For a while MTV was only willing to air the music video for “Megalomaniac” late in the evenings
It took them more than 50 hours to do it and the video still looks amazing (even though it was released in 1999).ġ0. Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas drew all the artwork for the video for “Drive” They have since broken that stereotype with lighter songs. Incubus first broke through to the mainstream playing at Ozzfest, which got them labeled a metal band (there is a rumor that Incubus got the Ozzfest second stage slot because they were Jack Osbourne’s favorite band). They were labeled as a metal band thanks to Ozzfest They existed as a band for some time before they gave themselves a name, having only chosen the band’s name “Incubus” when required to supply a band name for an upcoming show. Brandon Boyd’s father, Chuck Boyd, is the Marlboro ManĬhuck Boyd describes himself according to CNN as “one proud father” and it seems that charisma runs in the family. They have voiced feeling that being in close proximity to one another is important during the writing and recording process. The band believes in a very close knit recording process and lived together while recording Morning View and recorded Megalomaniac in lead guitarist, Mike Einziger’s, living room. The band lived together during the recording of Morning View This was not the case for Incubus as front man, Brandon Boyd started going to school for art, drummer, Jose Pasillas was starting a family and guitarist Mike Einziger decided to study composition. In 2008 the members needed a break and sometimes when bands need a break they don’t take it and it leads to the band breaking up. Incubus had one of the most logical hiatuses If you consider that the Internet wasn’t really a big thing back then like it is now, that’s pretty damn impressive if you ask me. This album was released in 1997 and the band toured extensively to promote it. S.C.I.E.N.C.E sold over 100,000 copies without radio or television support Their 1999 release Make Yourself has been certified as double platinum. Their first album release was 1995’s Fungus Amongus. To date the band has released 8 studio albums and have sold more than 23 million records. The band later expanded to include bassist Alex “Dirk Lance” Katunich, and Gavin “DJ Lyfe” Koppell both of whom were eventually replaced by bassist Ben Kenney and DJ Kilmore.Ģ. The band was formed in 1991 by lead vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger and drummer Jose Pasillas when they were still attending high school in Calabasas, California. Incubus have been around for longer than you think It soon becomes clear their older brother Geoffrey has fallen under the influence of a demon named Conrad, whose sadistic and sometimes sexual manipulation of the household – and uninvited invasion of Marcus’ dreams – sets the stage for the affluent family’s ultimate destruction.ĭownload your copy of “The Incubus and the Others: Ten Points, Book 1” released by Beacon Audiobooks, written by author Trent St.Here are 10 Incubus Facts you may not have known 1. His sister Flannery, a pariah for reasons only a select few seem to know about, is also begrudgingly welcomed back. Marcus returns home after the death of his father, but a dysfunctional family of characters is the least of what awaits. Most of the aristocratic, wealthy, and right-wing Lanehart family still live under one roof at Ten Points, a 197-year-old former cotton plantation in north Louisiana. He is haunted by recent loss in his personal life as well as being disowned by his family for being gay. Marcus Lanehart has lived a lonely life in San Diego. Listen to how a sadistic and sexually manipulating demon influences an aristocratic household in the newly released audiobook “The Incubus and the Others: Ten Points, Book 1” written by author Trent St.