Slave Design

Slave Design
Slave Design
Studio album by Sybreed
Released	7 September 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	The Drone, Geneva, Switzerland; Taurus Studios, Geneva, Switzerland
Genre	Industrial metal; cyber metal; groove metal;
Length	51:07
Label	Reality Entertainment
Producer	Thomas "Drop" Betrisey
Sybreed chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Imperiumi.net	5/10^[4]
Metal.de	8/10^[3]
Sputnikmusic	4.2/5^[2]

Slave Design is the debut album by Swiss industrial metal band Sybreed. The album was released on 7 September 2004 under Reality Entertainment, and was remastered and re-released as a 20th anniversary edition on 4 October 2024.^[5]^[6] The album was remastered by Jens Bogren and includes new artwork by Erik Kirchner. It also has two bonus tracks recorded in 2023; a re-recording of "Bioactive" and a track titled "System Debaser" that was originally written in 2003 for the original album but was since shelved.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Benjamin Nominet; all music is composed by Thomas "Drop" Betrisey.

*Slave Design* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bioactive"	6:27
2.	"ReEvolution"	4:03
3.	"Decoy"	5:07
4.	"Synthetic Breed"	5:19
5.	"Next Day Will Never Come"	5:24
6.	"Machine Gun Messiah"	4:18
7.	"Take the Red Pill"	5:00
8.	"Rusted"	5:34
9.	"Static Currents"	3:44
10.	"Critical Mass"	6:11
Total length:		51:07

2004 original edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"ReEvolution (Syntax Airplay edit)"	3:54
12.	"Decoy (Radio Slave edit)"	4:01
Total length:		59:02

2024 remastered edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Bioactive (2024)"	6:36
12.	"System Debaser"	6:25
Total length:		64:08

Personnel

Sybreed

Benjamin Nominet – vocals
Thomas "Drop" Betrisey – guitars, electronics, producer, guitar and bass recording, mixing
Luis "Burn" Da Silva Cruz – bass
Alex Anxionaz – drums, percussion

Additional (2004 edition)

Claude Lander – co-producer, vocal and drum recording, mixing
Bob Stone – mastering
Marc Eikasia – cover design
Chris Kallias – booklet design
Micha Riechsteiner – photography

Additional (2024 remastered edition)

Jens Bogren – remastering
Erik Kirchner – artwork

References

^ "SYBREED - Slave Design". Powermetal.de.
^ ^a ^b "Review: Sybreed - Slave Design (20th Anniversary Edition)". Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sybreed - Slave Design". 9 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "LEVYARVOSTELU: Sybreed - Slave Design / Imperiumi.net". Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ "SYBREED Announces Slave Design Reissue With Two 2023 Re-Recordings". Metal Injection. 11 September 2024.
^ "Sybreed To Release 20th Anniversary Edition Of "Slave Design" In October". Theprp.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
^ "Swiss metal band Sybreed's debut album turned 20 – listen to the new track "System Debaser"". Chaoszine. 19 September 2024.
^ "Sybreed release b-side "System Debaser" from upcoming 'Slave Design 20th Anniversary Edition'". Lambgoat.
^ "SYBREED Unveils "System Debaser" Lyric Video - BraveWords". BraveWords.com. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[1] "SYBREED - Slave Design". Powermetal.de.

[Sputnikmusic_review-2] "Review: Sybreed - Slave Design (20th Anniversary Edition)". Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[Metal.de_review-3] "Sybreed - Slave Design". 9 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[Imperiumi.net_review-4] "LEVYARVOSTELU: Sybreed - Slave Design / Imperiumi.net". Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[5] "SYBREED Announces Slave Design Reissue With Two 2023 Re-Recordings". Metal Injection. 11 September 2024.

[6] "Sybreed To Release 20th Anniversary Edition Of "Slave Design" In October". Theprp.com. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[7] "Swiss metal band Sybreed's debut album turned 20 – listen to the new track "System Debaser"". Chaoszine. 19 September 2024.

[8] "Sybreed release b-side "System Debaser" from upcoming 'Slave Design 20th Anniversary Edition'". Lambgoat.

[9] "SYBREED Unveils "System Debaser" Lyric Video - BraveWords". BraveWords.com. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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Slave Design

Track listing

Personnel

References