The Itchyworms Lyrics

The Itchyworms is a Filipino rock band, formed in 2006 by Jazz Nicolas, Jugs Jugueta, Kelvin Yu, Chino Singson, Weckl Mercado, and Mikey Amistoso, known for their songs “Akin Ka Na Lang” and “Beer”.

Personnel
Current members

Jazz Nicolas – lead vocals, drums, piano, keyboards, keytar (1996–present)
Jugs Jugueta – co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, keyboards (1996–present)
Kelvin Yu – bass guitar, backing vocals (1997–present); lead guitar (1996-1997)
Chino Singson – lead guitar, backing vocals (1997–present)
Mikey Amistoso – co-lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2022–present)
Weckl Mercado – co-lead guitar, backing vocals (2022–present)
Early member

Haji Cruz – bass guitar, backing vocals (1996–1997)
History
Early years
Formed in 1996, the band consisted of Jazz Nicolas, Jugs Jugueta, Kelvin Yu (then on lead guitar) and Hadrian “Haji” Cruz (then on bass). The band performed at various school-based events and competitions with a handful of original songs and Beatles covers. Unfortunately, communication and scheduling issues forced Cruz to leave the group. This predicament forced Yu to take up the bass guitar vacancy, effectively making the band a trio.

The group continued as a trio until the middle of 1997, when a common friend in the Ateneo Musicians’ Pool recruited Chino Singson to play guitar with the group at a school event. Singson eventually went on to become a permanent member, which solidified the group’s current lineup.

In 1998 the band put together Revenge of the Unsigned, their first official CD. They did this with the help of their manager, Earnest Mangulabnan-Zabala, the Eraserheads, Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala and Romel “Sancho” Sanchez (Loquy, Cynthia Alexander). The band intended for Revenge to be their independently released debut album in the event that no major record label would sign them.

As luck would have it, then-A&R manager at Viva/Neo Records Mike Dizon (Teeth, Sandwich) got hold of Revenge. He helped push for Viva executives to sign the band and eventually release Little Monsters Under Your Bed.

Little Monsters, the band’s first major-label album, was released in 2001 and contained songs from Revenge and new compositions by Nicolas and Jugueta. The song “Antipara” was probably the most well-known song on the album. The release of the album was deemed somewhat ill-timed, as its glossy pop-rock sound was an aberration in the Korn-influenced OPM Rock landscape of the late 1990s to early 2000s.