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Incura — www.myspace.com/incura  or http://www.incura.net 

Vancouver based quintet Incura formed in the winter of 2005 in Southern Alberta and has since garnered serious attention from the press and audiences alike. The word "genre" thrown around to categorize bands is rarely applied to Incura, as they cross between numerous styles and take influence from every musical moment they hear.
Incura has never been subject to the confines of any single musical style or genre and their live performances are always met with critical acclaim.

Lead vocalist Kyle Gruninger was born to perform on the stage. Involved in hundreds of performances as a jazz theater actor and choral singer, his unique operatic tenor voice gives the group a biting distinction that separates Incura from all the other bands. His idol and largest influence on style is the great Freddy Mercury of "Queen" and playwrights such as Andrew Lloyd Webber. Kyle is the unique front man and face of Incura who is the driving force and unforgettable operatic performer that leads this band.

Kyle is backed by a very talented band that draws out the complex metal framework that is Incura:

Jim McLaren (keyboardist, samples and bandleader) is a music theory master who holds a degree in Physics and Music Education who also plays guitar, Chapman stick and bass at a studio level. Jim scores all the ideas of the songwriting process in the studio and assumes the role of the bandleader during rehearsals. On stage he takes on the role of the stage director of the band and has the central role of triggering all the samples and effects that add the required layers to the show. He is also in charge of the behind-the-scenes electronics and the other important roles that make the show the musical experience that it is.

Gatlin Fitzgerald (guitarist) is the principal composer of Incura who draws inspiration from Japanese composers and animation. Gatlin spends hours tirelessly in his room creating the demos that become Incura songs and cites Final Fantasy musical composer Nobuo Uematsu as his principal influence. He is known for changing between multiple tunings frequently and crafting melodic riffs (many of which take years to develop and perfect). Gatlin is always recording demos and has an archive of hundreds of scratch tracks that will eventually form the next Incura record.

Jon "Jono" Olson (bassist) has an unforgettable stage presence as one who weaves in and out of all the complex time signatures and tempo changes effortlessly. Jono and Gatlin have been a songwriting duo since he first picked up the bass, giving the two the tightness and solidarity impossible to find in other groups. A noted perfectionist in the studio and in rehearsal, Jono is always listening very closely to every piece and making positive that every bass drum note and guitar harmony is perfectly in sync.

Phil Gardner (Drummer) holds the role of meshing all the different styles together and hammering out the time signatures to give the songs fluidity and rhythm. This is no trouble for the drummer who is highly skilled in the areas of hip hop, rock, metal, funk, reggae, and latin. Playing since the age of two, Phil's musical influences include drummers Carter Beauford and Tony Royster Jr. Marching band is where his inspiration and ideas come from and why he is praised for his precision, stick control, rudiments, and self-discipline when writing and performing.

These five talented individuals are no strangers to the studio setting, having recorded numerous studios demos such as "A Way Out" (2003, Tonesmith Studios, Lethbridge, Alberta) and "Is Everyone Ready to Face what we are Fighting For?" (2005, Sundae Sound Studios, Calgary, Alberta).

2007 marked the release of their debut effort "Swords.Souls.Secrets" recorded at the acclaimed Greenhouse Studios with producer Jay Evjen (Hot Hot Heat, Wide Mouth Mason, Todd Kerns) in Vancouver, Canada.

2009 release “The lost Ep” marks a stepping stone for INCURA. With powerhouse music industry veterans, such as producers Brian Howes (Hinder, Hedley) and Jeff Dawson (State of Shock, Daniel Powter), The mixing magic of Mike Fraser ( Metallica, AC/DC) INCURA's latest efforts are proving to exceed all industry expectation.

In August of 2008, INCURA won the coveted CFOX SEEDS 2008 Platinum award sponsored by Vancouver's top rock radio station CFOX. INCURA beat out over 5000 bands to reach this goal and with this honour, was awarded an opening slot with Sloan and Stone Temple Pilots among other industry advantages.

With management through “Coalition Entertainment” (Finger eleven, Our Lady Peace) and “The Agency Group” backing this 5 piece rock act, they're ready to take on anything that is placed in their path.

A favourite in their current town of Vancouver, an Incura show is always filled with fans who can't seem to get enough of their unique live performance as well as seasoned musicians taken a back by a performance with such high emphasis on musical complexity and style mixing. Deemed "operatic metal" or "math rock" by critics, no genre will entrap Incura as every future recording and performance will keep audiences and critics guessing.