SYBREED Bioactive Composer Reaction and Production Analysis

[@KeyOfGeebz]

LOL MY BAD - Dunno what happend to the audio at 8:55 I was talking on HOW BADASS that breakdown was - UGGGGGGG!!!

[@veteran_of_pain]

Don't get yourself down Geebz....sh!t happens....move past it with more music....like Cannibal Corpse ;) I hear Priests Of Sodom is a pick me upper

[@Djuggernaut117]

Honestly, it unintentionally came across like the breakdown was so gnarly that it knocked out your audio, got a good laugh out of me

[@cheeseontoast123]

It's all good man, I am so freaking happy you picked up this from my suggestion (I think it was a long time ago) Either way - SO HAPPY THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@cheeseontoast123]

I believe you said "That was the ballsiest break down I have ever heard on this channel, ever."

[@Boguardis]

Hey, new viewer here so I don't know if you listen to him or not, but Devin Townsend's song "Starchasm pt 2" has a cool change of tempo similar to how Sybreed mixes it up. Think it would be worth a listen for ya.

[@always-steelers]

Most underrated metal band of all time!!

[@catfishercatfishered2427]

100%

[@TKRepository]

This band is an absolute hidden gem, I'm stoked you reacted to them!

[@Suene91]

This band is a gem in metal world. I'm so proud you listened them.

[@lizethalvarez6569]

Sybreed is the best thing that could have ever happened to metal ❤. Thank you for giving them a shot!

[@Cerbeh]

Holy shit this is not a track I'd ever expect to see here! Unfortunately they broke up quite a while ago but I remember seeing them in 2010 and what a show!

[@kuzniarito1542]

Man I had exact same comment. I'm so freaking surprised, love Sybreed!

[@CygnusVoyager]

Do you happen to know if their guitarist (I think his name was Drop?) went on to any other projects?

[@loadedoutcast2804]

@@CygnusVoyager In Obsydians, he is with a new crew for each song, sounding close to the stuff he does with sybreed. In Lucifer Ascending, he is finally back with Ben (vocalist of Sybreed), altough they have a more doom sound now but I really like that, too. Drop also was bass player for Samael and is now, I think, their guitarist. And the bassist of sybreed, Ales Campanelli is in I think all of these bands, too. There you have some bands to check out :)

[@jeremyz0pt]

@@CygnusVoyager Drop and Ales (the bassist) play with Samael, the singer is my brother in law ;)

[@milenschneewei6754]

@@loadedoutcast2804 bro thanks for the info

[@Loendt]

I'm a BIG BIG fan of Sybreed. I really miss their work. For me, the best Industrial Metal band ever. Thank you for the analysis and reaction, great as always.

[@MauricioGodínez-n8f]

Without a doubt, the existentialist and technocratic lyrics, the riffs, the way of playing the drums, the perfect combination of different genres including some outside the metal scene, the different voice variations. A true hybrid. I would dare to say that it is much better than Fear Factory and Ministry, which are precursors of industrial metal. And a little below Sybreed is Mnemic.

[@AeonDaemon]

​@@MauricioGodínez-n8fmechina is also insanely good and super underrated

[@MauricioGodínez-n8f]

@@AeonDaemon yeah! Xenon is my favorite album

[@river_of_styx5565]

new sybreedjust dropped :)

[@Loendt]

@@river_of_styx5565 Yeah! Is a re-recorded version of an old song. It's great!

[@450asg]

Almost 20 years ago and this still hits hard! 🤘

[@darkamyntas3820]

This is basically Cyber Metal. A subgenre of Fear Factory-esque industrial that is more synth heavy and has djenty elements added on to boot. Any fans of Sybreed should check out Mechina and Conflict as well. Also check out Subliminal Fear's last album, total Sybreed worship and all-around amazing album.

[@johnnylemon9610]

and cypecore

[@V3xxe]

I would also suggest Mnemic!

[@swannie911]

Slave design is honestly one of the best albums I have ever heard. Synthetic Breed and Take the red pill are insane tracks.

[@bryanlenihan5012]

I love Sybreed but they were never able to capture the sound they had on Slave Design

[@swannie911]

@@bryanlenihan5012 yeah I agree. I've listened to their other album and they just lost something. Dunno if it was a change in band members that affected the writing..

