By McKenna Cooley
Huddled tightly together, reassuring each other about their preparedness and love for each other, Incarnate prepares to take the stage. This homemade heavy metal band started in the Metal Alliance Club.
Incarnate started out doing covers, but now have a full length original set. They meet up and practice two to three times a week, preparing for upcoming shows and devising new music. The rockers immerse themselves into creating their music and making sure to advertise themselves to everyone they meet.
“It’s really great therapy for all of us, and a break from all of the drama and problems of high school and life,” Aryah Federico, junior, said. “We want to share that break with everyone through our music.”
Bassist Avry Stock, senior, guitarists Trevor Parrish, senior, and Justin Tejeda, 2016, singers Federico and Baylee Leinweber, senior, and drummer Gage Walker, senior, make up Incarnate.
The heavy metal rockers officially started performing together a year ago, forming in the Metal Alliance Club. Polly Walker, an artist friend, made several designs for their logo before settling on a black bird with extended wings.
Last spring, they played their biggest show at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay after being selected from hundreds of bands in the valley. They were considered to be in the top seven out of everyone who applied. They also sold the most tickets making them the winners of the “Battle of the Bands” show.
“We’re trying hard to make it in one of the world’s worst industries, so the support that Coronado students and staff have already given is so incredibly amazing that it warms all of our hearts, so thank you,” Parrish said.
Incarnate enjoys coming home to play assemblies in front of their peers, where they have overwhelming support from the entire school, as well as their family and friends. Their fan base has been growing ever since their first show. They have even seen a few fans attend multiple shows. They also have a growing number of followers on their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
“We care immensely about what we do, and all we want to do is share our music with people,” Stock said. “What we do is a form of therapy for all of us, and if we can pass on a message of healing and love to anybody we’ve done our job right.”
The band’s next show is Wednesday, Dec. 14, starting at 7 p.m. at the Vinyl inside the Hard Rock with Crash Midnight.
