Incubus
[related: Succubus]
Popular emo-alternative [1] rock band whose fame plummeted in the mid-1990's after it was revealed they participated in ritualized "circle jerk" sessions. The band's name was taken from the Late Latin term for a male demon who has sexual intercourse with sleeping or otherwise incapacited women - the female counterpart to a succubus. The prevalence of incubus-oriented mythology throughout various ancient civilizations is commonly attributed to sleep paralysis or somnambulism, though modern scholars have posited that the myth may have arisen largely as a way for rapist holymen to avoid prosecution.
- ↑ A term the band rejected, pointing towards the atypical instrumentation featured on their recordings, including djembe, sitar, bongos, and didgeridoo.