[@bryanlenihan5012]

@@swannie911 It could be I love Alex's drumming on SD

[@tfwnoyandere]

​@@bryanlenihan5012 youre really missing out, their first three albums are absolute god tier

[@bryanlenihan5012]

@@tfwnoyandere What do you mean?

[@hunterrr3740]

Rusted, No Wisdom Brings Solace, Take the Red Pill, Ego Bypass Generatir, Doomsday Party, Posthuman Manifesto, Next Day Will Never Come, Revive My Wounds, Into the blackest light.... I could list bangers by Sybreed for a while. Uf you feel like checking anymore, i recommend one of these

[@Suene91]

Decoy?

[@alexandersinnott9316]

Sybreed could have been huge, they were so good!

[@Mateo-ko9kx]

Every single song by them. Every single song... Pure emotion.

[@Doc_89]

You forgot the japan only release of "Flesh-doll for Sale" - absolute banger. And lets not forget "From zero to nothing" - That is the song I will listen on repeat when im awaiting an "old friend" in my late years.

[@MauricioGodínez-n8f]

Meridian A.D it's a great song with zero to nothing

[@EikelmannRU]

My favourite band of all time. Thank you for covering them.

[@Teizhcial]

SYBREED IS THE GREATEST FUCKING BAND EVER, THEIR THIRD ALBUM ANTARES IS A MASTERPIECE PLEASE CONSIDER COVERING A SONG FROM IT IN THE FUTURE

[@BigCountry376]

I agree, I've bumped that album since it came out.

[@R...-...R]

You're right, Antares is a great album.

[@fantasitretas]

Antares is a great album, but it's their second (The Pulse of Awakening being the third)

[@cutfromstone754]

Agreed

[@hunterrr3740]

No shot you're actually reacting to Sybreed!! I fucking love these guys. So sad they're not active anymore. I wouldn't have picked this one for a reaction but it's a good one none the less

[@The1nvoker]

We've got Sybreed on the channel, hell yes Geebz! They are one of my favourite bands, they've got such an amazing and unique sound. Let me recommend some of my favourite songs by them: Ethernity Twelve Megatons Gravity Isolate Permafrost A Radiant Daybreak Next Day Will Never Come Reevolution Machine Gun Messiah (arguably their heaviest song)

[@hunterrr3740]

Definitely yeah. Machine Gun Messiah will 100% grind your brain

[@bcarlson86]

Great song...oh btw, your audio cut out @8:55

[@__Stitchy]

The audio didn't cut out, he pressed the wrong 'mute' hotkey LOL :D

[@TheSepulphagist]

Yes!!! Sybreed is my favorite band!! Check out more! Their entire discography is a masterpiece

[@gman9mm1]

Sybreed is still my favorite band! :) Glad to see some acknowledgment of them! 🖤

[@GranamyrKhan]

I love this band so much and "Cyber Metal" is the most appropriate "label" that i use to give them. Fear Factory was the band that created this style, btw.

[@joelh870]

Kinda djenty, yeah. I think these guys kinda predated the term "djent" (or at least the popularisation of it describing a whole style or genre) but I definitely always felt there was a Meshuggah influence to the riffing.

[@mcbaalgruf850]

They were very heavily influenced by Meshuggah, Fear Factory, and Devin Townsend.

[@lucianomaly7505]

YOOOO SYBREED I THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD BEEN FORGOTTEN 😭♥️😭♥️ LOVE THIS BAND SO MUCH If you like this, you absolutely must check their track "Plasmaterial." Hands down my most favorite song by them

[@kuzniarito1542]

Maaan, what a surprise! Love these guys, I'm a sucker for more Sybreed on Your channel. Definitely recommend ReEvolution, Orbital, Doomsday Party, The Line of Least Resistance. Each from every album, enjoy!

[@AnyRoadAnyTime]

Great one! Possibly my favorite recording for this style of music. What makes it so good is the fact that it's NOT over-produced like we see by so many other artists in this genre. Bioactive is truly special that way. Beautifully written, performed, and recorded.

