I'm so glad to see you finally listen to Infected Rain! They're one of my favorite bands; not only are they an excellent band with a very unique sound, but on a personal level, their music got me through some really tough times. A few years ago, when I first heard this band, my mental health was really terrible. Honestly, the problems had been there my whole life, but it was around 2019 that it came to a head. I felt lost, empty; like I didn't belong in my own body. I began to realize that not only was there a disconnect between my sense of self and my lived experience, but that disconnect was so severe and had been there for so long that I felt like I didn't even know who I was; I was just going through the motions, like a hollow shell of a person. I was utterly miserable. Then I heard Infected Rain. Something in their music spoke to me on a deep, primal level. A lot of the lyrics mirrored my feelings of emptiness and uncertainty of self, but more than that, the music itself resonated with something deep within me. I honestly couldn't tell you what it was about it - I'm sure Lena's vocals were a significant part of the effect, though - but it somehow connected to the pain I felt, amplified it, and drew it up out of me. Putting on _Embrace Eternity_ and listening to the whole album in one sitting was one of the rawest, most cathartic experiences of my life. Their music was healing for me, in a strange, backwards way. It didn't make my pain lesser; it drew it up to the surface and made me feel it with such clarity that I could finally begin to understand what it _was,_ and that was the first step towards actually dealing with it. I'm in a much better place now. I realized _why_ I had felt so lost all my life. I came out as transgender. I found who I was, and what that means. I've reached the point where I can look in the mirror and see myself instead of a stranger. For the first time I can remember, I'm truly, properly happy. I've not listened to Infected Rain as much lately as I did a couple years ago. That pain is still recent enough that I'm hesitant to revisit it quite yet, and my newfound love for life has made me more drawn to more lighthearted, optimistic bands like Feuerschwanz this past year. But I feel like I owe Infected Rain a lot. They saw me through some of the darkest times of my life. Their music helped me to understand myself and move forwards to a better stage of my life. And I am _definitely_ looking forward to their new album! ...heh, sorry for just coming in here and dumping my whole life's story out like that. I know nobody asked, but this band meant so much to me; I had to share. I'd certainly love to see you react to more Infected Rain! If you're looking for suggestions on which of their songs to listen to next: _Taphephobia_ and _Orphan Soul_ definitely spring to mind.

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

First of all, thank you for taking the time to sit down and type out all your thoughts on here. And second, thank you for being so brave and honest and sharing all of that. This is one of the things I love most about music: no matter what kind of stuff we're all going through in our lives, there's something out there that can help get us through it. While I feel like I've never gone through something like you have, I also have some music that's helped me through some very difficult situations in my life. I honestly hope someone in the band sees your comment sometime. The most important thing is to be YOU, no matter what. It is impossible for any one person on the planet to please and be accepted by everyone. But at the end of the day, we can't control what people think about us anyways, so why worry about it? Being comfortable in your own skin is the most important thing to do for ourselves, and it's so amazing to hear that Infected Rain could help you do that!

@Alfwin

2 жыл бұрын

@@TankTheTech Music really is something wonderful. I think you're right; no matter who you are or what you're going through, there's some piece of music out there that can help you through it. I truly hope that everyone has a chance to hear the music that they need. I was honestly very hesitant to actually post my comment. Baring your soul on the internet is always a risky thing to do (especially if you happen to be part of a widely-persecuted minority), but I'm glad I did. As you say, being true to yourself is the most important thing!

@Zinnfo

2 жыл бұрын

I've been requesting Infected Rain for months, a year maybe. Shocked , but happy he finally checked them out. She also performs with seas on the moon. Some great songs there too

Tank, I think you will realllllly like their song Orphan Soul. Its one of my all time favorite songs across all bands and all genres

The song that hooked me from this band was Mold. That entire album is honestly a masterpiece. Their newer stuff is great but their album 86 is by far my favorite.

Lena is one of the most underrated vocalists around. Infected Rain deserve much more recognition than they receive.

You should go back and react to some of their older songs like Black Gold, Orphan Soul or Mold

@patricko9479

2 жыл бұрын

Orphan soul is insanely good.

@chrisrittaler4555

2 жыл бұрын

Orphan Soul for sure! great song!

