History Music / Incubus

* Ben Kenney - bass, backing vocals, drums for some live performances (2003-)

* AerithAndBob: Though on their earliest releases [[note]]''Fungus Amongus'', ''Enjoy Incubus'', and ''Science''[[/note]] pretty much everyone had an odd stage name, since then most band members have gone by their common first names (Brandon, Mike, Jose, Ben), and their current DJ simply adds "DJ" before his last name (Kilmore). But former bassist Alex Katunich used the rather quirky nickname "Dirk Lance", and their former DJ Gavin Coppell used the nickname "DJ Lyfe".

* AerithAndBob: Most band members have gone by their common first names (Brandon, Mike, Jose, Ben), and their current DJ simply adds "DJ" before his last name (Kilmore). But former bassist Alex Katunich used the rather quirky nickname "Dirk Lance", and their former DJ Gavin Coppell used the nickname "DJ Lyfe".

* TakeThat: The band insists that "Megalomaniac" is ''not'' about UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, but megalomaniacs in general, though they've also said it's partially about [[Music/{{Creed}} Scott Stapp]].

* ArtifactTitle: The name Incubus seemed more appropriate for their heavier, wilder early music than for their considerably more restrained later sounds. Indeed, the band members have been less than thrilled with the name in recent times.
** Their only reason for picking that name? Randomly skimming a dictionary, and seeing its definition had the word "sex" in it.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: The end of "Circles". "Round and round and round and round and ''ROUND!!!!!!!!''"

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''A Crow Left of the Murder'' was a turn in this direction compared to its predecessor Morning View, and while it wasn't as musically heavy as their earlier album ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'', it did feature some of the band's most pointed social commentary; "Megalomaniac" being a prominent example.

* LastNoteNightmare: "The Odyssey" ends abruptly with some electronic static-like noise, creating a comparable effect to what you'd find on corrupted [=MP3=] files from file sharing services.

* MoodWhiplash: On ''Morning View'', "Echo" is a softer song that ends with a long fade-out consisting of mellow ambient noise... leading right into the loud opening chords of "Have You Ever?".

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: It happens quite a lot. The best examples are in "Clean" (where Brandon repeatedly pronounces the word like "cLAYn" for some reason) and "Have You Ever" ("unabaSHED honeSTAY would be idee-HELL"). Another prominent example is "Anna Molly", in which Brandon puts the emphasis on the second syllable (an-NA mol-LY), which ends up sounding like "anomaly" [note]Likely intentional, since it's supposed to be a play on words[/note].

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: It happens quite a lot. The best examples are in "Clean" (where Brandon repeatedly pronounces the word like "cLAYn" for some reason) and "Have You Ever" ("unabaSHED honeSTAY would be idee-HELL"). Another prominent example is "Anna Molly", in which Brandon puts the emphasis on the second syllable (an-NA mol-LY), which ends up sounding like "anomaly".

* BilingualBonus: "Pistola" is Italian slang for "penis". The song may or may not be about that.
** It's Spanish for gun too.

** Their earlier songs had a lot of these. One of Brandon's most impressive screams can be heard on the bridge of their song "New Skin", off of "S.C.I.E.N.C.E."

* NewSoundAlbum: "A Crow Left of the Murder" had a new bass player and guitarist Mike Einziger replacing his high-end guitar rig with old-school vintage gear. ''Make Yourself'' and ''If Not Now, When?'' also brought about significant changes in their sound.

** Their new album "8" is mostly alternative rock, but also has a much greater sense of pop sensibilities and electronic influence thrown in thanks to none other than Skrillex.

* PunnyName: "Anna-Molly" and possibly "A Crow Left of the Murder".

* ScareChord: "Out From Under" could classify since it begins with the quiet sound of drumsticks and then explodes with a loud screeching sound, accompanied by equally loud guitars with no warning.

** "Drive" comes right after the defiant and up-tempo "Make Yourself", making the minor-key acoustic guitars sound all the more jarring.

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: It happens quite a lot. The best examples are in "Clean" (where Brandon repeatedly pronounces the word like "cLAYn" for some reason) and "Have You Ever" ("unabaSHED honeSTAY would be idee-HELL").

* RefrainFromAssuming: "Drive", ''not'' "Whatever Tomorrow Brings".

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Incubus fuses [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubus_(band)#Musical_style a lot of diverse genres]].

* IntercourseWithYou: At least once per album. "Stellar" ("I need you to see this place/It might be the only way/That I can show you how/It feels to be inside of you") and "[[ArtificialGravity Anti-Gravity Love Song]]" are this trope... [[RecycledINSPACE In Space]]!

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They are almost all over the scale, from a 3 ("Drive", "Wish You Were Here" and the entire album "If Not Now, When?"), all the way to a 7 ("Megalomaniac", "Light Grenades")

* AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle: It happens quite a lot. The best examples are in "Clean" (where Brandon repeatedly pronounces the word like "cLAYn" for some reason) and "Have You Ever" ("unabaSHED honeSTAY would be idee-HELL").

* AbortedArc: ''Trust Fall (Side A)'' was named as such because there was ''supposed'' to be a "Side B." This project either got abandoned in favor of, or woven into, their 2017 LP called ''8''.

** The ''Trust Fall'' [=EP=] suggested they were going in this direction on their next studio album, with the title track even being a Music/{{Faith No More}} style AlternativeMetal song.

* SludgeMetal: Applies to the ''Trust Fall'' track "Make Out Party", a bizarre combination of SynthPop and slow doomy riffs.

