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"I thought it was terrible. I didn’t like it. Honestly, I thought it was stupid." The story of the song that turned a cult alt funk metal band into poster boys for a music scene they absolutely despised

With one song, they suddenly found themselves at the front of a music scene they truly hated

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"We thought, 'Maybe we've taken death metal as far as it can go.'" Bungled million-dollar deals, getting wasted with Zakk Wylde and a housewrecking music video: how former extreme metal musicians made one of nu metal's biggest anthems

Unimpressed with black metal's headline-grabbing theatrics, Soil embraced their roots to make an all-time classic

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“I’m gonna play it with you and I’m gonna stay out of your way as much as I can”: The A-list comedy superstar who teamed up with two nu metal bands for the weirdest collaboration of the early 2000s

The nu metal era was a weird time

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10 terrible early 00s movies with killer nu metal soundtracks

Looking for rare System Of A Down and Limp Bizkit songs? Early 00s Hollywood had ’em

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Incubus eye October release for new album Something in the Water

Incubus' first album in eight years could be with fans in October.

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Paris Jackson defends booking a gig on anniversary of Michael Jackson's death

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris Jackson has defended her decision to perform a gig on the anniversary of her father's death later this month - insisting she does not have control of her booking schedule because she's not a headline artist.

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‘Very negative’: Michael Jackson’s daughter shuts down judgment, makes it clear she’s nobody’s punching bag

She's mastered the art of elegant savagery.

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Paris Jackson Reacts To Critics Slamming Her For Touring On Her Dad’s Death Anniversary

“So, people are mad again.”

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“We were in New York on 9/11 – it felt like the whole world was falling down”: Incubus reflect on playing two NYC shows days after the World Trade Center attacks

Brandon Boyd tells Metal Hammer about how selling out the Hammerstein Ballroom on September 15 and 16, 2001 brought “lightness in a dark period of time”

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“The whole world of rap-metal is just pathetically ridiculous. It makes me wanna throw up. It’s a horrible place to be”: How Incubus fought back against nu metal with Morning View

Incubus may have risen at the same time as nu metal, but they wanted nothing to do with it

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“These guys started the band the same year I was born – they have a whole world of history together”: How Nicole Row went from a wild ride in Panic! at the Disco to laying down the low-end in Incubus – and rerecording their biggest album

The former Panic! At The Disco bassist on the challenges she faced when replacing Ben Kenney in the alt-rock institution – and why she’s finally come around to using a pick…

Guitar World

“Some friends helped me get back on my feet. I hadn’t been on stage in a few years and I was scared about performing after losing my hearing”: Former Incubus bassist Ben Kenney returns to the stage for the first time since undergoing brain surgery

In the wake of the surgery, Kenney stepped down from the band and was officially replaced by Nicole Row

Guitar World

MAPS Drops Free Psychedelic Education And Artist-Curated Playlists - Start Your Journey Here

MAPS' "Music is the Bridge" combines curated playlists from artists like Melissa Etheridge with free psychedelic education for safe exploration.

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“If there was ever a time to get off the rollercoaster, it was going to be at the top”: Being in a band is tough – just ask bassist Dirk Lance, who left Incubus at the peak of their powers

Dirk Lance’s in-your-face bass style made him one of the most emulated bassists of a generation

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Incubus will perform Morning View in full at 2025 headline London show

Incubus are set to play their iconic 2001 album Morning View in full next year at one very special show at London's 02

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“We can’t wait to see everyone!” Sonic Temple festival announces full 2025 lineup, including Linkin Park, Bad Omens, Korn and much more

Linkin Park and Korn will join a double dose of Metallica, plus more than 100 other bands, at the Columbus weekender in May

Guitar World

“Mike shows us an acoustic demo on cassette and plays it in the car. It’s what ends up being Drive. It was a great guitar line – I just needed to get the hell out of the way of it”: OG Incubus bassist Dirk Lance on how Drive taught him to stop overplaying

Alex Katunich’s busy slap and pop basslines fueled much of the band’s early output, but in a rare new interview, he explains how their biggest hit forced him to take a step back

Guitar World

“What you think is guitar is actually me strumming chords on the bass”: When Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger brought a blockbuster new song idea to rehearsal, bassist Ben Kenney came up with the perfect bassline

Ben Kenney's bassline underwent several changes, but he says there’s one section of the band’s 2006 hit that no guitarist can replicate

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Down-bad Baldur's Gate 3 player loses 90-hour Honor Mode run to an NSFW scene that definitely wasn't worth the sacrifice

Striking deals with Incubuses isn't generally the best idea

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“We are so grateful that we had the opportunity to make music with such a talented and generous artist for two decades”: Incubus announce formal departure of bassist Ben Kenney – and unveil his official replacement

The band will play Morning View in its entirety across 10 dates in August and September, and will do so with the support of a new bass player

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“This album helped propel our little art experiment called ‘Incubus’ into a way of life." Incubus announce US tour performing Morning View in its entirety

The band will also be releasing a newly re-recorded version of the classic 2001 album

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"Halo was a hit single before we even put out the record": how a million dollar demand, distaste for black metal and bungled record deal helped Soil write a millennial metal anthem

Halo was the song that put Soil on the map, but label interference almost ended their career entirely

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10 times nu metal gloriously gatecrashed mainstream TV

From Slipknot smashing TFI Friday to bits to Evanescence beefing with 50 Cent at the Grammys, the 2000s had it all

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Google Pixel Fold review: Kind of magic yet impossible to justify

Google’s first foldable provides a shiny glimpse of the future but it’s probably not one for most people.

Guitar World

How the guitarist from Incubus ended up writing one of the biggest riffs of the 21st century… with Avicii

It may not fit into conventional riff territory, but Mike Einziger’s infectious guitar line in Wake Me Up is among the most widely heard refrains of the past two decades – yet, as the guitarist admits, he “had no idea it would do what it did”

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