@cap873

2 жыл бұрын

Add "Passersby" to the list. Great songs!

@gurunetbone

2 жыл бұрын

Both Orphan Soul and Mold are amazing. I still prefer Mold over OS because it is such a wild ride showing both the musician's and the vocalist's insane ranges. I love the extremes beetween crazy banging wild chaotic parts and the softer, calmer parts as they are so wide apart from each other.

@MrZatho

2 жыл бұрын

They also did that great Slayer Cover "Stain Of Mind"

A lot of Infected Rain’s songs are growers to be honest. I like the way they tend to stay away from formulaic, chuggy, riff only metal and do quite a lot of ambient build ups and dissonant bridges. Their most instantly accessible single is probably Orphan Soul - the lyrics on that one are devastating and hint at a pretty miserable childhood for whoever wrote the song followed by a defiant resurrection as a confident adult. The one take video of Lena singing Taphephobia is also a great intro into her remarkable vocals and how she can switch from that really caustic, distinctive distortion into gorgeous, almost choral cleans

Nice to see Infected Rain on here, I discovered them when they were touring with Lacuna Coil and Eluveite. That was one hell of a night, I was mostly there for Lacuna Coil but came away with two bands to feature heavily in my playlist in addition to them.

Lena from Infected Rain has grown into quite the formidable alternative model on Instagram, and also has a pretty cool KZread channel called 'Bananas' where you get a lot of behind the scenes into her life as a singer & model, tattoos, growing up in Moldova, and much more. There are also some early Infected Rain live clips on KZread that feature Tatiana Shmayluk from Jinjer singing on stage with Lena & Infected Rain as the early touring circuit for both bands overlapped and Lena & Tatiana were friends (Moldova shares a border with Ukraine).

@EcaidianTwitchTV

2 жыл бұрын

I'll save you a little time in tracking down a few clips. There are others but they are a pain in the ass to find. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mHWnqcallLDWdso.html&ab_channel=InfectedRain & kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZKGW0buvlZzNaKQ.html&ab_channel=ACIDCAT

@jamesm5883

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that was cool! Thanks for posting that!!

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

finally some support for the smaller bands. :) I love infected rain! they managed to create a wall of death in a 100 people venue xD

I only just started listening to IR about 7 months ago and saw them in concert (with a meet&greet) this September when they were touring with Butcher Babies (another new band for me this year). Lena is probably one of the greatest human beings I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. She has her own youtube channel called "Bananas" which is worth a look. Seeing them LIVE was awesome. The energy the entire band had was incredible throughout the entire show and Lena live...she blows you away. She has the sweetest voice/accent but when she gets to screaming she's a beast. Not as heavy as Tatiana, but she has we own style which took getting used to. I put her somewhere between Alissa (Arch Enemy) and Courtney (Spiritbox). And I just LOVE the tone of her cleans, sometimes sounds out of tune but when you get used to it it's magic. My travel down the IR rabbit hole started with a video of Lena and Tatiana doing an IR song called "Me Against You". That lead me to other IR songs as well as her Bananas channel. "Me Against You" and "Orphan Soul" are my 2 favorite songs. Definitely check out the lyrics for the songs. There is so much meaning behind them (but you know that already). Thanks for the reaction. Good to see a reactor with a sizable following finally give this band some exposure.

I really love their song « enslaved by a dream ». Really special one.

This band hooked me with Me Against You and At the Bottom of the Bottle Lena is one of my favorite female vocalist hands down for sure so pumped for new album

@alexlief2072

11 ай бұрын

Lena has an amazing voice

Ahh..Lena Scissorhands is just so cool! You should definitively check also her in: SEAS On THE MOON - Opium 🤘🔥 Great track 😊

Hi Tank. Been watching some of your videos for a bit. It's awesome to see more people checking out Infected Rain. they are my all time favourite. These guys deserve it for suuuure. I already know Ecdysis will be my album of the year.

Loved seeing this!! Infected Rain doesn’t get nearly the recognition they deserve. 🖤

Finally.... Thank you Tank... I love Infected Rain. If you get the chance go see them live!

I've seen them at Metal Days Festival some time ago (when it was still happening ;) ) and they are soooo good live! she's so heavily interacting with the crowd, it really was a reat listening to them live !

