- Infectious Grooves
Infobox musical artist
Name = Infectious Grooves
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Venice, California ,United States
Genre =Funk metal ,Funkcore
Years_active = 1990-present
Label = Epic, Suicidal
Associated_acts =Suicidal Tendencies ,Jane's Addiction
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Current_members =Mike Muir Dean Pleasants Steve Brunner Tim Stewart Eric Moore
Past_members =Robert Trujillo (?)Adam Siegel (?)Stephen Perkins Josh Freese Brooks Wackerman The Infectious Grooves are a
funk metal band led bySuicidal Tendencies frontmanMike Muir . It also features former Excel guitaristAdam Siegel , ex-Suicidal Tendencies bassistRobert Trujillo (now inMetallica ), and ex-Jane's Addiction drummerStephen Perkins . To date, the project released four albums between 1991 and 2000.Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor: their albums contain comedy skits by a reptilian lover named Aladdin Sarsippius.
The Infectious Grooves have been on hiatus between the release of their fourth album, 2000's "
Mas Borracho " and 2007, having not written new material, toured or recorded, but the band's personnel have kept busy with other projects. 2008 sees the return of the band on tour with a one-month tour across Europe in April featuring Steve Brunner on bass, Eric Moore on drums, Dean Pleasants and Tim Stewart on guitars. As stated by Muir in 2006 onSuicidal Tendencies ' official website, Infectious Grooves had been working on new material. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=49084 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Album Is 'Sounding Great' ] ]Band members
Line-ups
Non-official members
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Dave Kushner - Guitar (on album #1)
*Rocky George - Guitar (on album #1)
*Dave Dunn - Keyboards (on album #1)Discography
Trivia
* The band can be seen (and heard) performing as the prom band in the 1992
Pauly Shore film "Encino Man ".
*David Silveria was recruited to play drums after Stephan Perkins left the band but turned it down to remain close to his bandmates of what would becomeKorn .References
External links
* [http://www.bozos.com/ig/ Infectious Grooves Fan Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/infectiousgroovesofficial Official Myspace Page]
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