The two Howard brothers are actually from Brazil, and immigrated to Louisiana. The band was made up of Francis Howard (guitar/vocals), Moyses Howard (drums), Andre Luiz (bass), and Luiz Carlos (guitar). A death/thrash metal band from Metairie, Louisiana. The band's most recent album, If Not Now, When?, was released on July 12, 2011.Ģ. Incubus released their first greatest hits album Monuments and Melodies in June 2009, accompanied by a tour of the United States, Japan and Canada. 1 in 2006 and has received Gold certification in the U.S. Their sixth studio album, Light Grenades, debuted at No. In 2001, Incubus became even more successful with the single ' Drive' and their follow-up album Morning View. The band earned mainstream recognition with the release of their 1999 album Make Yourself. Incubus has received both critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching multi-platinum sales, as well as releasing several successful singles. But, we were fifteen and it seemed harmless to us then, and we never changed it,' says the band. 'We really didn't want to rape women in their sleep. Mike says that the name was chosen because it sounded silly Brandon holds that it was chosen because they were teenagers and the definition had the word 'sex' in it. The band's name may seem a peculiar choice to fans, as an incubus is a type of demon that, in mythological lore, comes in the night and has sex with women while they are sleeping it seduces them in their dreams The story behind the name is that the band needed to think of a name hours before their first show and, after a few failed choices, Mike looked in a dictionary and chose 'Incubus' almost at random.

DJ Lyfe) (turntables) and Alex Katunich (a.k.a. Former members of the band include Gavin Koppel (a.k.a. Members include Brandon Boyd (vocals and percussion), Mike Einziger (guitar), Ben Kenney (bass), Jose Pasillas II (drums) and DJ Chris Kilmore (turntables). Incubus is a five-man alternative rock band formed in 1991, based in Calabasas, California. Incubus' last album, 8, was released in 2017.There are multiple artists using this name: “We have to adapt our process 'cause the albums themselves don't actually make as big a splash as they used to.” “We don't want to get stacked up in a studio making an album,” Kenney explained. We're just trying to experiment and explore what we're capable of doing, and all the while not take ourselves too seriously and just really enjoy what we get to do.”īut if you're expecting a full-length album, the band is diverting from releasing LPs. “I think the key thing is we’re having fun and we're not really trying to chase any brass ring with it. 'We have at least four songs that are completely done and at least one or two others that have videos already and a bunch of other ideas that are floating around that we might try to chip away at when we get back,' bassist Ben Kenney told Billboard last autumn. So far, the band just has a few one off shows slated for 2020 but fingers crossed that will change as new music is released.

Incubus recently celebrated 20 years of its breakthrough third album Make Yourself and wrapped up a tour supporting the anniversary at the end of last year.

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