History & Biography The power metal band was founded by Alessandro Morroni in March of 2001. The group won a prize at the Rock Around The Road festival in 2004. The first demo was called Lady Of Darkness and appeared in 2005. The band travelled to Portugal for a gig with Mindfeeder, but soon lost Pietro Alessandrini in 2006. Marco Vitali (also a music teacher) stepped in. A follow-up demo was called Page 26 and released in 2008. The gang opened Blaze Bayley's Italian tour in 2009. These lead to a debut and self-titled album in 2010. Guitarist Simone Mogetta left the band after a decade however. The band was booked for Poland's Jagórfest VII. Guitarist Daniele Monaldi left in 2012. December was supported through a video for the song Chemtrails. The album was the last one on SG Records as the company went out of business.
City Of Ruins of 2018 had the band on Punishment 18 Records. Guitarist Sebastiano Ciccalè now departed the act. Norimberga 2.0's title track became a video clip as well.
Italy-based heavy metal band Ibridoma issued a full-length called Sangue Innocente in 2026. The title track was also a video featuring Giacomo Voli of Rhapsody Of Fire. The video clip was directed by Alessandro Moglie. Ibridoma had opened for Rhapsody Of Fire in 2012.
Reviews IBRIDOMA - PAGE 26
Any heavy metal release from Italy immediately invokes the melodic and out dated. This five-track sophomore release confirms that, but only to some extent. The vocals can be termed semi-annoying in the way that Christian Bartolacci’s high pitched singing sounds stuffy and akin to something like a nag. The production and music are thick riffed melodic heavy metal that is neither blatantly dated nor wholly unoriginal, but nevertheless doesn’t offer much new and save some catchiness is unremarkable if not forgettable. Juliet is a ballad and it closes these 27 minutes with something different. Contact the band at www.ibridoma.com. - Anna Tergel
IBRIDOMA - SANGUE INNOCENTE - PUNISHMENT 18 
Look, thanks to quantizing, most metal drums nowadays sound like they are programmed anyway. That's a pity. Yet, hearing the ten tracks on Sangue Innocente makes me yearn for a sound I normally dislike! The song Realize begins the affair with a rhythmic metal sound that makes me think ‘vintage Anthrax.' It is speedy and the rattle of the sizzle cymbal (I think) is powerful. This is a song that could have come from Icarus Witch, Symphorce or Brainstorm. Christian Bartolacci’s high-pitched voice comes at you from several angles. The man has not lost his vocal ability. Soon, though, problems rear their heads. First, there is this phony programmed-drum sound. The band throws in a couple of modern elements, like breakdowns and lower-tuned guitars, that do nothing for me.
The band goes its own way too elsewhere. A couple of songs like Sangue Innocente (featuring Giacomo Voli of Rhapsody Of Fire), Sole Freddo and Ho Dimenticato are sung in Italian. Have not heard too many bands attempt this. The drum machine on The Gambler (as on the song Sing In The Sky) is incredibly annoying, but the song has a good melody in the middle. The Other Side has a heavy rhythm, but listen carefully and the melody and arrangements are rocky. The song's emphasis is on the vocal arrangements anyway. Occhi Vuoti comes with a narration. The slow song does offer an extended solo. The above-mentioned song Sing In The Sky does have a catchy refrain. The album ends with the song Ho Dimenticato. It's a commercial slow song with strumming and vocal harmonies that gives the listener a dismal vibe, as if it were made for around-the-campfire-roasting-marshmallows-and-eating-gelato time. The backing vocals don't help. This is the problem with this album. The band has good moments that often show capability or potential, but other choices occasionally drag the band down. As proof of this, let's go back to the album opener Realize, which has the album's best moment, its speedy metal riff. The band knew what it had and put it right up front. That should have been a launchpad. - Anna Tergel
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