Infected (HammerFall album)

Infected
Studio album by
Released18 May 2011 (Sweden)
20 May 2011 (Europe)
7 June 2011 (North America)
Recorded[1] 2010–2011, Red Level 3 Studios Nashville, ⌘-s Studios, Göteborg, Sweden
Bohus Studios Kungälv, Sweden
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length51:18
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJames Michael, Oscar Dronjak, Pontus Norgren
HammerFall chronology
No Sacrifice, No Victory
(2009)
Infected
(2011)
(r)Evolution
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Suite101[2]
AllMusic[3]

Infected is the eighth studio album by Swedish power metal band HammerFall, released on 20 May 2011 in Europe and 7 June 2011 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 6 April 2011. On 8 April 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 6 May 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 23 August 2011 and it had two tracks: "B.Y.H." and "Hol van a szó (Send Me a Sign - Hungarian Version)".[6]

  1. ^ "Infected | Hammerfall - Official Webpage". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Power Metal de la mano de "Infected", nuevo disco de HammerFall" [Power Metal from the hand of "Infected", new album HammerFall]. Suite101.net (in Spanish). 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Infected - Hammerfall". AllMusic. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Bravewords.com > News > HAMMERFALL - Infected Bonus Version Available For Pre-Order". Bravewords.com. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  5. ^ "HammerFall - Send Me a Sign - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "HammerFall - B.Y.H. - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.