Infectious Grooves is an American funk metal supergroup led by vocalist Mike Muir and initially a side project from his group Suicidal Tendencies. The current lineup also includes guitarists Dean Pleasants and Dave Kushner, bassist Robert Trujillo, and drummer Jay Weinberg. To date, the project released four albums between 1991 and 2000.
Infectious Grooves | |
|---|---|
 Frontman Mike Muir | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Venice, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Funk metal[1][2] |
| Years active | 1989–present (on hiatus 2000–2008) |
| Labels | |
| Spinoff of | Suicidal Tendencies |
| Members | |
| Past members | |
Muir and the band appear in the 1992 film Encino Man, playing the song "Feed The Monkey" during the film's prom scene finale.[3]
Though Muir's sense of humor was often obvious with Suicidal Tendencies, Infectious Grooves often brought out a goofier type of humor, incorporating comedy skits involving an anthropomorphic reptile named Sarsippius.[4] A mascot costume of Sarsippius was later created and often appeared during the band's live performances.[5]
The Infectious Grooves were on hiatus between the release of their fourth album, 2000's Mas Borracho, and 2007, while the band's personnel were busy with other projects. According to Muir, Infectious Grooves had been working on new material.[6] In April 2008 the band began a one-month tour across Europe, featuring Stephen Bruner on bass, Eric Moore on drums, Dean Pleasants, and Tim Stewart on guitars.
Most of the band's original lineup reunited for the Orion Music + More festival in June 2013, with ex-Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin filling in for Adam Siegel.[7]
The band is touring in 2024 with Dave Kushner on guitar and Jay Weinberg on drums.[8]
Band members
editCurrent members
edit- Mike Muir – vocals (1989–present)
- Dean Pleasants – lead guitar (1989–present)
- Robert Trujillo - bass (1989–present)
- Dave Kushner – rhythm guitar (2024–present; session 1991)
- Jay Weinberg – drums (2024–present)
Former members
edit- Adam Siegel – rhythm guitar (1989–2024)
- Stephen Perkins – drums (1989–1992)
- Brooks Wackerman – drums (1993–2024)
Touring member
edit- Jim Martin - rhythm guitar (2013; touring)
Discography
edit| Year | Title | Label | US Billboard peak[9] | Format | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move... It's the Infectious Grooves | Epic | 198 | CD |
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| 1993 | Sarsippius' Ark | Epic | 109 | CD | |
| 1993 | The Great Infectious Cover-Up | Epic | Uncharted | CD |
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| 1994 | Groove Family Cyco | Epic | Uncharted | CD | |
| 1997 | Friends & Family, Vol. 1 | Suicidal | Uncharted | CD | Compilation featuring three IG tracks |
| 1999 | Cyco Miko - Schizophrenic Born Again Problem Child | Suicidal | Uncharted | CD | Compilation featuring two IG tracks and two 'Suicidal Grooves' tracks |
| 2000 | Mas Borracho | Suicidal | Uncharted | CD | |
| 2001 | Friends & Family, Vol. 2 | Suicidal | Uncharted | CD | Compilation featuring three IG tracks |
| 2008 | Year of the Cycos | Suicidal | Uncharted | CD | Compilation featuring three IG tracks |
| 2020 | Take U on a Ride (EP) | Uncharted | EP |
References
edit- ^ Harrison, Thomas (2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-3133-6600-0.
A side project, Infectious Grooves, embraced funk metal in its brief period of fondness in the early 1990s.
- ^ Childers, Chad (October 23, 2013). "Favorite Robert Trujillo Song – Readers Poll". Noisecreep. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Encino Man - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic, retrieved December 22, 2024
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 176/7. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ "Infectious Grooves The Whisky-A-Go-Go 1/31/2014". Heavy Metal Hill. February 1, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: New Album Is 'Sounding Great' Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Infectious Grooves at Orion Music + More 2013". Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
- ^ "Infectious Grooves' 2024 Reunion Shows with Jay Weinberg". February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Infectious Grooves". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
