Infected (HammerFall album)

Infected
Studio album by HammerFall
Released May 18, 2011 (Sweden)
May 20, 2011 (Europe)
June 7, 2011 (North America)
Recorded [1]June 2010 - Early 2011, Red Level 3 Studios Nashville, ⌘-s Studios, Goteborg, Sweden
Bohus Studios Kungälv, Sweden
Genre Heavy metal, Power metal
Length 51:18
Label Nuclear Blast Records
Producer James Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren
HammerFall chronology
No Sacrifice, No Victory
(2009)		 Infected
(2011)		 (r)Evolution
(2014)
Singles from Light from Above
  1. "One More Time"
    Released: April 6, 2011
  2. "Send Me a Sign"
    Released: May 6, 2011
  3. "B.Y.H"
    Released: August 23, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Suite101[2]
AllMusic[3]

Infected is the eighth studio album by the band HammerFall and was released on May 20, 2011, in Europe and June 7 of that same year in North America. It was their first album produced by James Michael and the HammerFall guitarists Oscar Dronjak and Pontus Norgren.[4] To promote the record, the song "One More Time" was released as the first official single on April 6, 2011. On April 8, 2011, Nuclear Blast Records released a limited edition picture 7" version of the single "One More Time"; the vinyl was limited to 500 copies.[4] The album entered the Swedish charts at number two.

The album's second single Send Me a Sign was released on May 6, 2011 with two tracks: "Send Me a Sign" and "Send Me A Sign (Instrumental)".[5]
The album's third single B.Y.H was released on August 23, 2011 and it has two tracks: "B.Y.H." and "Hol van a szó (Send Me A Sign - Hungarian Version)".[6]

Album cover disputes

The original album cover was supposed to be grey with a black biological hazard symbol,[7] but after considering legal actions and negative reception they decided to change it; the biohazard logo was replaced by a bloody hand. It was the first Hammerfall album cover not to feature the band's mascot, "Hector". Many fans were displeased at the removal of Hector, and had seen it as a sign that HammerFall were possibly moving away from their traditional power metal sound.[7] However, Hector does appear on the "Send Me a Sign" single from the album and the artist Samwise Didier even provides backup vocals on the main album, so this indicates that fans have not seen the last of the chivalrous mascot. The bass guitarist Fredrik Larsson commented on a live chat on the official Nuclear Blast Records website that it is not the end of Hector and he will be featured on future records and merchandise.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Patient Zero"  Dronjak, Cans 6:01
2. "B.Y.H."  Dronjak, Cans 3:47
3. "One More Time"  Dronjak, Cans 4:07
4. "The Outlaw"  Cans, Norgren 4:10
5. "Send Me a Sign" (Pokolgép cover)Cans, Pokolgép 4:00
6. "Dia De Los Muertos"  Dronjak, Cans, Larsson 5:07
7. "I Refuse"  Dronjak, Cans 4:32
8. "666 - The Enemy Within"  Dronjak, Cans 4:28
9. "Immortalized"  Dronjak, Cans 3:59
10. "Let's Get It On"  Dronjak 4:05
11. "Redemption"  Dronjak, Cans 7:02
Total length:
 51:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.hammerfall.net/releases/albums/infected/
  2. ↑ "Power Metal de la mano de "Infected", nuevo disco de HammerFall" [Power Metal from the hand of "Infected", new album HammerFall] (in Spanish). Suite101.net. May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Infected - Hammerfall". Rovi Corporation. June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Bravewords.com > News > HAMMERFALL - Infected Bonus Version Available For Pre-Order". Bravewords.com. May 10, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/Send_Me_a_Sign/306162
  6. ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/HammerFall/B.Y.H./314822
  7. 1 2 http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hammerfall-singer-doesn-t-understand-how-biohazard-could-copyright-biological-hazard-symbol/

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