Effective period / Period of releases: 1982 - 1983

Members: Mats Wigerdal, Olle Schedin, Mare Kandre, Sven Ohlman

Global Infantilists were a goth/new wave band from Sweden that only released two records in their brief life. One of the primary members was Mare Kandre, a writer who ultimately decided to dissolve this band in 1984 to concentrate on her literary craft. At 22, she released her first book, I ett annat land, which resulted in her being hailed as a genius; she would release several more books, many influenced by gothic fiction. Sadly, she died at age 43; it is largely believed to be suicide. This group is where Kandre honed her writing - the lyrics are dark and gloomy, and the vocals are full of melodramatic shrieks and cries, sounding like Siouxsie Sioux if she was a drama geek.