Erich: fuck 'em. Show those bastards who wears the trousers. I'd leave atomic war bride in a second if i had the chance.

Karoiena: nice,erich.

Erich: hey,i'm not the one with the thriving solo career.

Karoliena: thriving?! I did one album! Thats hardly "thriving"....more like "throbbing".

Erich: my turn. "Nice,karoliena".

Ryan Ross Hernandez: I can't say I'm so taken aback with the announcement of Quillington's departure from Infinite. It's a natural process, really. Some musicians are made to be faces in a band and not have egos; others are molded to be legends in their own right, and have massive egos. I'm glad to be able to say that I worked with the original Infinite line-up as a produce for their final album together, that's a true honor. The rest of Infinite are really talented guys and I'm sure they'll continue on without Eric and further grow the legend that is Infinite. Oh, I almost forget to add a trademark douchey comment. When it comes to male solo artists it's still, Ryan Ross Hernandez > Eric Quillington = Jason Smith.

OOC: Eric's going to die? Oh no!

This.. It's just awful news, I'm rendered speechless. I know my words can never get rid of your disease, but I wish you the best in life. It's good you're retiring to spend time with your loved ones, if I were in your place I'd do the same thing, spend the rest of my life in peace and happiness with my family instead of stressing myself in the music business. I wish you the best dude, this would be sad though.

-Troy Mascenon

Erich: that is horribly tragic....but pretty cool in it's way. Cancer and other mainstream diseases are such a pedestrian way to go.

Karoliena: that was terribly cruel,erich.

Erich: he seems resolved to his fate,so why should i think otherwise?

Winston: On occasion, and event happens that completely takes you by storm and leaves you thinking for a lifetime.
So was the inception of Infinite and with the retirement of one of its members, the event persists.

And so, Infinite is about to lose a piece many have always considered the most important. But, amid the bickering amongst fans on whether or not the band can truly survive without Eric Quillington, life goes on. A new, standalone single is being prepared for release, with Amelia Florentine set firmly in place as the new vocalist. Fans needn't worry about this new incarnation being too different from the band they know and love, however; in true Infinite tradition, the single has been delayed from it's initial release date of October 31st (today, incidentally) to mid-November. While not much information has been leaked about the exact nature of the musical and lyrical parts of the new song, Greg Oldson has hinted that it will be much more optimistic and uplifting than Infinite's previous work. Which isn't too much of a stretch, as this is the band that wrote Insomnia. Despite the rumored new direction, Eric Quillington has promised that the band won't become totally unrecognizable, as he explains in his own nerdy, Whovian way; "The band's going through regeneration. I'm like David Tennant, y'know? And I've just saved Wilfred from the radiation chamber thing. So I'm right in the middle of those last 20 minutes, saying goodbye to companions and one-night stands. And I'm just about to hand over the keys of the TARDIS to Matt Smith. Amelia Florentine, in case you haven't already figured it out, is Matt Smith. With a vagina."

The emotionally-raw Eric Quillington who announced to the world of his failing health several days ago has now been replaced by a similar, smiling face. In spite of (or perhaps due to) his early stages of the Huntington's disease, Eric has remained surprisingly optimistic of both his and the band's futures, however separate they may be. While he initially denied plans of a solo career after his departure from Infinite following the recording and release of their fifth album, he has recently expressed interest in perusing a solo career for a short period of time. "I think it might be a bit of fun to make a career while I slowly lose my mind," he said to a reporter with a smile betraying no hint of anger or sadness over his impeding future, "It'd be like if Gary Busey had a musical career". As Project;Prometheus' album Dividing Divinity (written and recorded with his close friend Jason Smith, naturally) has yet to be released, a musical path away from Infinite, however brief, seems increasingly likely.

As rays of light are beginning to appear through the darkness, it seems appropriate that Supernova.net should begin it's own celebration of past victories. For while Infinite has received massive acclaim for such albums as Midnight Skies, their recording career is arguably eclipsed by what they accomplished as a live act. So for two weeks, starting November 13th, videos will be posted on this website focusing on the band's greatest performances, from intimate club gigs during the days before Blue Nebula to their storming, triumphant performances at Wembley Stadium and beyond. And, no, this totally isn't a clever way of manipulating all you intelligent folks into voting for Infinite as the 'Best Live Band' at the @Chaos Awards.

