Opprobrium (formerly known as Incubus) is an American

death metal Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...

band from

Metairie, Louisiana Metairie ( ) is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and is part of the New Orleans metropolitan area. With a population of 143,507 in 2020, Metairie is ...

, United States. The band was founded in 1986 by brothers Francis and Moyses Howard under the name Incubus. The Howards are natives of Rio de Janeiro who emigrated to New Orleans to found the band. The original incarnation featured bassist/lead vocalist Scot Latour, and the trio's 1987 demo ''Supernatural Death'' landed them a deal with the small Brutal Records imprint. Their official debut, ''Serpent Temptation'', was released in 1988; however, LaTour departed soon afterwards, leaving Francis to take over vocal duties. Incubus signed with

Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast Records is a German record label with subsidiary, subsidiaries located in Germany, the United States and Brazil. It was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Donzdorf. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on ...

in 1990 and soon released their follow-up ''Beyond the Unknown''; recording with Francis on bass as well, Incubus eventually tabbed Mark Lavenia as the full-time bassist. But shortly thereafter, in 1991, Incubus disbanded, then reappeared after a ten-year break from the music business, being forced to change their name in order to avoid confusion with newly emerging

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...

band

Incubus An Incubus () is a demon, male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have Sexuality in Christian demonology, sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. Parallels exist in many c ...

from

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. They released their album ''Discerning Forces'' on Nuclear Blast Records in 2000. The band is noted for their particular style, a

death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

crossover, combined with lyrics about death, violence and occasionally

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

references. Francis Howard and Scot Latour sang background vocals on the song "Stronger Than Hate", the third track on the

Sepultura Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band formed in Belo Horizonte in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera.Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. They were a major force in the groove metal, thrash met ...

album ''

Beneath the Remains ''Beneath the Remains'' is the third studio album by Brazilian heavy metal band Sepultura, released on April 7, 1989. It was their first release by Roadrunner Records. Continuing in the death/thrash metal vein of its predecessor ''Schizophrenia' ...

''. Francis Howard did guest session vocals on two

Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based in Tampa, Florida. The band has released sixteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radio ...

songs on the album ''

Eaten Back to Life ''Eaten Back to Life'' is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released on August 17, 1990, through Metal Blade Records. The album contains five re-recorded songs that were previously released on their ...

''. The band is currently signed to

Metal Mind Productions Metal Mind Productions (MMP) is a Polish record label founded in 1987. The label focuses on rock and heavy metal. MMP is also publisher of ''Metal Hammer'', the largest and the oldest heavy metal magazine. As a concert agency, it organises Meta ...

. On July 21, 2009, the band announced that the original bassist, Scot W. Latour, had re-joined the band, after 20 years. In 2017, there was some controversy around the band; it was thought that

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

stole riffs from the band, when they were Incubus. It was later discovered that this was not true, but this brought attention to the band. The band did not agree with the claims of plagiarism; only the record label released a statement about these claims.

Members

; Current members * Francis M. Howard - guitar, vocals (1986–present) bass (1989–1990, 2000–2009, 2011–present) * Moyses M. Howard - drums (1986–present) ; Past members * Scott W. Latour - bass, vocals (1986–1989, 2009–2011) * Mark Lavenia - bass, vocals (1990–1992) * Pete Slate - guitar (1991) * Luiz Carlos - guitar (1997–2000) * André Luiz - bass (1992–2000) Timeline

Discography

*''Serpent Temptation'' (Brutal Records, 1988) *''Beyond the Unknown'' (

, 1990) *''Discerning Forces'' (Nuclear Blast, 2000) *''Mandatory Evac'' (

, 2008) *''The Fallen Entities'' (High Roller Records, 2019)

References

External links

Opprobrium
at

MySpace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it w ...

Opprobrium
at

Discogs Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''T ...

Incubus
at

{{DEFAULTSORT:Opprobrium 1986 establishments in Louisiana American Christian metal musical groups American death metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from Louisiana Metal Mind Productions artists Musical groups established in 1986 Musical groups from New Orleans Nuclear Blast artists