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{{short description|Brazilian heavy metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = HIBRIA
| image           = Hibria Live 2019.jpg
| caption         = HIBRIA live in Porto Alegre, December 2019, at Bar Opinião
| alt             = Members of HIBRIA onstage
| landscape       = yes
| origin          = [[Porto Alegre]], Brazil
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Power metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[speed metal]]}}
}}
| years_active    = 1996–present
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]]
* Remedy Records
}}
| website         = {{URL|hibria.com}}
| current_members =
* Victor Emeka
* Abel Camargo
* Bruno Godinho
* Thiago Baumgartem
* Otavio Quiroga
| past_members    =
* Alexandre Panta
* Guga Munhoz
* Martin Estevez
* Iuri Sanson
* Renato Osorio
* Ivan Beck
* Eduardo Baldo
* Benhur Lima
* Diego Kasper
* Marco Panichi
* Savio Sordi
}}
'''HIBRIA''' is a Brazilian [[power metal]] band, known for their technicality and speed. The band cites influences from traditional metal bands such as [[Iron Maiden]] and [[Judas Priest]], [[Thrash metal music|thrash]] bands such as [[Metallica]] and [[Megadeth]], and [[Progressive metal|progressive]] bands such as [[Dream Theater]].
HIBRIA toured across Europe in 1999, in the "Against the Faceless" demo tour, playing 29 concerts through Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hibria.com/v3/eng/bio/index.php |title=Hibria Website official biography |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213073124/http://www.hibria.com/v3/eng/bio/index.php |archivedate=December 13, 2007 }}</ref> The band was on the roster to perform at [[ProgPower USA]] XVI in September 2015, which would have been their first time performing in the United States. However, they were not allowed into the country and did not get to perform. In December 2017, it was announced that Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Renato Osorio, and Ivan Beck would be leaving the band. One more release titled ''Moving Ground'', featuring this lineup, was released in February 2018 in Japan.
== Band members ==
* Abel Camargo – guitars (1996–present)
* Victor Emeka – vocals (2018–present)
* Otávio Quiroga – drums (2019–present)
* Thiago Baumgartem – bass (2020–present)
* Vicente Telles – guitars (2022–present)
=== Former members ===
* Bruno Godinho – guitars (2019–2022)
* Alexandre Panta – bass (2019–2020)
* Guga Munhoz – guitars (2018–2018)
* Martin Estevez – drums (2018–2018)
* Iuri Sanson – vocals (1997–2017)
* Renato Osorio – guitars (2012–2017)
* Ivan Beck – bass (2016–2017)
* Eduardo Baldo – drums (2005–2017)
* Benhur Lima – bass (2010–2016)
* Diego Kasper – guitars (1997–2011)
* Marco Panichi – bass (1996–2010)
* Savio Sordi – drums (1996–2005)
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Year !! Mixed by !! Produced by
|-
| ''[[Defying the Rules]]'' (#148 Japanese charts){{citation needed|date=May 2015}} || 2004 || Piet Sielck – Powerhouse (Germany) || Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi
|-
| ''[[The Skull Collectors]]'' (#62 Japanese charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/352013/products/793619/1/|title=The Skull Collectors – HIBRIA|accessdate=May 17, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|| 2008 || Achim Koehler – Indiscreet (Germany) || Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi
|-
| ''[[Blind Ride]]'' (#37 Japanese charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/352013/products/900221/1/|title=Blind Ride – HIBRIA|accessdate=May 17, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|| 2011 || Willam Putney – The Machine Shop (U.S.) || Diego Kasper
|-
| ''Silent Revenge'' (#63 Japanese charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/352013/products/1023396/1/|title=Silent Revenge|accessdate=May 17, 2015|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>
|| 2013 || Benhur Lima – HIBRIA Studios (Brazil) || Renato Osorio
|-
|''Defying the Rules: 10th Anniversary''
|2014
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|-
|''Hibria''
|2015
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|-
|''Moving Ground''
|2018
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|-
|''Me7amorphosis''
|2022
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|}
=== Demos ===
* 1997 – ''Metal Heart'' (demo)
* 1999 – ''Against the Faceless'' (demo)
== Videography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Song !! Album !! Released in
|-
| "Shoot Me Down" || ''Blind Ride''|| 2011
|-
| "Tiger Punch" || ''The Skull Collectors''|| 2009
|-
| "Steel Lord on Wheels" || ''Defying the Rules''|| 2005
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [http://www.hibria.com/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060804002552/http://hibria.com/ |date=August 4, 2006 }}
* {{Allmusic}}
* {{discogs artist}}
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[[Category:Brazilian heavy metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Brazilian power metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Speed metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1996]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Porto Alegre]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Brazil]]
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