The Infected
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| The Infected | ||
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 From the left, Andy-boy, Nasty Nate, Fife and Mark, 1999 or 2000.
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| Genre(s) | punk rock | |
| Years active | 1993 - 2003 | |
| Label(s) | Eugene Records | |
The Infected was a Lexington, Kentucky-based punk band, formed in 1993. The band, signed on the Eugene Records label, went through many iterations, before officially disbanding in 2003. A reunion occurred in September, 2006, but the future of the band is in doubt.
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[edit] History
The infected were formed by Nathan Waters, Robert Gunning and Brandon Faukner. This was the lineup for the limited release of "All the Shit You Hate", recorded in 1994 and 1995.
"Buff" Mike Naigec joined to play bass in 1995, and Sean Degan joined as second guitarist later on. Faukner left in late 1996, citing creative differences, and Degan was pressed into drumming.[1] This lineup released the band's first full-length studio LP, "New Defiance" and the notable 'Alano' show, bootlegs of which are one of the only known live recordings of this version of the band. This lineup was stable through the end of 1996 and is considered to be the first lineup by most fans.
Kevin Davis, former member of several local punk bands, notably 'Blatherskyte' with Nathan Waters, replaced Degan on drums in 1996. A few weeks later, Andrew "Andy-Boy" Hibpshman joined as second guitarist, but moved to bass when Naigec decided to quit the band. This lineup lasted a year.[2]
Gunning left the band in 1997, and the band was searching for a replacement guitarist for some time. Many guitarists were auditioned but none were recalled. Mark Borders, originally a member of the seminal Berea, Kentucky hardcore punk band Deep 13 eventually joined to play guitar, and the most stable lineup of the band, lasting from 1997 to 2000, was complete. The cassette EP "Progress in the Downtime", the full-length album "Tolerance for Failure", the "Floormodeled" EP, a split 7" record with local band Redheaded Stepchildren and the second installment of "All the Shit You Hate" were all produced during this time, along with the band's first cross-country tours and many regional performances.
Kevin Davis was fired, after an intervention because of his extensive drug abuse, in 2000 and was replaced by a rotating door's worth of other drummers, none of which lasted for long. Rocky Borders of Redheaded Stepchildren and Mark's brother eventually joined as drummer. This was the final lineup for the Infected, producing the unreleased studio album "All-Time Low" and the "I5" single.
[edit] Current events
Nathan Waters is currently a member of the Lexington-based emo band Squall Line (as of 2006). Mark Borders is currently in charge of Eugene Records. Rocky Borders attends the University of Pittsburgh. Andrew Hibpshman is a member of the Lexington band Kill Toby Wyatt. Robert Gunning is an independent recording studio operator in Lexington. Sean Degan is a member of the US Army. Kevin Davis has recovered from drug addiction. The fates of 'Buff' Mike Naigec and Brandon Faukner are yet unknown.
In September, 2006, the Infected played a reunion concert in order to promote the CD "Tales of the Tourtured Mind", a retrospective of material from 1996-2003. This release was pressed specifically to fund the release of “All Time Low,” which has been in hiatus due to lack of funding for three years.[3] A second show was played on September 30, 2006, also to fund the release of “All Time Low[4]”. The first show featured the drummer from the Lexington-based band the Heartthrobs, while the second has Rocky Borders returning to the lineup. These two shows, when combined with other rumors,[5] are fueling the speculation that this reunion may be more than temporary.
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[edit] Related bands
The Infected shared many members with other Lexington, Kentucky punk and hardcore bands, most notably the Redheaded Stepchildren (Rocky Borders) and Deep 13 (Mark and Rocky Borders). Kevin Davis was in the band "Blatherskyte" with Nathan Waters. Side projects were also very widespread, such as "Bitchkiller", featuring Andrew Hipschman with several ex-members of local grindcore band Ungrateful, and "Kane", which was a humorous hardcore band along the lines of Anal Cunt and Spazz, featuring the members of the Infected and Deep 13 playing instruments that they did not play in their normal band (with the exception of Mark, who played drums in Deep 13 at the time, and Tom Spalding of Deep 13, who played bass in both bands.) Both of these bands were relatively short lived, however.
[edit] Discography
Studio albums:
- New Defiance - 1996 (Independent release)
- Progress in the Downtime - 1997 (Independent release)
- Tolerance for Failure - 1998 (Eugene Records)
- All Time Low - 2003 (Eugene Records, officially unreleased)
- Tales of the Tourtured Mind - 2006 (Eugene Records)[6]
EPs and 7"s:
- All the Shit you Hate! - 1995 (10-Gallon Records)
- Infected/Redheadded Stepchildren Split 7" - 1997 (Eugene Records)
- Floormodeled E.P. - 1999 (Eugene Records)
- All the Shit you Hate Vol. 2 E.P. - 2000 (Eugene Records)
- I-5 E.P. - 2003 (Eugene Records)
Compilations:
- Fall Asleep to This, with the song "Format" - 1997 (Smart Ass Records)
[edit] References
- ^ Nathan Waters, 1998
- ^ Liner notes for Tales of a Tourtured Mind
- ^ Mark Borders, September 4, 2006
- ^ http://www.eugenerecords.com/index.php?content_id=2&channel_id=4&news_id=120
- ^ http://eugenerecords.com/msgboard/viewtopic.php?p=115802#115802
- ^ Eugene Records website. Infected CD out September 5th!. Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
