Inkubus Sukkubus

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Inkubus Sukkubus
Inkubus Sukkubus performing onstage, August 6, 2005.
Inkubus Sukkubus performing onstage, August 6, 2005.
Background information
Origin Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Genre(s) Pagan rock
Hard rock
Gothic rock
Years active 1989 to Present
Label(s) Resurrection Records
Alice In...
Associated acts Vampire Division
Anchoress
The Screaming Dead
Website www.inkubussukkubus.com
Members
Candia Ridley
Tony McKormack
Adam Henderson

Inkubus Sukkubus are a British Pagan rock / gothic rock band formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley, Tony McKormack, and Adam Henderson

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[edit] History

Inkubus Sukkubus are a British Pagan / gothic rock band who have been releasing albums and touring since their formation in 1988 as Belas Knapp. The group quickly became a Pagan-oriented ensemble, Children of the Moon, under which name they released their first single and an album, both entitled "Beltaine". The band's present name was adopted in 1991, but was spelt Incubus Succubus until 1995[1]. After a turbulent few first years (at one point the band almost split up, leaving only Candia and Tony working together on the band as a studio project), they signed to Pagan Media[2] in late 1993 releasing Belladonna & Aconite and Wytches on Pagan Media before moving to Resurrection Records in October of 1995. In the spring of that year they changed their name to "Inkubus Sukkubus", citing numerological reasons,[3] and changed their line-up order significantly, adopting the use of a drum machine with some additional support by a bodhran instead of a dedicated human drummer, with Adam Henderson moving back to bass, the position he had originally held in the band.

The group surfaced into the mainstream several times (with the song Beltaine receiving Radio 1 airtime and with several tv appearances under their belt, mainly in the mid-nineties). This is despite their lyrical themes and beliefs: Inkubus Sukkubus are a neopagan band, known for songs about demons, vampires, faeries and other occult and supernatural themes. Their songs are largely inspired by their interest in and practice of witchcraft and paganism, which has gained them a certain notoriety and underground status as being the "voice of modern-day paganism".[citation needed] They have begun experimenting with unconventional instruments such as dulcimers and more challenging song structures.

[edit] Membership

Candia Ridley.
Candia Ridley.

The group consists of guitarist Tony McKormack, vocalist Candia, and bassist Adam Henderson. Candia is the main vocalist, but McKormack does some backing vocals, and sings one song, "Atrocity", on his own. The band employs a drum machine to fill their percussion section.

  • Candia Ridley: Vocals, Lyrics
  • Tony McKormack: Guitar, Production, Songwriting, some Vocals (Ex-Screaming Dead, Also in Vampire Division)
  • Adam Henderson: Bass

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Inkubus Sukkubus Biography, retrieved on June 9th 2007.
  2. ^ Pagan Media was a small record label based in Runcorn, England, UK. Notable primarily for releasing the original version of "Wytches" (which subsequently became rare due to a lack of distribution), they also signed UK band "Legend". Pagan Media went out of business some time about 2000, after which Resurrection Records of London re-released "Wytches", and the band released a heavily remixed version of the album's title track with added sound effects and a heavily modified end chant, as "Wytches 2002", on MP3 on the Internet to celebrate the album's revived availability.
  3. ^ Biography. Inkubussukkubus.com. URL accessed June 6, 2006.

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Inkubus Sukkubus
Albums
Belladonna & Aconite (1993)  · Wytches (1994)  · Heartbeat of the Earth (1995)  · Beltaine (1996)  · Vampyre Erotica (1997)  · Away with the Faeries (1998)  · Wild (1999)  · Supernature (2001)  · The Beast with Two Backs (2003)  · Witch Queen (2005)  · Science and Nature (2008)
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