If there were a visual analogy for Hyborian’s music, it would be fuzzy dice that weigh a shit-ton, bouncing inside a souped-up Camaro driving up a freeway at 100 miles per hour. These metal thrashers from Kansas just dropped their debut album, Hyborian: Volume I, last week. It’s a fantasy concept album, “comprised of tales of ancient conflict, as related by an interdimensional watcher being called The Traveller.”

Made up of Martin Bush (lead vocals, guitar), Justin Rippeto (drums), Anthony Diale (bass), and Ryan Bates (vocals, guitar), Hyborian members had all played together in some capacity before they formed Hyborian. “But we all wanted to play the same kind of stuff so it was kind of a no-brainer. Coming from projects where the driving creative force was less cohesive between members, playing in a project where we are all on the same page is pretty refreshing,” they said.

The two guitarists answered Myspace’s questions about what their name means, musical influences and living in Kansas. Hop to the next page to read the full interview.