But, as today is October 31st, this would be an absolutely wasted opportunity to not wish everyone reading this a Happy Halloween. Whether it's getting candy from (shifty) neighbors, TP-ing the hell out of your high school gym teacher's house, or just getting shitfaced enough at the costume party to be able to look at that chick in the 'sexy' cat outfit without wanting to gouge your eye-balls out, we hope you make this day a memorable one. Go nuts.

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Infinite has been a band of multiple stages and forms; there's the angry and dirty grunge-meets-acoustics of Blue Nebula. There's the schizophrenic, frenzied, and, when looking at it through hindsight, Huntington's inspired, Insomnia. And, most recently, Infinite (will, mostly Eric Quillington) laid down personal demons on the raw Dancing about Architecture. But it's the warm, anthemic textures of Midnight Skies that the band retreated to last night. In a small, intimate venue, the new incarnation of Infinite played for the first time in front of a 500-strong crowd. Greg Oldson and Matt Roberts were, naturally, the more comfortable out of the three. But it was, somewhat unexpectedly, Amelia Florentine who stole the show. While many die-hard fanboys of Infinite might say that allowing Amelia, rather than Greg or Matt, to sing 'Supernova' is sacrilegious to the band's past, it takes only two seconds of listening to her soulful voice to realize that Eric Quillington's faith in her is completely justified. She may not possess the sheer talent of the band's former frontman, not yet at least, but she more than makes up for it with one of the most powerful and emotive voices in modern music. But her voice isn't everything; the two songs penned by her, 'Skeletal' and 'Perfectly Saccharine', were able to stand toe-to-toe with some of Infinite's older standards. Which, of course, is no small accomplishment. But, while Amelia sang the vast majority of the songs, it's becoming increasingly clear that this new version of the band will have no leader, instead focusing on a group mentality. Matt Roberts did a campy take on 'Salt', while Greg Oldson performed a surprisingly emotional version of 'Faust'. And it's not difficult to see why that song would be the highlight of the evening. As Greg Oldson sang the lines, 'And there was only ever you and I/A pair of lights at the end of the tunnel, blurring all the shadows/And you’re already gone/Another missed opportunity waiting to be declined', it was impossible to find a dry eye in the theater. With Eric departing from the band due to health complications, an emotional anchor is now tied to most (if not all) of Infinite's previous work. It is, in many ways, as if Nirvana chose to continue after Kurt Cobain's death. While Eric is nowhere near as important as that other, more famous trio's frontman, he still holds an irreplaceable part of the fan's hearts. Which is why when Greg Oldson announces that the final song, a cover of Eric's personal all-time favorite, will be played as a tribute to their once-time frontman, the cheer that emits from the small crowd is almost deafening.

Whether or not Infinite will be forever eclipsed by their former frontman remains to be seen. But fans needn't worry about that just yet; Eric Quillington is still on-board for the band's fifth album, which is rumored to be entitled Light In Motion, named after a line from the aforementioned U2 song. But, if it's Eric Quillington's farewell to the world of Infinite, at least it's a prolonged one; Greg Oldson has recently confirmed that the piece of work, still in the very early stages of development, might be a double album. Those still holding on to the memory of Quillington can take comfort in the fact that he is still with the band, if only for a precious few months. Although Infinite hasn't yet made their 'regeneration', they are on the verge of it. But, as the band's performance showed last night, the fans have nothing to worry about.

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Ooc: that was epic. Love it!

Amy: Holy crap, that's some pretty freaking huge praise right there and it means all that much more coming from someone of your stature. Just one thing though ... the war is on ;) Haha, I'm obviously joking. Like I can compete on a lyrical level with Eric Quillington. Seriously dude, you freaking own. Thanks for the praise though it means the world to me and I'll be eagerly anticipating the fifth album, cannot wait!