This band is soooo good! Love that female frontmen can just as brutal ( if not even more!) as a male fronted band! This is going to be a great reaction 🤘😆🤘

@lea-anne9133

2 жыл бұрын

Frontwoman you mean.lol

@jamesm5883

2 жыл бұрын

@@lea-anne9133 I mean that in general terms 😉

I have never heard anyone mention Otep. Respect.

Lena is really talented on top of just being a cool and interesting personality in general. There is an older concert vid of Tati performing with them on a song titled Me Against You. Definitely worth checking out in your own time or during a stream just for how much fun you can tell they are having on stage together.

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for the heads up!

Funny you keep seeing Lena over on instagram because that is exactly the way i found Infected Rain some years ago. And after that they steadily just grew more and more into my playlist and now it is one of my favorite bands. To the point that this year they where my top played band on spotify.

Thanks for checking out Infected Rain. Another song to checkout may be "Passerby". Lena definitely has a unique sound.

Black Gold by them is catchy as hell, worth a watch/listen!

I been a fan of them for over 10 yrs. I actually found them around the same time in 2010 when I found Jinjer and I have been a fan of both bands since then. As you probably can hear when/ if you listen to their older songs she is very influenced by Otep and it is more obvious in their older songs. Things changed and her voice changed around 2013 when she started with Cross, either way she have a wide range but not like Tati in Jinjer however I do love her voice and I do honestly like their older stuff more then their last stuff. Great band and they are awesome live band!

Definitely definitely check more of their stuff.

Nice intro with alot of information as usual, love it. Nice to hear Holy Roller vaguely in the background as well. :)

This one has me intrigued. Time to break my musical excavator and start digging.

Finally you came to Infected Rain! They're such an underrated band, please check them out more!

Also “Postmortem pt 1” is the new single to check out. Absolute banger.

Just gotta say thanx Tank. im discovering so much good music thx to you !

dear tank... finally, you listened to infected rain - yeeeyyyy... one of my favorite bands - and lena (singer) is such a beautiful person... you should follow them and maybe listen to my personal favorite song 'endless stairs'... best wishes from austria 🖤🤘🏻

Met them before a show back in September. Awesome people. Awesome band.

Started to love the song. Hearing the band and june 1st on their concert in Stockholm with a few days vacation in sweden. Just because of this Video. ❤🍻

you nailed it Tank they are awesome

She is blessed with one of the most epic voices in the current metal-scene and it's a real pleasure to listen to. Nice video, nice RR, keep going and LET'S GOOOO!🇩🇪👌🏿🇺🇸 p.s.: Today I've listen to the premier of Hammerfall's new single "Hammer of Dawn". It was the typical HF-sound but there was some strange gears especially one custome that looks like a hammer.😅 Maybe you could see the video, too and give some info about that!🙏🏿

Another band that I never got into, but always enjoy listening to them.

nice, i saw this band pop through a few days ago on my youtube recommended nice to see a review from em by u.

Glad a big channel finally "discover" _Infected Rain,_ they sure deserve much more love than they get, and Lena is an amazing vocalist and frontwoman. I'v been suggesting them here and there since quite some time, but no-one listen to me 😭😜 Next target: *Null Positiv* 🧐💪🔥

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

I see all of the comments and all of the suggestions, it's just difficult to fit every little thing on. But I'm glad I finally got to it!

Love Infected Rain. Lena and the band are crazy talented.

Saw them in concert with Butcher Babies. The opening band was Kaliedo which was AWESOME as well! But Infected Rain put on a great set. Their sound was true. Her voice is exceptional. Met the guitarist and bassist in the smoking area during the show. Great humble guys. Can’t wait for the new album. So check out Kaliedo from Michigan another good new band!

Pretty sure Lena has mentioned Otep being an influence, so good catch there. IR is great. Please react to more from them.

I had the luck, to see them live at Full Force Festival. Great energy! I recommend to check out the clip to the song serendipity.

Lena and Infected Rain are so good. She is my 2nd favorite female vocalist, coming in closely behind Jinjer's Tați. I hope you check out more of her stuff.

