User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. they changed names to Opprobrium in 1999 Read more on Last.fm. Incubus is also a death/thrash metal band with christian lyrics. The band’s most recent album, If Not Now, When?, was released on July 12, 2011. 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.

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