Inkubus Sukkubus

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Inkubus Sukkubus performing onstage, August 6, 2005.

Inkubus Sukkubus are a British Goth rock/Pagan rock band formed in 1989 by Candia Ridley and Tony McKormack.

1 History
2 Membership
3 Discography
4 Notes and references
5 External links

[edit] History

Inkubus Sukkubus is a British goth band who have been releasing albums and touring since their formation in 1988 as Bela 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 spelled Incubus Succubus until 1995. 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 Records in late 1993 releasing Belladonna and Aconite and Wytches on Pagan Records 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,^[1] 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 religious 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 been accused of being formulaic,^{[citation needed]} and have begun experimenting with unconventional instruments such as dulcimers and more challenging song structures.

[edit] Membership

Candia Ridley.

The group consists of guitarist Tony McKormack, vocalist Candia, and bassist Adam Henderson. Ridley 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