Hybrid (metal band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Hybrid

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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Madrid, Spain
Genre = Extreme metal Mathcore Technical death metal Brutal death Grindcore Avant garde metal
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Eyesofsound
Associated_acts = Wormed
One Last Word
Unsane Crisis
Human Mincer
Another Kind Of Death
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/hybridmetal myspace.com/hybridmetal]
Current_members = Chus Maestro
J. Oliver
Miguel
Kike
Albano Fortes
Past_members = Unai García

Hybrid is an extreme metal band formed in 2004 by musicians from other Madrid acts.

Biography

Hybrid was born in march 2004 when Chus Maestro (One Last Word and formerly in Another Kind Of Death) recruited Miguel (Human Mincer) and J. Oliver (Wormed, Unsane Crisis) to set up an extreme music project that would break down the walls of mainstream music. With Kike and Unai García they began to write the songs they later recorded in June 2005 as the band’s debut album: "Beyond Undeniable Entropy", a 6 song MCD of avant-garde, eclectic and math metal, which was released the following year by Deadwrong Records and received great reviews.cite web
url = http://www.myspace.com/hybridmetal
publisher = Myspace
title = Hybrid Biography
author =
accessdate = 2008-06-06]

The band has played live with Tool and Deftones at the Festimad Sur'06, as well as with Cephalic Carnage, Moho, Machetazo, Adrift, Looking For An Answer and Nashgul.cite web
url = http://www.xtreemmusic.com/interviews/public/view.php?id=270
publisher = Xtreem Music
title = Xtreemmusic interview
author =
accessdate = 2008-06-17]

In the beginning of 2007 Unai García was replaced by Albano as the band’s new vocalist and Hybrid entered Sadman Studio to record their first full-length album: "The 8th Plague", mastered by Alan Douches (Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan). "The 8th Plague" was released by english label Eyesofsound in August 2008.cite web
url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99152
publisher = Blabbermouth
title = Blabbermouth news archive
author =
accessdate = 2008-06-17]

Musical style

Hybrid’s music starts from an extreme technical and twisted metal in which they merge a big bunch of influences and nuances from diverse styles such as Brutal death, Mathcore, Grindcore, Black metal, Doom, Crust and also Free jazz and Latin music.cite web
url = http://www.eyesofsound.com/label/artist_profile.php?band_id=HYB
publisher = Eyesofsound
title = Hybrid profile at Eyesofsound
author =
accessdate = 2008-06-06] They normally use odd time signatures, dissonances, polyrhythms, stacatto riffing, blast beats, cuts, changes and contrasts that increase the unpredictableness of their music.Their composing method is based on the improvisation and the creative freedom.cite web
title = Hybrid interview
url = http://www.friedhof-magazine.com/entrevistas_detalle.php?nif=120
publisher = [http://www.friedhof-magazine.com/ www.friedhof-magazine.com]
accessdate = 2008-06-06
author = ] The band is also known for using different vocal ranges.

Lyrical content

Hybrid lyrics cover philosophical, sociological and spiritual themes from an apocalyptic, misanthropic and nihilistic point of view. The lyrics are written using metaphors and including references to The Bible, mythology, religion, mysticism, occultism, and psycology.cite web
title = Hybrid interview
url = http://www.pitchline-zine.com/interviews.item.php?id=000086
publisher = [http://www.pitchline-zine.com/ www.pitchline-zine.com]
accessdate = 2008-06-06
author = ]

Members

* Chus Maestro - drums, vocals
* J. Oliver - guitar, vocals
* Miguel - guitar, vocals
* Kike - bass
* Albano Fortes - lead vocals

Past members

* Unai García - lead vocals (2004 - 2006)

Discography

Studio albums

* "The 8th Plague" (2008)

EPs

* "Beyond Undeniable Entropy" (2006)

Compilations

* "Antichristmass Fest 2005" - (Mondongo Caníbale, 2005)
* "Xtreemities Vol. 6" - (Xtreem Music, 2006)
* "Madtaste Vol. 3" - (Sur Music, 2006)
* "22 Dósis de Psicoactivación" - (Rompiendo Records, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/hybridmetal Hybrid at Myspace]
* [http://grindingtheapparatus.net/forums/hybrid.html Hybrid official forum]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=72866 Hybrid at Encyclopaedia Metallum]
* [http://www.lastfm.es/music/H+Y+B+R+I+D Hybrid at Last.fm]
* [http://www.eyesofsound.com Eyesofsound label website]
* [http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=125&csid2=846&fid1=32961 Hybrid at exclaim]