[@Zoinks76]

Check out the rerecorded version of Bioactive that just came out! SO GOOD!

[@ronaldthomas8451]

Sybreed is my favorite band of all time!

[@dodgrblu]

Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe Melodic Death Metal from Sweden, a behemoth of a song with a sci-fi theme

[@Nniikkii-ki7mh]

my metal machine from 20 years ago till now walks in sweden. got that joke? i've never seen it

[@endlessorbaggins8223]

I like this band. Don't know why they have always been kind of under the radar and underrated. This song in particular is driving energy and pumps me up. Would be a great gym tune.

[@Shiftimusknob]

Yes! Not a lot of people know about Sybreed, one of my favorite bands in highschool thank you for checking them out! Sad they aren’t a band anymore. But the singer Ben and guitarist Drop still make music together! 🤘🏻

[@immaculatetoilet]

Shadow Domain is Ben's newest endeavor. Scratches that Sybreed itch nicely!

[@Shiftimusknob]

@@immaculatetoilet don’t forget about Lucifer Ascending! Him and Drop just dropped a new track last month it’s pretty good

[@gfjonze]

So happy to see this! I came across this track and album last year (the cover looked like my cup of tea so I clicked it) and it felt like coming home. It still gives me chicken skin after a year of listening to it at least once a week and I'm just mad that I didn't find Sybreed in 2004 cos I was dying for something like this then. As always, you got the vibe and picked out the best elements! Great job!

[@kevinschotte2106]

Cool track from a ditto band in the veins of MNEMIC, SCARVE and FEAR FACTORY! Always dig your dissections maestro! 🤘

[@louisstjacques494]

Thanks for helping me discover new music and emphasizing music I already love! Cheers!

[@noname-wz5ww]

Sybreed will never get their due. 4 albums and then they were gone, just like that. Kinda an industrial djent sound. Really unique, great band.

[@cyberthief1836]

Since you're listening to Sybreed, I can suggest "Destruction and Bliss". The track is a masterpiece from an arrangement perspective.

[@zephyr30]

Can't believe you just did a Sybreed track, Antares the next album is amazing (Dirk Verbeuren on the drums). You should do a Mnemic track soon, great band, Guillaume Bideau who was the singer on the last 3 albums, passed away a few weeks ago, it's still gutting me, he was a great guy and a great singer (Mnemic, One way mirror, Scarve)

[@Teizhcial]

Hell yes please mnemic is awesome

[@jakegomt]

Seconded. LOVE Mnemic and Guillaume's work. Still have to say the first two Mnemic albums with Michael are my favorite though. Mnemic's "Mechanical Spin Phenomenon", "The Naked and the Dead" or "Dreamstate Emergency" would each be awesome to visit.

[@zephyr30]

And you need to check Scarve too! Irradiant is one of the best extreme metal album ever.

[@fredrikhusby9448]

That last part of this song give me all kinds of emotions!❤

[@christopherpate3821]

WOW! You did Sybreed. I love these guys. I believe they are classified as industrial death metal. You should check out Emma-O off Antares too

[@Mateo-ko9kx]

They even refered to their own sound with a term "deathwave".

[@Daddyo145]

Imagine my shock when I see you did a reaction to the song that got me into music!!

[@AliceC993]

Sybreed would go on to experiment more with their sound in later albums. Things get outright _weird_ when it comes to Antares at times (the album following Slave Design)

[@thepuckmonkey]

Love all their albums but Dirk really brings something special to Antares. Love when he and Drop work together.

[@BjornEnglund123]

I just recently discovered Sybreed and have been chugging through their albums one by one. I gotta say - I'm impressed. All their albums have been a great experience for me. I also did listen to their first album last. The first time I heard Bioactive my mind was blown. Also, being a long term DnB fan, I'm a sucker for their DnB-crossover plays.

[@UncleCornPop]

These guys were a force to be reckoned with in the metal scene. played a gig with them 12 years ago and they were so loud that they blew up one of the PA speakers. AEON is one of my favourite pieces by them

[@GeminiWoods]

Love these guys. Drop, the guitarist is involved in a lot of various projects and comes up with some insane riffs and does a lot of the mixing and synth stuff. Wish I could have seen them live.

