Biografie Hibria is: Iuri Sanson (Vocals), Abel Camargo and Diego Kasper (Guitars), Marco Panichi (Bass) and Savio Sordi (Drums).

Defying the Rules
Back to their home town after the Against the Faceless Demo Tour Hibria decided to go further in composing an unique album, with blasting energy, tied to the roots of Heavy Metal. This concept resulted from the contact from HIBRIA with the metal heads for many years, and the perception that most of the bands in the scene were faulty in doing a Heavy Metal album “with balls”.

The single “Steel Lord on Wheels” was released in 2001 only to the local fans from Porto Alegre and pointed the direction the band was heading to. The awesome response on the city and on the Internet confirmed that the band should go further on its goal.

In 2003 the album DEFYING THE RULES was composed and the recordings were finished on 2004. It brought together Heavy Metal at its best, without any other labels, allowing a travel in time of the 80’s Heavy Metal melodic lines, the 90’s speed and the 2000’s technical skills.

To complete the album concept, Piet Sielck was chosen to mix and master it on Germany due to his rough and, at same time, innovative style. The comics’ based art-work and lyrics also contributes to make from Defying the Rules an unique album.

It was made to true Metal Bangers and puts together the elements that will allow anyone understand why the Heavy Metal style has been so addictive for many years throughout different generations.





The first demo/
Influences

Metal Heart - ´97


BIOGRAPHY

The first demo tape from Hibria was called “Metal Heart” and it was released in 1997, two months after the singer Iuri Sanson join the band. It was composed under the influence of bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Helloween, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Racer-x, Manowar and Dream Theater. After the good response to the gigs and the demo tape on the band’s hometown (Porto Alegre, Brazil), Hibria started to spread its work in Europe. The demo was air played in Metal shows and received enthusiastic reviews in zines and magazines.





Against the Faceless/
Line up

Against the Faceless
´99


In August of 1999 the band released the demo-CD “Against the Faceless” with 3 new songs, continuing the worldwide release of its work. On the new demo, Hibria showed its musical evolution resulted from the stability since 1997 of the line up and the development of the technical skills of the members.


Gigs in Europe


In August 1999, Hibria arrived in Belgium starting the named "Against the Faceless Demo Tour". The gigs took place in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic and Poland numbering 29 performances, including the metal temple “De Biebop” in Belgium. During the tour, the band got in direct contact with many fans and shared stages especially with Death Metal bands. At that time, HIBRIA got disappointment with the mainstream attitude that most of the Heavy Metal bands were taking. Nevertheless, the Death-Metal attitude would inspire HIBRIA in a definitive way.


Quelle: http://www.hibria.com/Discografie1997 - Metal Heart

1999 - Against The Faceless

2001 - Steel Lords On Wheels EP

2004 - Defying The Rules
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