The Lucid is an American hard rock group consisting of vocalist
Vinnie Dombroski
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Sponge), guitarist
Drew Fortier
Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), a ...
(ex-
Bang Tango
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History Formation (1988)
Initially the band was founded by guitarist Mark Knight and bassist Kyle Kyle in 19 ...
), bassist
David Ellefson
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Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...
(ex-
Megadeth
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), and drummer
Mike Heller
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...
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Malignancy
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,
Raven
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,
Fear Factory
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).
Background
The band was formed in early 2020 with guitarist
Drew Fortier
Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), a ...
and drummer
Mike Heller
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...
demoing song ideas for a potential new project which led to Fortier's frequent collaborator and former
Megadeth
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bassist
David Ellefson
David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth.
Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...
joining the fold with
Sponge
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vocalist
Vinnie Dombroski
Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the American rock band Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a member of se ...
following soon after to complete the line up. The four met in L.A. in July 2020 to finish recording what would eventually become their self-titled debut album ''The Lucid''. The album was produced by Heller, and mixed and mastered by Lasse Lammert.
This is David Ellefson's first post Megadeth project after being let go from the band in May 2021.
In early September 2021, The Lucid released their first single "Maggot Wind" along with a release date of October 15 for their debut album. In late September 2021, the band released their second single "Damned", followed by their third single "
Hair
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" in October.
The official music video for "Deaths of Despair" was released in January 2022; directed by Drew Fortier.
The band released their official music video for "Hair" in March 2022; it was directed by and stars
Hannah Fierman
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V/H/S
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,
Siren
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* Siren (alarm), a loud acoustic alarm used to alert people to emergencies
* Siren (mythology), an enchanting but dangerous monster in Greek mythology
Places
* Siren (town), Wisconsin
* Siren, Wisc ...
).
A tour was announced for May 2022 consisting of 7 dates; they were later canceled due to guitarist Drew Fortier's cancer diagnosis.
The official music video for Maskronaut was released in June 2022 to help raise cancer awareness due to Fortier's diagnosis. The video was directed by Michael Sarna.
In December 2022, the "Saddle Up and Ride" single was released featuring guest vocals from
Insane Clown Posse
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singer
Violent J
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.The band announced the release of a 5 track E.P. titled ''Saddle Up and Ride'' with a release date of January 27th, 2023.
Members
*
Vinnie Dombroski
Mark "Vinnie" Dombroski (born December 4, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist and main songwriter for the American rock band Sponge. He also fronted the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has been a member of se ...
- vocals (2020–present)
*
Drew Fortier
Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), a ...
- guitar (2020–present)
*
David Ellefson
David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth.
Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...
- bass (2020–present)
*
Mike Heller
Mike may refer to:
Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...
- drums (2020–present)
Discography
Singles:
* ''Maggot Wind'' (2021)
*''Damned'' (2021)
*
''Hair'' (2021)
*''Saddle Up and Ride (feat.
Violent J
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)'' (2022)
*''Mumps'' (2022)
Albums:
* ''
The Lucid
The Lucid is an American hard rock group consisting of vocalist Vinnie Dombroski ( Sponge), guitarist Drew Fortier (ex- Bang Tango), bassist David Ellefson (ex- Megadeth), and drummer Mike Heller (Malignancy, Raven, Fear Factory).
Background ...
'' (October 15, 2021)
EPs:
* ''Saddle Up and Ride'' (January 27, 2023)
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Musical groups established in 2020
American rock music groups