Sybreed

LOLPOCALYPSE · 07-07-2011, 07:55 PM

Sybreed are what I would describe as progressive industrial metal. They are from Geneva, Switzerland (with english vocals/lyrics). A quick wiki description to make my life easier:
A mix of various components and influences of extreme metal and progressive metal that incorporates melodies and groove-based rhythms synthesised with electronic music elements. The band also utilizes complex time signatures, polyrhythmic composition, blast beats, sampling, and keyboard effects.

I am curious to see what the community's thoughts are on this band.

If you haven't heard them and want to get a good listen I would start with their second album Antares. The first album, Slave Design, is great but is more traditional industrial metal, and the third one, The Pulse of Awakening, takes the band more into the deathwave direction.

I think Sybreed is an excellent band and they have slowly become one of my favorite bands of all time. The vocals have the typical industrial feel and range from clean to high or low pitched screams and growls. The riffs are solid and catchy, and the bassist does his job well. The keyboards and electronic effects are integrated very well with the instruments and really help augment the sound rather than over/underlap it. The music has moments of texture and atmosphere that I quite enjoy, and I think as a whole the band sounds legitimately futuristic. Sybreed is a breath of fresh air for the industrial genre, if not than in new genre entirely of its own. It will be interesting to see the new deathwave approach (which made a bit of a showing in POA) that will be featured in the upcoming fourth album God is an Automaton.

Metal Connoisseur · 07-07-2011, 08:12 PM

Dirk Verbeuren is so ****ing good! Underrated session guy in an underrated band. The genre blending on Antares is effortless. Great listen. Basically Meshuggah with more synths and a wider range of vocals.

07-07-2011, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
LOLPOCALYPSE Aryan Wonder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 445	Sybreed Sybreed are what I would describe as progressive industrial metal. They are from Geneva, Switzerland (with english vocals/lyrics). A quick wiki description to make my life easier: A mix of various components and influences of extreme metal and progressive metal that incorporates melodies and groove-based rhythms synthesised with electronic music elements. The band also utilizes complex time signatures, polyrhythmic composition, blast beats, sampling, and keyboard effects. I am curious to see what the community's thoughts are on this band. If you haven't heard them and want to get a good listen I would start with their second album Antares. The first album, Slave Design, is great but is more traditional industrial metal, and the third one, The Pulse of Awakening, takes the band more into the deathwave direction. I think Sybreed is an excellent band and they have slowly become one of my favorite bands of all time. The vocals have the typical industrial feel and range from clean to high or low pitched screams and growls. The riffs are solid and catchy, and the bassist does his job well. The keyboards and electronic effects are integrated very well with the instruments and really help augment the sound rather than over/underlap it. The music has moments of texture and atmosphere that I quite enjoy, and I think as a whole the band sounds legitimately futuristic. Sybreed is a breath of fresh air for the industrial genre, if not than in new genre entirely of its own. It will be interesting to see the new deathwave approach (which made a bit of a showing in POA) that will be featured in the upcoming fourth album God is an Automaton. Last edited by LOLPOCALYPSE; 06-20-2012 at 01:46 PM.

07-07-2011, 08:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Metal Connoisseur Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 539	Dirk Verbeuren is so ***ing good! Underrated session guy in an underrated band. The genre blending on Antares* is effortless. Great listen. Basically Meshuggah with more synths and a wider range of vocals.