Artist	Song
Linkin Park	What I've Done
from Minutes to Midnight (Deluxe Version) (2007)
Staind	It's Been Awhile
from Break the Cycle (2007)
Korn	Freak On a Leash
from Korn: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2004)
System of a Down	Toxicity
from Toxicity (Bonus Track Version) (2008)
Deftones	Hole In the Earth
from Saturday Night Wrist (2006)
Fuel	Hemorrhage (In My Hands)
from The Best of Fuel (2005)
Hoobastank	The Reason
from The Reason (2003)
Brand New	Jesus Christ
from The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me (2006)
The Music	Drugs
from Strength In Numbers (2008)
Alexisonfire	This Could Be Anywhere In the World
from Crisis (2006)
Ultraspank	Click
from Progress (2000)
Hundred Reasons	Falter
from Ideas Above Our Station (2002)
Sparta	Air
from Wiretap Scars (2002)
The Working Title	Something She Said
from Everyone Here Is Wrong (2008)
Gruvis Malt	Even the Scars Forget the Wounds
from ...With the Spirit of a Traffic Jam... (2002)

Comment:

You can't decipher Incubus without studying the rafter-reaching guitar licks and heart-wrenching vocals at the heart of the modern rock zeitgeist. Their fiery fusion of rap, nü-metal, and '90s alt-rock is all over Linkin Park's "What I've Done." Both bands intuitively understand how to spot-weld monolithic hooks to freight-train rhythms. Emerging at a time of transition from grunge to contemporary left-of-the-dial funk, Incubus are pioneers in bridging the gap between their gritty hardcore roots and slow-burning, stadium-sized sing-alongs. That set the stage for groups like Long Island post-hardcore/emo pioneers Brand New, whose haunting "Jesus Christ" turns inward and outward at the same time, posing more questions that it answers. At a time when the divide between the mainstream and underground couldn't be more evident, Incubus harnesses the energy of the subterraneans and supercharge it with more melody and virtuosic skill. And then there's Sacramento's Deftones, a group particularly worshiped within the same Southern California circles as Incubus. Check out "Hole In the Earth," where the Deftones' high-octane engine burrows into the darker side of the Golden State. Or look anywhere else on our Similar Sounds playlist to experience the shared DNA between Incubus and groups like Korn, System of a Down, The Working Title, Staind, and more.

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