Hibernus Mortis

Hibernus Mortis is a band started in December, 1995 by Cesar Placeres and Ralf Varela. The band took its name from the ancient Latin translation for "Dead Winter" (mortuus hiemis^[1]). Starting out, the South Florida band's primary goal was to create some of the most crushing and extreme music ever recorded. Taking influence from a variety of sources, the band took musical inspiration from old-school death metal bands like Incantation, Autopsy, Morbid Angel, Death, Dismember, Immolation, Entombed, Obituary, Vader and Suffocation just to name a few.

Hibernus Mortis
Origin	Miami, Florida
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Abort the World Records

The band's sound is mainly categorized as death metal, with definite black metal and doom metal influence. Hibernus Mortis has been a staple of the legendary Florida death metal scene for over a decade and has a global fanbase as well. Fans all around the world from as far away as Germany, Norway and Iceland, Cuba, to South Africa, Singapore, and Australia all enjoy music from Hibernus Mortis. The band has always retained an underground low-key status, but definitely sports a modest cult following. The band is currently based out of Hialeah, Florida.

Members

Current members

• Cesar Placeres - drums, backing vocals
• Ralf Valera - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Yasser Morales - bass
• Randy Piro - lead guitar

Former members

• Adrian Esquivel - bass
• Doug Humlack - lead guitar
• Adam Fleury - lead vocals
• Alex Campbell - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• David Miller - bass, lead guitar, backing vocals

Subject matter

The band's lyrics as well as overall presentation and imagery have always been set in a bleak and morose atmosphere. The band's songs deal with a wide variety of topics including the apocalypse, death, suffering, revenge, solitude, and hatred. On rare occasion the band has been known to get lyrical inspiration from movies. Two movies in particular have inspired songs: The Prophecy and Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend.

Guitar sound

Since the beginning, one of the band's most distinguishing qualities was their ridiculously de-tuned and ferocious guitar sound. Hibernus Mortis was one of the pioneers of the still-rare practice of tuning to "G". Aside from the ultra low tuning, the band achieves their trademark guitar sound through the use of thick strings and unconventional equipment.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

• The Existing Realms of Perpetual Sorrow (2002)
• The Monoliths of Cursed Slumber (2022)

Live albums

• Live Manslaughter (2000)

Demos

• Into the Thresholds of Dead Winter (1998)