Years active 2006 (2006)– present | Labels Burning Tone | |
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Associated acts Zombies ate my Girlfriend, Mind Assault Members Chris HallAdriano RodriguesTim LeibbrandtAdrian Langeveld Past members Rob HallMark PoteJared PhillipsJarod FirmaniBarry Pieterse Similar Zombies Ate My Girlfriend, Mind Assault, Junkyard Lipstick, Bulletscript | ||
Infanteria cataclysmic oppression 2013
Infanteria is a South African thrash metal band from Cape Town formed in 2005.
Contents
- Infanteria cataclysmic oppression 2013
- History
- Musical style
- Band members
- Singles
- Isolated Existence
- Where Serpents Conquer
- References
History
Thrash metal band Infanteria started out with the brothers Chris and Rob Hall playing Metallica covers in 2005. The band was officially started in early 2006 when Barry Pieterse joined, followed shortly thereafter by Jarrod Firmani.
Infanteria have played numerous South African festivals, namely Metal4Africa's SummerFest'13 and co-headlined WinterFest'15. Infanteria played at RAMFest twice, the first time being in 2011. In 2014 they then opened for Trivium and Killswitch Engage.
Infanteria represented South Africa at Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) in August 2013, after winning local heat in Cape Town and the finals in Johannesburg.
Musical style
Infanteria's lyrical content makes many inferences to war, struggles and mortality.
Band members
Singles
Infanteria released their first single in 2008, in Hammer the Masses 2 compilation album. The second single was released in Hammer the Masses 3 in 2010.
Isolated Existence
Isolated Existence was released on 2 February 2013. Cataclysmic Oppression was the first single released from the album
Where Serpents Conquer
In July 2015, Infanteria released their sophomore album, Where Serpents Conquer via Burning Tone Records.