Heavy rock band, Incubus, have announced that they plan to release a seventh studio album later in 2010.
Incubus, fronted by Brandon Boyd, have not released a studio album since Light Grenades in 2006.
New songs on their Greatest Hits CD have been met with mixed reaction as the core of the band’s fans want them to return to a much more raw sound, which was evident on 1997’s Science and 1999’s Make Yourself.
The band have been separated for the last four years as each member has followed their own individual pursuits. Boyd has taken an art course, while drummer, Jose Pasillas III, has recently become a father.
Boyd explained on the band’s website that all concerned felt it was the right time for them to take a break from music and come back stronger for it in the future. Well that future is now here.
Boyd has promised that the band have already started writing new material, which they will try out during a summer tour of the United States this year. If all goes to plan, an album should be in the shops before Christmas.
There had been rumours that the band were on the verge of going their separate ways after a difference of opinion between bassist, Ben Kenney, and lead guitarist, Mike Einziger.
However, both band members have rubbished any speculation and have said that far too much was read into the hiatus the band took, which was purely innocent and necessary.
The expectation has just started to boil and if the new album hits all of the right notes then it could lead to a sell out world tour. Something the band have said they have wanted for the entirety of their careers but have never managed to pull off.
Watch this space.