I never really got into Infected Rain, but I did check out this video when they released it, and as you mentioned, it's grown on me since then. I'll also take this opportunity to yet again plug one of my favorite bands, also female fronted - Synlakross. They're a melodic death metal band from Spain - I'd recommend starting with either Curly Wolves or Dark Seed, but for me, they're one of those bands that just doesn't have a bad song.

If you ever get a chance to see Infected Rain live, I can't suggest it enough! I got to see them a few months ago when they toured with Butcher Babies. The amount of energy they bring to the stage is insane! Made me feel high without being high if that makes any sense lol. If I were to suggest another song of theirs to react to i would go with Orphan Soul! I think you would enjoy that one.

Representing Romania here! They are cool and the fact that they break from Moldova into the world is awesome. May i request Atlas - Ukko from Finland? you will not regret listening to this!

Nice, I've tried some of their older stuff and it's never really grabed me but that was cool, a very interesting song and I'll be looking out for more from this album.

what a unique song for sure. can't think of much it reminds me of but your comparison to early Otep was kinda spot on. tho i haven't thought of Otep in forever haha

didnt hear much of theyr newer stuff , but back at the days when i had them on the radar did they have a few banger , personally ,is "me against you" my favorite song from them

I can't stop thinking about N*Sync with the whole puppet rope thing

first time listening and i like it 👍🏻

They just finished their 1st US tour with Stitched Up Heart and Butcher Babies. Saw them live, great band to check out.

At last! Infected Rain! Nice to see new material, but for me their Black Gold song demonstrates their abilities with more passion.

I'm glad you finally checked out infected rain, I recommend checking out more plus a couple other things Lena is in. She's awesome. I discovered them from KZread recommendations.,and I'm glad I took a listen because they're awesome.

Her fry vocals remind me heavily of Butcher Babies; another amazing band! *Magnolia Blvd* is a banger!

I'll be honest, the rope reminded me of the music video for Yōsei Teikoku's filament

all those little nooses tied to them, everything about this is superb

Nice reaction to my brothers from Moldova 🤘🤘🤘❤️

Lena, my favourite banshee. Unique voice indeed. Their back catalogue is worth checking.

Bass and Drums are really kicking butt here!

you realy has to check out one of thier older songs "orphan soul", this is a hard banger

You really nailed calling the song a grower, I always thought this with their songs, but never couldnt find a name for it, its the same for me with Jinjer, their are a really good band, but I never really love one of their songs the first time I listen

Awesome that you finally check tout Infected Rain. Now check out some of there others.... Enslaved by a Dream (total mind fck of a video) / Orphan Soul / Passerby....and they have many many others.

Infected Rain are super cool, I wish they were reacted to more on KZread. I really recommend their songs Orphan Soul and Mold.

You have to checkout Orphan Soul, Serendipity, Mold, Passerby and Stop Waiting by Infected Rain and Postmortem Pt 1 of course.

I first heard them a few years ago when they opened for Eluveitie and Lacuna Coil. They were fantastic. One of the very few times I've become a fan of a band when hearing them for the first time as they opened at a show.

Thank you broo for this reaction !! 🙏🤟

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Dude, THANK you for creating kick ass music!

@eugendrummer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TankTheTech 🖤

I am so happy that You finally got to them. I can recommend Orphan soul, Postmortem pt.1, Black gold, Lure, Sweet Sweet lies. Give them some love cause they are worth it. Take care and stay safe

Insane Otep vibes

So, since you asked (kinda) for suggestion, my vote goes to my IR favourite: *Taphephobia (Singthrough Video)* It's a very powerful song a good roundup of Lena's versatility.

Lena is a damn goddess, and one of the sweetest human beings I've ever had the honor to meet. Definitely catch their live show it does not disappoint!! Will always be one of my favorite bands, and their new album is gold.

Massive Otep vibes opn the vocals for me as well

Hey tank, loving the knowledge and energy you bring to each video, im assuming this will be lost, i feel like this band named All Good Things needs to be heard by more people, its a good rock band please check out for the glory

Finally, Infected Rain. Thank you. I now renew my advice: "Orphan soul" first

I need to comment again to my favourite reactor. First of all, keep doing what you're doing Tank. The gear breakdowns are giving such a big kick to the songs. That said. I got hooked on this band after asking Google to play music, and she played one of their older songs (third album if I'm not mistaken); Mold. If you decide to check it out, do pay some extra attention to the story line. Hint: it's about gamers 😂.

