Hybris (Swedish: 'hubris') is the first studio album by Swedish progressive rock group ÃÂnglagÃÂ¥rd.
Released in late 1992, it would become one of the most influential albums of the new wave of progressive rock in the 1990s. It begins with "" (which means 'earth-smoke'), the only fully instrumental piece on the album.
The remastered CD version of the album contains a bonus track called "". The song was originally included on the Ptolemac Terrascope Number 5 CD sampler. The song also appears on the Hurricane Katrina benefit album After the Storm (NEARfest Records, 2005).
Track listing
- All music written and arranged by ÃÂnglagÃÂ¥rd. All lyrics by Tord Lindman.
- "" ('Earth Smoke') â 11:10
- "" ('Wanderings in Confusion') â 11:56
- "" ('From Clarity to Clarity') â 8:08
- "" ('King Winter') â 13:04
- "" ('Marching Tune from Knapptibble') (bonus track) â 7:19
Personnel
- Tord Lindman: Vocals, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars
- Jonas EngdegÃÂ¥rd: Stratocaster, Gibson 335, nylon and steel acoustic guitars
- Thomas Johnson: Mellotron, Hammond Organ B-3 & L-100, Solina, clavinet, pianet, Korg Mono/Poly, piano and church organ
- Anna Holmgren: Flute
- Johan Högberg: Rickenbacker bass, bass pedals and Mellotron effects
- Mattias Olsson: Sonor drumset, Zildjian cymbals, concert bass drum, triangles, tambourines, vibraslap, Po-Chung, gong, castanets, line bells, cowbell, wood block, glockenspiel, tubular bells, bongos, bells, ice-bell, finger cymbals, waterfall, agogô bells, cabasa, claves, French cowbell, African drums and effect-flute
- Pär Lindh (uncredited): guest keyboardist
Production
- Produced and mixed by ÃÂnglagÃÂ¥rd and Roger Skogh
- Engineered by Roger Skogh
Reception
In February 2018, Hybris was ranked twentieth on the Prog Archives Top Studio Albums of All-Time. It is additionally the highest-ranked album of the entire 1990s on this list and the third-highest album released after the 1970s (after Wobbler's From Silence to Somewhere [2017], at #15 overall, and Rush's Moving Pictures [1981], at #16).
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