Incite is an American

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band from

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, formed in 2004. It consists of Richie Cavalera (vocals), Christopher "EL" Elsten (bass), Lennon Lopez (drums), and Mike DeLeon (guitar). Frontman Richie Cavalera is best known as the stepson of

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, formerly of

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and currently a member of the bands

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and

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. Incite have released two EPs, ''Murder'' (2006) and ''Divided We Fail'' (2007), and six full-length albums, ''

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'' (2009), the

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-produced '' All Out War'' (2012), '' Up in Hell'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016), '' Built to Destroy'' (2019) and ''Wake Up Dead'' (2022). The band is currently signed to

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History

Incite was formed in late 2004. After gigging in the local area with Richie appearing on

's album '' Dark Ages'' and

's ''

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'', the quartet released an EP in 2007 entitled ''Divided We Fail'', with track "Army of Darkness" being the first track posted by the group on

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. 2007 also saw an overhaul of the original Incite lineup with Richie Cavalera the sole remaining original member as he sought to make the group more professional. 2009 saw the release of debut LP ''

'' and tours supporting groups such as Soulfly and

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, however soon the group parted ways with their record label. After the group signed a deal with Minus Head Records, they began working on their sophomore effort '' All Out War'', which was eventually released in November 2012. The album was produced by former

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and Soulfly guitarist

and was supported by the Maximum Cavalera Tour, with Soulfly (fronted by Richie's stepfather

) and

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(consisting of Richie's half brothers Zyon and Igor). During this time, guitarist Dis left the band and was replaced by Gene Macazan. Drummer Zak Sofaly, bassist Luis Marrufo and guitarist Gene Macazan left Incite in 2013 for personal reasons. They were replaced by Derek Lopez, Christopher "EL" Elsten, and Dru Rome respectively; this lineup recorded the band's next three albums '' Up in Hell'' (2014), ''

'' (2016), and '' Built to Destroy'' (2019). Shortly after the release of ''Built to Destroy'', Rome was replaced by Eli Santana. The band's sixth album, titled ''Wake Up Dead'', was originally set to be released on March 25, but was postponed to April 8, 2022, because of manufacturing issues. In March 2025, Incite released a music video for "Just a Rat" as the first single from their upcoming seventh studio album ''Savage New Times'', followed a month later by "No Mercy No Forgiveness". The album is due for release on August 15, 2025.

Members

Current lineup *Richie Cavalera – vocals (2004–present) *Christopher "EL" Elsten – bass (2013–present) *Derek Lennon Lopez – drums, percussion (2013–present) *Mike DeLeon – guitars (2022–present) Former members *Eli Santana – guitars (2019–2022) *Dru "tang" Rome – rhythm guitar (2013–2019), lead guitar (2016–2019) *Brandon Brimhall – bass (2004–2007) *Matt Merisola – drums (2005–2007) *David Busch – lead guitar (2004–2007) *Nathan Bond – rhythm guitar (2004–2007) *Rafael Mata - rhythm guitar (2004-2005) *Zak Sofaly – drums (2007–2013) *Kevin "Dis" McAllister – lead guitar (2007–2012, 2013–2016), rhythm guitar (2007–2012) *Luis Marrufo – bass (2007–2013) *Gene Macazan – guitars (2012–2013) Touring members *Kieran Agnew – guitars (2020) *Ashley Currie – guitars (2020)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums *''

'' (2009) *'' All Out War'' (2012) *'' Up in Hell'' (2014) *''

'' (2016) *'' Built to Destroy'' (2019) *''Wake Up Dead'' (2022) *''Savage New Times'' (2025) EPs *''Murder'' (2006) *''Divided We Fail'' (2008) Music videos * "Divided We Fail" (2008) * "Hopeless" (2012) * "Fallen" (2014) * "WTF" (2014) * "No Remorse" (2016) * "Stagnant" (2016) * "Built to Destroy" (2018) * "Resistance" (2019) * "Just a Rat" (2025)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control American groove metal musical groups American thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from Phoenix, Arizona American musical quartets Heavy metal musical groups from Arizona