''Cybrid'' is the fourth studio album by

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, released on June 5, 2001, by

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. The album peaked at No. 17 on the

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RPM Charts in the U.S.

Reception

'' described the music of ''Cybrid'' as "dark, mechanized dance beats topped with abrasive industrial noise" and exclaimed "it's all here: random samples that sound like they're from Subgenius meditation tapes, distorted back-of-the-throat shouting, factory-floor beats, chunky guitars...and melodic keyboards." Jean Battiato of ''

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'' listed the album as one of his top picks for

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in 2001. Industrial Reviews gave the album two stars out of five and criticized the slower tempo compositions while noting that more success was achieved with the faster-paced dance songs. The New Empire said "''Cybrid'' contains 11 tracks with club-potential" and "powerful beats are dominating the sound and sometimes Detahline Int'l becomes a real European EBM-touch" StarVox Music Zine said the music represents a "delightful rebirth of the concept of strong vocals and the (re)affirmations that EBM industrial programming and guitars can coexist" and "the only shortcomings of the album was that there was almost too much of a rigidity in percussiveness and in sound composition."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Cybrid'' liner notes. Deathline International * Eric Gottesman – guitar * Maurice Jackson (as M.O.) – vocals, keyboards,

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, producer, additional engineering * Steve Lam (as Slam) – synthesizer, guitar, additional producer * Marisa Lenhardt – soprano vocals * Nikki Soandso (as Nik – live engineering * Christian Petke (as The Count – vocals, keyboards, programming, producer,

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Additional performers * G.W. Childs – drums, keyboards * Corey Gunderson (The_Gun) – keyboards * Nial McGaughey – guitar * Ryan Paul – guitar * Jay Tye – vocals * Steve Watkins –

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, drums Production and design * Steph Dumais –

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* Stefan Noltemeyer – mastering

Release history

References

External links

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