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Thanks for that!

Impressive band.

Orphan Soul is their best song.. gonna make you cry

wow you been missing out on a great band. amd lena has improved so much over the years. ive been hooked on them for many years now

She has also a Video featuring Heidi Shepherd of Butcherbabies> kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKCguZttfdGnmKw.html

I love Lena's voice as well. Quite unique both clean and harsh. I really loved this song the first time I heard it because of he clean section Tank pointed out. It's got a bit of classic darkwave to my ear, with the processing they chose to enhance Lena's voice and the way the music stripped down. Or maybe a bit of metal added into Love Spirals Downwards or some other female lead band you might find on Nettwerk or Projekt in the 90s.

15:25 - that's actually how human brain works, you listen to something, watch something a lot and as long as it doesn't hurt you and stuff like that you'll start accepting it. Not necessarily loving, but you learn how to appreciate things and already can see its beauty. I've noticed experiencing this actually. At first something kinda looks like too much but then when you see/listen a lot of it (not the same thing though, but similar things) you start understanding what's supposed to be good about it, accepting it. That's why I believe that every taste is acquired and people should be open minded to different forms of art.

Courtney, Tatiana, Alexis…Dude, Check out epic Metalcore band, Straight Line Stitch, Black Veil or Remission videos …Alexis Brown, the original Queen of Clean/Death Vocals…

i can only recommend the new album, it's a killer 🤘

I assume only reacting to new stuff but just for enjoyment a good older song on the lighter side is Orphan Soul. A bit heavier I'd recommend Mold. There's a video of her and Tatiana from Jinjer performing together when Tati still had dreds - sound isn't perfect and Tatiana's mic is way too low but it's a lot of fun and looks like the show was fire, literally. :)

I had checked them out before and it didn't blew me away, so I wasn't planning on watching this reaction. Then I thought, fck it why not, lets give it a second chance. I'm glad I did, this one I liked. And I had no idea they are from Moldova, to me that's pretty cool so far I didn't know any bands from there

This song to me sounds like if Otep had a baby with Chimaira. And I am all for it. The stuff IR has been doing recently has been soooooo good.

enjoy them Live please: Infected Rain - Mold (Live @ S-Klub in Olomouc, Czech Republic) 2018 / or: Infected Rain - Orphan Soul (Live @ S-Klub in Olomouc, Czech Republic) 2018

Her latest song with Heidi from Butcher babies is also a banger, especially the damn riffs.

I forgot to watch the video before the reaction like I normally do cause of work, but this was killer! I’ve been on the fence with Infected Rain cause some of the stuff I heard I didn’t totally love, but I’m firmly onboard now! Also in one of the last verses she says “You got this, you are a winner.” I swear because of her accent I hear “weiner” and I’m giggling like a 10 year old

I recommend their album 86. Two songs on there I would suggest are "Mold" and "Freaky Carnival" .

Fighter is really great but check out Stop Waiting from second LP 🤘😜 Greetings from Poland 🤘

I had heard the band name and the stage name Lena Scissorhands but never made the connection. I am interested in hearing more from them and hopefully something heavier.

Oh thx you so much for your Reaction. I hope you take we see more here from them. Maybe older stuff like - Earta Mantra or Orphan Soul. PS: Lena lives now in US next door to the Female Leadsinger Heidi Shepherd from Butcher Babies

Lena!

the rope thing reminds me of epica's storm the sorrow

Mayones guitars are so nice. I wish I could afford one!

Lena is really talented with unique touches to her voice. Check out their song Mold . It kicks A

Ok, I would have totally mistaken them for (older?) JINJER. xD Nice Song!

I'd love to see you check out some Vintersea songs like "Befallen", "Illuminated" or "the host".

Saw them a couple of years ago w/ Eluveitie and Lacuna Coil, was instantly hooked. Ever since then they're in regular rotation in my playlist. Really nice people too!

@TankTheTech

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that show would kick ass!

@Jenza82

2 жыл бұрын

@@TankTheTech It did!