO RETURN7 November 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1NEVER TO RETURN3:432DYING LIGHT5:12" (2023)
"Because I Let You×BECAUSE I LET YOU5 December 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1BECAUSE I LET YOU4:042NEVER TO RETURN3:433DYING LIGHT5:12" (2023)
"Vivarium×VIVARIUM11 January 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1VIVARIUM4:282BECAUSE I LET YOU4:043NEVER TO RETURN3:434DYING LIGHT5:12" (2024)
"Lighthouse×LIGHTHOUSE7 February 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks1LIGHTHOUSE5:232VIVARIUM4:283BECAUSE I LET YOU4:044NEVER TO RETURN3:435DYING LIGHT5:12" (2024)
"Stranger×Stranger19 March 2026 · SingleSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Stranger3:21" (2026)