Fusing industrial and metal is old news, so it's surprising that there aren't more bands bringing guitars to intense techno like Britain's Cubanate.

Cubanate formed in 1992 and immediately got a tour opening for Sheep on Drugs. Their debut album, "Antimatter" got a US release earlier this year, and has already been followed up overseas with "Cyberia." The members of Cubanate all have experience with other bands, but together they strive to re-define the rock/electronic hybrid.

"I didn't want to just throw things together," says singer Marc Heal. "There's no point in adding things together without an

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