Incite (band)
Incite is an American heavy metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2004. The band currently consists of Richie Cavalera (vocals), Christopher EL (bass), Lennon Lopez (drums) and Eli Santana (guitar). Frontman Richie Cavalera is best known as the stepson of former Sepultura and current Soulfly and Cavalera Conspiracy frontman Max Cavalera.
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Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Minus Head |
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Website | inciteaod |
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Incite have released two EPs, Murder (2006) and Divided We Fail (2007). They have released five full-length albums: The Slaughter (2009), the Logan Mader produced All Out War (2012), Up in Hell (2014), Oppression (2016) and Built to Destroy (2019). The band are currently signed to Minus Head Records.
History
Incite was formed in late 2004. After gigging in the local area with Richie appearing on Soulfly's album Dark Ages and Cavalera Conspiracy's Inflikted, 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 MySpace.[2] 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.[3] 2009 saw the release of début LP The Slaughter and tours supporting groups such as Soulfly and The Dillinger Escape Plan, 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 on November 20, 2012. The album was produced by former Machine Head and Soulfly guitarist Logan Mader, and has been supported by the Maximum Cavalera Tour, with Soulfly (fronted by Richie's stepfather Max Cavalera) and Lody Kong (consisting of Richie's half brothers Zyon and Igor). During this time, guitarist Dis left the band and was replaced by Gene Macazan. The song Die Alone was released as a free download by SkullsNBones on November 15, 2012.[4] A music video for the song Hopeless was released on November 29.[5]
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 and Dru Rome respectively; this lineup recorded the band's next three albums Up in Hell (2014), Oppression (2016) and Built to Destroy (2019). Shortly after the release of Built to Destroy, Rome was replaced by Eli Santana.
On January 20, 2022, the band announced that their new album titled Wake Up Dead would be released on March 25.[6] The album's release date was later postponed to April 8, 2022 because of manufacturing issues.[7]
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Timeline

Discography
- Studio albums
- The Slaughter (2009)
- All Out War (2012)
- Up in Hell (2014)
- Oppression (2016)
- Built to Destroy (2019)
- Wake Up Dead (2022)
- 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)
References
- Wise, Lauren (December 11, 2017). "The Best Hard Rock Vocalists in Phoenix". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- "Max Cavalera's Stepson Returns With More New Incite Music – Blabbermouth.net". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 17, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- INCITE'S RICHIE CAVALERA "I've Never Had One Moment Where I've Been Like 'My Dad's Max Cavalera So Fuck You All'" Metal Mouth
- INCITE EXCLUSIVE TRACK GIVEAWAY: GET "DIE ALONE" FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM, "ALL OUT WAR" ON SKULLSNBONES NOW! Archived November 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine SkullsNBones
- "Incite: 'Hopeless' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. November 29, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- "Incite To Release "Wake Up Dead" In March, Soulfly's Max Cavalera To Guest". ThePRP. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- "Incite - New Album Release Postponed, Premiere Another Single". Metal Storm. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- "INCITE". m.facebook.com.