Incura
| INCURA | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | theatrical metal, symphonic metal, hard rock, |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Canada, Coalition Music (Records), Inside Out/Century Media |
| Associated acts | Dislexic |
| Website | incura |
| Members | Phil Gardner - Drums Kyle Gruninger - Vocals Jim McLaren – Keys Jono Olson - Bass Gatlin Fitzgerald - Guitar |
| Past members | Royce Whittaker Adam Rosner Jeff Arnold |
INCURA is a Canadian theatrical hard-rock band based in Vancouver, BC. Their musical style is a unique blend of hard rock, prog and metal instrumentals, with high vocals. The band's name is a combination of their previous name, INVEIN, and the Cura spell from the Final Fantasy game series.
INCURA formed in Lethbridge, Alberta. Original guitar player Gatlin Fitzgerald attended Wilson Jr High School with bass player Jono Olson, and Lethbridge Collegiate Institute with Kyle during their high school years. All three musicians were heavily involved in the local music scene; Gat and Jono played in a band called "Last in Line" while Kyle performed with a band called "Dislexic". After being introduced by mutual friends from the Lethbridge scene, the trio began to jam together on a regular basis. Drummer Adam Rosner, who also attended LCI, was invited to join in on these sessions, and the group began writing music under the name "Invein."
Kyle was active in the competitive chamber choir circuit in high school, and his performance background lead him to study at the University of Lethbridge after graduation. During this time he worked to make ends meet performing stage shows and musical reviews with "New West Theatre," a professional theatre company in the area. It was here that Kyle met Jim McLaren. Jim was given a demo that the band had done, and he recorded piano tracks over top.
In 2003 the original band lineup recorded an EP, titled "A Way Out." The recording process was productive for the quartet – while Fitzgerald, Gruninger, Olson and Rosner were relatively happy with the tracks, they did not feel that "A Way Out" best represented the band artistically. Over the course of the next two years the quartet worked out their creative vision, inviting keyboard player McLaren to join the group during the recording process of their next EP, 2005's "Is Everyone Ready to Face What We're Fighting For."
Similarly, the band grew tired of the name INVEIN after the release of their 2003 EP. Though it had the right vibe for the band's new music, many other groups also used it as a moniker. The material generated for the 2005 EP by Fitzgerald, Gruninger, Olson and Rosner was highly original, and the addition of McLaren's keyboard playing marked a genre shift for the band away from more conventional metal. The group decided to change their name keeping the "IN" and adding "CURA" – a healing spell from the Final Fantasy RPGs. In that moment INCURA was born.
In 2006 all five of the members of INCURA moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. The quintet spent the next several years playing extensively and became staples in the BC hard rock scene. They recorded another EP, "swords.souls.secrets," in 2007, and shortly after its release Rosner left the group. He was replaced by a friend of the band from Lethbridge, Jeff Arnold.
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