Defying the Rules

{{Unreliable sources|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Defying the Rules | type = studio | artist = Hibria | cover = Defying the Rules cover.jpg | alt = | released = November 28, 2004 | recorded = Stuio 1000 | venue = | studio = | genre = Speed metal, power metal | length = 52:01 | label = Remedy Records | producer = Diego Kasper and Marco Panichi | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Skull Collectors | next_year = 2008 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r778962}}</ref> | rev2=Sputnikmusic | rev2Score= {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=10813</ref> | rev3=Sea of Tranquility | rev3Score={{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=2854</ref> | rev4=AbsolutePunk.net | rev4Score={{Rating|9|10}}<ref>http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=607962</ref> }}

'''''Defying the Rules''''' is Hibria's first album, released in 2004. It tells the story of a dystopian future, ruled over by the 'Faceless in Charge' and group of rebels, such as the 'Steel Lord' battling against his forces for a free world.

==Track listing== # "Intro" – 1:56 # "Steel Lord on Wheels" – 3:54 # "Change Your Life Line" – 4:25 # "Millennium Quest" – 6:51 # "A Kingdom to Share" – 5:37 # "Living Under Ice" – 3:45 # "Defying the Rules" – 5:49 # "The Faceless in Charge" – 6:58 # "High Speed Breakout" – 5:01 # "Stare at Yourself" – 7:45 # "Hard Ride" – 3:48 (Pantera cover) (Japanese reissue only) # "Painted Skies" – 5:14 (Crimson Glory cover) (Japanese reissue only)

==Personnel== *Iuri Sanson – vocals *Diego Kasper – guitars, synth programming *Abel Camargo – guitars *Marco Panichi – bass *Savio Sordi – drums *Piet Sielck – mixing and mastering

==Note== The instrumental Intro track is not present on all versions of the album.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

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Category:2004 debut albums Category:Hibria albums