[@niemandkeiner8057]

Oh, you have to check out Celldweller - Last Firstborn. I think you'd appreciate it for sure.

[@theraildynasty_]

The best way to describe their music specially this song will be that - "it doesn't feel like this song is 18 years old, it sounds way more modern".......

[@sektyk2695]

was so surprised to see them here, they are one of my favorite bands, cheers good man

[@sargentbutternut7255]

So great to see another old dude like me, loving on a band like Sybreed. We are so lucky to have four albums by this so diversity ov music. This album is the greatest album to cycle a road bike with. I hit the trail. Throw on the headphones and fly!

[@RayTheViking]

These guys have been my favorite band hands down for the last 16 years, I still jam them every day. I'm thrilled you got around to them finally. If you want a recommendation for the next album in there line up "Antares" I would suggest the song "Isolate" as the best step from here. (In my opinion anyway)

[@brandonwilley]

Sybreed - Novembers doom - Illdisposed - The Monolith Deathcult / the real big four of metal S+ teir metal. timeless. Sybreed is music alien species and future civilizations could appreciate. A psychedelic transcendent experience in musical format.

[@Dantelemartez]

I was so happy to see You`ve done a Analysis of this track of this band particulary. I must say that Sybreed and Mnemic - both being European Industrial/Djent in the beginning 2004-2010 era have their magic. I love the amount of (almost space) ambiences that they`ve put in this track.

[@ForLorNVuLgaR]

Beeen Seeing you for a while but i didnt know you covered SB. First time here... Loved it!

[@veriahl]

The singer of the band has a new project called Shadow domain which is also excellent.

[@ginalindsey8925]

Late to the party...thanks for doing this video about them!! LOL were you able to catch the snarling and growling in the background? Love it!!

[@bradycalvert6652]

I’m glad you did this song, I love it! I found a new artist to listen to today because of you geebz, thanks :D

[@Thracian117]

Sybreed! So glad you did these guys!

[@chadcrichton7703]

I found out about these guys in like 2005. Was lucky enough to see them when they came to Denver in 2009. One of my favorite bands for sure! Very cool that you dug them Geebz! Cheers man

[@kyleledermann2473]

Do anything off of their album Antares. Maybe ego Bypass Generator or dynamic

[@sebastiank.3894]

Loved to see your reaction on this track! I enjoyed see you enjoying it. I love the entire album. Pretty sure, I suggested this or a different track of this album in the comments once or twice. So, thanks to the patreon as well who pushed this up in your list.

[@dpk1385]

Great analysis. Just discovered this band, and cannot stop listening! So good.

[@zombiespongebob6903]

awesome band... they left us too soon, hope they one day come back

[@sentenced03]

aw man this is awesome to see these guys are so under appreciated.

[@cheeseontoast123]

OMG YOU CHOSE IT!!!!!

[@JordannPB]

Such an underrated band, thanks for the video!

[@ahmd9026]

Oh man you listening underrated band these days? I still remember watching them live at euroblast. I'm lucky to see them live!

[@Lostsage01]

Sybreed!! The perfect soundtrack to a dystopian future. Check out Ego Bypass Generator or Isolate sometime, or if you want some more bass then checkout Hightech Versus Lowlife or Orbital

[@human260]

Did not expect this at all, Sybreed feels like kind of an obscure band. But they have a very interesting sound, no album of their sounds the same. The industrial almost djenty sound can be felt throughout their discography though.

[@Scarlet_Host_Guitars]

Epic! Such an awesome band! And a sad day when they called it a day! They were on the verge of cracking it! If one band needs to get back together it’s SYBREED!

[@aquadime333]

Awesome! Really underrated band

[@adamhenton6221]

Sup sup, alpha. I'm behind on my Geebz videos so I'm gonna slow burn and catch up 🤙🤘

[@thjoca30]

Is it just me, or is the second stop for his comments muted? At around 8:56

[@aaronbennack714]

No. F'ing. Way. Bungle, Beyond Creation, now Sybreed? My man Geebz. I know you're not getting a ton of requests for some of these amazing bands you review. I appreciate your willingness to take chances on stuff, and help the artists get some much deserved recognition.

