Antares (Sybreed album)

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Antares
Antares - Sybreed.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 October 2007 [1]
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length56:56
Label Listenable
Sybreed chronology
Slave Design
(2004)
Antares
(2007)
The Pulse of Awakening
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Heavymetal.dk8/10 [1]
Imperiumi.net7/10 [5]
Metal.de 7/10 [2]
Metalrage.com83/100 [3]

Antares is the second album by industrial metal band Sybreed. The album was released on 25 October 2007 in Europe under Listenable Records, and on 15 August 2008 in the U.S. under Koch Records. [6] Dirk Verbeuren was hired as a session musician in April 2006 to record the drums for the album. [7]

Contents

Antares has received positive reviews from critics. [8] [9] Sybreed gained some minor mainstream exposure in December 2012 when Rachel Aspe performed the album's first track "Emma-O" on the French talent show La France a un incroyable talent . [10]

Track listing

Antares track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Emma-0"4:27
2."Ego Bypass Generator"4:55
3."Revive My Wounds"4:19
4."Isolate"5:17
5."Dynamic"5:39
6."Neurodrive"4:09
7."Ex-Inferis"2:04
8."Permafrost"5:05
9."Orbital"5:55
10."Twelve Megatons Gravity"5:46
11."Ethernity"9:20
Total length:56:56

Personnel

Sybreed

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