Hybrid was an

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band formed in 2004 by musicians from other Madrid acts.

Biography

Hybrid was formed in March 2004 when Chus Maestro (One Last Word, Supra and formerly in Another Kind Of Death) recruited members from Human Mincer and

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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 songs they later recorded in June 2005 as the band’s debut EP: '' Beyond Undeniable Entropy'', a 6-song MCD of avant-garde, eclectic math metal, which was released the following year by Deadwrong Records. The band has been playing live with Tool and Deftones at the

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Sur'06, as well as with

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, Cephalic Carnage, Textures,

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Moho,

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and Looking For An Answer between others. In the beginning of 2007 Hybrid entered Sadman Studio to record their first full-length album: '' The 8th Plague'', mastered by Alan Douches ( Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan) with artwork by Seldon Hunt ( Isis, Neurosis). '' The 8th Plague'' was released by English label Eyesofsound in August 2008. Recently the band has been writing new material and is planning a new release scheduled for 2012. A live version of one of the songs to be released was added to YouTube on March 28, 2011.

Musical style

Hybrid’s music starts from a combination of technical death metal and avant-garde

in which they merge a big bunch of influences and nuances from diverse styles such as

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, doom, crust and also free jazz and Latin music. They normally use odd time signatures, dissonances, polyrhythms,

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riffing,

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s, cuts, changes and contrasts that increase the unpredictableness of their music. Their composing method is based on the

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and the creative freedom. The band is also known for using different vocal ranges.

Lyrical content

Hybrid lyrics cover philosophical, sociological and spiritual themes from an apocalyptic,

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and

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point of view. The lyrics are written using metaphors and including references to The Bible, mythology, religion, mysticism,

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, and psychology.

Members

*Chus Maestro – drums, vocals (2004–2013) *Iván Durán – guitar (2008–2013) *Antonio Sanchez – guitar (2008–2013)

Past members

*Kike – bass (2004–2008) *J. Oliver – guitar, vocals (2004–2008) *Migueloud – guitar, vocals (2004–2008) *Unai García – vocals (2004–2007) *Albano Fortes – vocals (2007–2008) *Iago Fuentes – bass (2008–2009) *Rafa – vocals (2008–2010) *Alfonso Vicente – bass (2009–2011) *Óscar Martín – vocals (2010)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' The 8th Plague (album)'' (2008) * ''Angst'' (2013)

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) * ''Fear Candy Vol. 58'' (Terrorizer, 2008) * ''Spain Kills. Vol 8'' (Xtreem Music, 2007) * ''Various Sampler 2008'' (Eyesofsound, 2008)

References

External links

Hybrid at Myspace

Eyesofsound label website
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