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BIOGRAPHY

Line-up:

  • Iuri Sanson (Vocals)
  • Abel Camargo (Guitars)
  • Diego Kasper (Guitars)
  • Benhur Lima(Bass)
  • Eduardo Baldo (Drums)

HIBRIA

HIBRIA is one of the most supported Brazilian bands by the audience, in Brazil and abroad. The band has released in 2009 their second album - The Skull Collectors. The album has been mixed and mastered in Germany, resulting in a blasting raging album made to energize, from the beginning to the end, whoever listens to it. The June (2009) issue from the Brazilian Magazine ROADIE CREW, one of Brazil's biggest magazines of music, has highlighted The Skull Collectors among the 5 best sellers in Brazil in June.

In January of 2010, HIBRIA was chosen to open METALLICA's concert, in Porto Alegre/BR, on the World Magnetic Tour’ 10, playing for 25.000 people.

In October of 2009, after their successful Collecting Skulls WTour, the band was invited to play in Japan again at LOUD PARK 2009, playing for 15.000 headbangers, sharing the stage with some of the most important Metal bands of the world such as Judas Priest, Slayer, Megadeth, Arch enemy, Napalm Death, Antrax, Childrem of Bodom, Papa Roach, among others. Besides playing at Loud Park, the band opened Megadeth's concert , in Nagoya.

In May of 2009, the band started their international tour - Collecting Skulls WTour - playing in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Canada. After the international tour, the band went back to Brazil to release the album in their hometown, Porto Alegre ( More the details on this link Tour Report ).

The band's previous album was Defying the Rules, and it brought the melodic lines from the 80's, the speed from the 90's and the 2000's musicians skills. DTR was released in Brazil, USA, Canada, Western Europe, Russia and Baltic States, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

In Japan, DTR has been a best seller in the Heavy Metal category during 6 consecutive weeks on the retailing stores HMV in Japan, being for the whole period in the first position, and it's been voted among the best of the year, both by the editors and the readers from the magazine BURRN.

In Brazil, the band has been voted as the brightest hope of 2005, according to the readers from ROCK BRIGADE, one of Brazil's biggest magazines of music, and in the last 3 years the band was among the best 10 Brazilian bands, according to the visitors from WHIPLASH.net, Brazil's most popular music Web site. Also, based on the votes from the audience, the band participated in the last edition from BMU (Brazil Metal Union). In 2008, the band reached the finals from Wacken Metal Battle in São Paulo.

Key Facts on DEFYING THE RULES:

Burrn! (Japan - 2004)
Best Tune of the year by the Editor in Chief

Reader´s Pool Results
Brightest Hope: – 2nd
Álbum: – 17th
Singer: – 39th
Bass Player: – 29th

Rock Brigade Magazine/Brazil
BRIGHTEST HOPE of the year according to the readers poll of ROCK BRIGADE magazine on 2005.

Rock Hard Magazine/Germany
“The most convincing debut album in a long time” - November/2004.

Early Days

The first demo/
Influences

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



  

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.

Steel Lord On Wheels



  

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 response on the city and on the Internet confirmed that the band should go further on its goal of making an album with balls, even though the tendency in most of nowadays bands is letting it cleaner and polished.

 

Defying the Rules


 

In 2003 the album DEFYING THE RULES was composed and the recordings were finished on 2004. It brought Heavy Metal without any other labels, bringing 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 a "Bang Your Head" Heavy Metal album under the concept of HIBRIA.

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