[@DeagleLas]

Another band for my to-hear-list. Thanks to whoever suggested it! Still here! Awwright!

[@roverdrammen3977]

I love Sybreed, too bad the band dismantled a while ago. Anyway, I'm glad to see them on here. I'd recommend you a song called Lazarus by Hacride, they are in the same vein. Also, we need Archetype by Fear Factory on this channel!

[@monkeyfarm]

Have you done anything from Ministry yet? Doesnt sound like this, but reminded me of them for some reason (try 'Psalm 69' album).

[@OleksandrProkhorovskyi]

if you like it you should listen more of Sybreed. They have a lot of such hits.

[@notchjohnson2540]

Such a banger! Stable on the hypelist for running :>

[@garymorgan9007]

Geebz, love your videos/channel. I know you’ve done some TesseracT already but, could you please do “King”? I think you’d really love it! 🤘🏼

[@HairgelAddict]

Very surprised to see this underrated band here! Gonna echo some of the other commenters and also recommend Fear Factory, Self Bias Resistor is my favorite of their songs!

[@JonasTOOL]

OMG how did i missed this one. One of my favs Industrial Metal bands. If you want check The Interbeing from Denmark

[@dodgrblu]

Haven't heard this band name in quite a while, let's go!

[@Eric998765]

This band reminds me of a lot of the Swedish bands like In Flames and Sonic Syndicate

[@TomasGuerrero-n5h]

My favorite band of all time

[@DefectivePieceofChalk]

I'm sure what you said from 8:55 onwards was very insightful. However, I am not a particularly skilled lip reader.

[@miguelryde5654]

Not to mention they we're around 17y old when this record came out!!

[@johnnylemon9610]

heh, i happened to be listening to them when i logged in and saw this was posted. this would be considered cyber metal, a sub-genre of industrial. industrial generally shys away from solos, btw, so thats partly why there wasnt one. if you like this, then i think youll also really like mechina, who i think ive mentioned a few times. whereas sybreed are sorta fear factory meets meshuggah as someone mentioned, mechina are more fear factory meets nightwish, but with even more djenty guitars. also a LOT going on in their music. i strongly recommend checking out either starscape or impact proxy. another awesome cyber metal band that youll probably also like is black light discipline. check out the song on fire.

[@corbie-lynnworth2035]

Spoon Lady.... Is mind-blowing, check her out... On another note..song I discovered as a child listening to my Father's LPs... Patches Classic 70s Soul

[@paule1624]

Djent before djent was a thing. But it's definitely djent

[@michaelkane7763]

Sybreed is an amazing band!!!

[@burningtheevidence8038]

Talking about Patreon: did Geebz ever do a The Omnific track on patreon? They are the perfect band for his bass obsession :D

[@JamesFenczik]

one of my all time favorite bands - highly recommend MNEMIC!

[@silberwald5469]

I love the ending of bioactive.

[@benbignell]

You should react to more kadinja, any song is amazing

[@Deilwynna]

there is a band from a currently controversial country that is very similar to sybreed, the russian cyber metal band illidiance. illidiance started as a black metal band but it evolved into more melodic death metal compositions which then continued to evolve into the much more synth heavy cyber metal with their latest releases. personal favourite illidance song is boiling point

[@cirick1696]

Please do Emma-0 or Ego Bypass Generator by them next!!! Thanks for this Geebz!

[@Lost_Hwasal]

Sybreed was basically cyberpunk metal. They definitely have djent elements, but this was really when djent was in its infancy. Party of what makes metal so great is its not vocal forward music, vocals are just another instrument. I think metal and genres like house or early styles of edm have a lot in common.

[@obnoxiousdave]

Love Sybreed man

[@corbie-lynnworth2035]

While my guitar gently weeps tribute by Petty, Winwood, Prince +++

[@tfwnoyandere]

you should try their song challenger or electronegative, masterful compositions and performances

[@R0B3RTP4UL50N]

Sybreed is fucking flames man

[@БибаБоба-б8ф]

My favorite from them.

[@Oceanz08]

If you want to listen to a banger doomsday party is something you definitely need to look at

[@BigCountry376]

Do some Fear Factory now!!!