Sybreed
| Sybreed | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Geneva , Switzerland |
| Genre (s) | Alternative metal |
| founding | 2003 |
| resolution | 2013 |
| Last occupation | |
Guitar , programming |
Thomas "Drop" Betrisey |
| Ales Campanelli | |
| Kevin Choiral | |
| former members | |
| Benjamin Nominet (until 2013) | |
Drums |
Alex Anxonnia (2003) |
Drums |
Dirk Verbeuren (2007) |
bass |
Luis "Burn" Da Silva Cruz (2003-2009) |
bass |
Stéphane Grand (2009-2011) |
Sybreed (a suitcase word of "synthetic breed") was an alternative metal band that was founded in Geneva , Switzerland in 2003 and disbanded in 2013.
history
Founding members were Thomas "Drop" Betrisey ( guitar ) and Benjamin Nominet ( vocals ). The two wanted a band that combined their common love for metal and electronic music . On their first album Slave Design from 2004 Alex Anxonnia ( drums ) and Luis “Burn” Da Silva Cruz ( bass ) also played. On their second album Antares , which was released on the French label Listenable Records , Dirk Verbeuren ( Soilwork , Scarve , Aborted ) played the drums as a session musician .
He was replaced on the latest album The Pulse of Awakening (2009) by Kevin Choiral, who is now a permanent member of the band. Stéphane Grand was also added on bass. Mixing - the sound engineer for the latest album was Rhys Fulber , who is best known for his work on Fear Factory (synths and sound samples) and Front Line Assembly .
On April 7, 2010, the song Doomsday Party was released for free download for the console game Rock Band . In June 2011, Stéphane Grand left the band for personal and professional reasons. He was replaced by Ales Campanelli as a permanent member of the band.
In October 2013, Sybreed announced that singer Benjamin Nominet had left the band. All tour dates have been canceled and the band wants to take a break for the time being. The final end for Sybreed is announced by the band on the official Facebook page with a graphic that reads 2003 † 2013. Former guitarist Thomas "Drop" Betrisey announced that some band members will continue to make music with the Obsydians project .
style
The band's music is characterized by mostly high tempo and a futuristic science fiction atmosphere that is achieved through samples . The music is carried by Benjamin Nominet's mostly aggressive, but sometimes clear vocals. The pace was slowed down a bit on Antares , and more clear vocals were used to give the songs more atmosphere. With The Pulse of Awakening , the band continues the direction they had already taken with Antares . The use of more samples and synthesizers is at the expense of the aggressiveness, in favor of the melody.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2004: Slave Design
- 2007: Antares
- 2009: The Pulse of Awakening
- 2012: God Is an Automaton
EPs
- 2009: AEON
- 2011: Challenger
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of September 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- Sybreed on Facebook
- Sybreed on Myspace
- Sybreed at laut.de