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Hyena Ridens Biography
Officially born in 2009, Hyena Ridens project lays its roots in a pre-existing formation, the Demons of the Rainbow (2006), a psychedelic rock experience started with basement rehearsals and small gigs in which Gennaro Davide, Paolo Cotrone and Paolo Astarita seal their creative harmony and create what will be the fundamental nucleus of the future Hyena Ridens. 2009 sees Demons of the Rainbow’s metamorphosis in Hyena Ridens. This is a long stasis period in which Gennaro, Paolo A. and Paolo C. look for a Rythmic section (Bass and Drums) that could accompany them for the writing of their new musical chapter. Chapter that sees his first words on the November 2010, with their first live as Hyena Ridens at Mamamù Bar (Napoli). It’s a completely new band, different both in style and sound. The main difference are the Lyrics in their language (Italian), like their first track “In Cammino”. 2010 sees one more band member, Ruben Maria Correra, the Dubmaster.
After a year of gigs in Napoli, the Summer of 2011 changes again the formation. The most dramatic fact is that Paolo Cotrone leaves the band, going to Rome (where he is going to stay for a year). After this changes, Hyena Ridens are again stable and enter in a great and long composing phase, that adds more songs to their repertoire.
In 2012 the demo “Solitudo est Servanda” is recorded at “Jam Music’s Cool” (Napoli).
In this year the band also lives a period of great success in live sessions in Neaples and nearby provinces, during public events in Piazza Del Gesù, Piazza Dante, Parco Robinson, Parco Totò, Parco dei Camaldoli (Folk’s Resistance Festival), Castagnaro (events against the dump) and in the occupied center “Bancarotta” in Bagnoli (in which they are promoters with other bands of a monthly event called “Chiamale se vuoi Distorsioni”). Despite the things said, their artistic differences start to emerge in a more uneasy way, starting the band’s schism: only Paolo Astarita and Gennaro remain, while Ruben enters a long “confusional” musical period in which he stays far from the band.
But just like the Phoenix, Hyena Ridens revive another time from their ashes thanks to Paolo Cotrone, that comes back and gives a push to the other band members.
With tenacity and a more great enthusiasm, the band starts to play again, rearranging the old tracks to adapt them for the new formation that is completed with Andrea Falvo (The actual drummer) and Gennaro’s decision to play the bass and to sing. The formation (now composed of 4+1 elements) is officially born in April 2013, and gives birth to a new era of Hyena Ridens, that start a deep rehearsals period (sometimes entire days) that give a new awareness of their sound and style, that sharpens in new instrument studies and a more conscious union of their different musical influences.
In a Year the band reaches its adult state, thanks to many live sessions and the creation of new tracks that resemble their new musical mind. 2014 is fundamental for Hyena Ridens, their first EP “Cave Canem” is out (October 22nd), with their first Video “Cellula” (September 11th) in which the public sees them for the first time with their white suits.

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Alternative Rock / Metal H
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Hyena Ridens, psychedelic rock, alternative rock, rock, ghostrecord
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