Lybica, an instrumental post-metal/post-rock collective from South Florida, have signed contract to Metal Blade Records. Lybica was founded last year by Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley. The three-piece also share a virtual performance video for the song "Ferment". Debut studio album is planned for early 2022 release.

"After recording, we were just hopeful to generate any kind of label interest," Lybica say. "Having Metal Blade come forward and believe in us was unexpected and, quite honestly, thrilling. We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of such an amazing roster."




Lybica were first conceived in 2020 when it became clear to Justin Foley (drummer for Killswitch Engage) that he wasn’t going to be spending much time with his normal bandmates for a while. Quarantine days still needed to be time well spent, and he'd been working on some demos that he finally decided to share with a few local friends in South Florida. "I'd written a bunch of stuff that didn’t quite fit into traditional song structures," Foley says. "And I've always been drawn to bands where the instruments provide hooks, rather than relying on a lyric. It seemed like a good time to start something new and see where it could go."

Foley met fellow musicians Doug French (Gravel Kings) and Joey Johnson (Gravel Kings, Barriers Now Bridges, Days Spent) back in 2016, and they had repeatedly talked about jamming together but never actually got around to it. Foley and French - both drummers by trade - often spoke about trying something different that allowed them each to get out from behind the kit.

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