Over the course of their career, Incubus have grown to be quite the GenreRoulette outfit - they went from Mr. Bungle[=-=]esque {{Funk|Metal}}[=/=]RapMetal mixed with {{Jazz}} and other genres, to more melodic alternative rock, at times slipping to retro, ethnic and art-rock areas. On ''If Not Now, When?'', they mellowed their sound out a bit to some less visceral modern rock. Their EP ''Trust Fall (Side A)'' and album ''[[YouAreNumber6 8]]'' are somewhat of a return to a more alternative rock-based sound.

* Brandon Boyd - lead vocals, lyrics, also played guitar, didjeridoo, djembe and other percussion in some songs, both studio and live (1991-)

* AbortedArc: ''Trust Fall (Side A)'' was named as such because there was ''supposed'' to be a "Side B." This project either got abandoned in favor of, or woven into, their 2017 LP called '8'.

* BSide: The second disc of the Monuments and Melodies album consists largely of these. Another one, not included on that album, is the ''Make Yourself'' B-side "Crowded Elevator" (which was included in an EP, "When Incubus Attacks Vol. 1").

** The ''Trust Fall'' [=EP=] suggests they will go in this direction on their next studio album, with the title track even being a Music/{{Faith No More}} style AlternativeMetal song.

* FungusHumongous: Rather, one of their albums uses the word-play.

* GenreBusting: A pretty good description of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. and especially "Deep Inside," which seamlessly jumps between acid jazz and groove metal.

* MinisculeRocking: The titular track of "Light Grenades" lasts only 2:20.

* MoodWhiplash: On ''Morning View'', "Echo" is a softer song that ends with a long fadeout consisting of mellow ambient noise... leading right into the loud opening chords of "Have You Ever?".

** Their new album "8" has plenty of alternative rock, but also some trip-hop and dubstep thrown in thanks to none other than Skrillex.

* OutOfGenreExperience: ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'' is a pretty GenreBusting album as it is, but its sixth track, "Magic Medicine", is a drum and bass track completely unlike anything else on the album.

* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Brandon Boyd's enunciation isn't usually the best (see AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle above), but "Make A Move" is probably the biggest offender, since the chorus, the bridge and few random words are the only clear parts.

* {{Squick}}: The entire last verse of "Make Yourself", where Brandon takes a metaphor for getting screwed by life to its (il)logical extreme.
--> If you let 'em fuck you
--> There will be no foreplay
--> Rest assured, they'll screw you complete
--> 'Til your ass is blue and gray

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Brandon in the videos for "Take Me To Your Leader", "Drive" and "Wish You Were Here", and several times during concerts.

* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Eight]]: They named their eighth LP... well, "8."

* LastNoteNightmare: "The Odyssey" ends abruptly with some electronic static-like noise, creating a comparable effect to what you'd find on corrupted MP3 files from file sharing services.

'''Incubus''' are an AlternativeRock band formed in 1991 in California. They released eight studio albums and two [=EP=]s (and one GreatestHitsAlbum), and have reached multi-platinum sales.

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: It happens quite a lot. The best examples are in "Clean" (where Brandon repeatedly pronounces the word like "cLAYn" for some reason) and "Have You Ever" ("unabaSHED honeSTAY would be idee-HELL").

* BookEnds: ''Light Grenades'' has "Earth to Bella", Parts 1 and 2 (though Part 1 is in the middle of the album instead of at the beginning). Averted when they are played as a single song in concert.

* IntercourseWithYou: At least once per album. "Stellar" ("I need you to see this place/It might be the only way/That I can show you how/It feels to be inside of you") and "[[ArtificialGravity Anti-Gravity Love Song]]" are this trope... [[TropesInSpace In Space]]!

* SomethingSomethingLeonardBernstein: Brandon Boyd's enunciation isn't usually the best (see AccentUponTheWrongSyllable above), but "Make A Move" is probably the biggest offender, since the chorus, the bridge and few random words are the only clear parts.

* [[YouAreNumberSix You Are Number Eight:]] They named their eighth LP... well, "8."

'''Incubus''' are an AlternativeRock band formed in 1991 in California. They released eight studio albums and two EPs (and one GreatestHitsAlbum), and have reached multi-platinum sales.

** The band worked on a 20-minute epic called "Odyssey" during the sessions for that album, but it didn't make the cut. It's split into 4 parts on the ''VideoGame/{{Halo}} 2'' soundtrack. And it's ''very'' epic.

* FunkMetal: They were one of the few bands holding the flag for this genre in the latter part of the 90s, when it had become highly unfashionable. The style was most prevalent on ''Fungus Amongus'', ''Enjoy Incubus'' and ''S.C.I.E.N.C.E.'', albums which were all inspired by Californian funk metallers such as MikePatton, {{Primus}} and RedHotChiliPeppers. Later works also sometimes touch on the LighterAndSofter variant known as funk rock.

'''Incubus''' are an AlternativeRock band formed in 1991 in California. They released seven studio albums (and one GreatestHitsAlbum), and have reached multi-platinum sales.

* ThePeteBest: DJ Lyfe was fired during the tour behind "S.C.I.E.N.C.E." for his bad attitude and purposefully sabotaging a gig by turning up the feedback on his turntables. He was unceremoniously fired after that and replaced by DJ Kilmore, who finished out the tour and has been with the band ever since. Lyfe still trolls the band occasionally online and Kilmore even had to file a restraining order against him.

Over the course of their career, Incubus have grown to be quite the GenreRoulette outfit - they went from Mr. Bungle[=-=]esque {{Funk|Metal}}[=/=]RapMetal mixed with {{Jazz}} and other genres, to more melodic alternative rock, at times slipping to retro, ethnic and art-rock areas. On ''If Not Now, When?'', they mellowed their sound out a bit to some less visceral modern rock. Their ''Trust Fall (Side A)'' EP is somewhat of a return to a more alternative rock-based sound.