Hell Week: Devil Inside

INXS: Devil Inside

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INXS were a nifty pop tune machine that cranked out easy-on-the-ears hits to a welcoming US radio market that had tired of drawn-out AOR tunes from Rock's dinosaurs. Vocalist Michael Hutchence was a New Wave Jim Morrison and unfortunately, came to a similar end - in 1997, he was found dead in a Sydney hotel room, most likely the result of autoerotic asphyxiation.

Since then, the band has continued on, rotating the vocal spot with Terence Trent D'Arby, Russell Hitchcock and Jimmy Barnes.

In an odd twist, INXS threw their hat into the reality teevee ring with a contest to find a new lead singer. The winner was J.D. Fortune, who recorded and toured with the band in 2006.