Early years Sôber is a band from
Madrid, Spain, formed in 1994. Founded when Carlos Escobedo posted an advertisement in a local guitar store and was then contacted by Antonio Bernardini to start Sober Stoned. The band's first line-up consisted of the Escobedo brothers, Carlos and Jorge, vocals/bass and guitar, respectively. Antonio Bernardini, also guitar, and Elías Romero as the drummer. Since then the band has had a couple of drummer changes. Sôber takes its name from the literal meaning of sober, and from the song "
Sober" by the band
Tool, from their first album,
Undertow Torcidos They began singing in English and in 1994 they recorded their first demo, titled
Mirror’s Way, which included 5 songs. Shortly after, the band signed with their first label. The label forced them to switch from English to Spanish in the process. In 1995, ready to release their first studio album,
Torcidos, the record company went bankrupt. Later in 1997, under their own label, Sober Records, they finally released Torcidos.
Synthesis In the year 2000 they released the
EP Oxígeno (Ô₂), which contained songs that would later be included in their third studio album, titled
Synthesis. It was produced by Oscar Clavel and recorded at Kirios and Eurosonic studios. Some of the songs include "Versus (Vs.)", "Si Me Marcho" and "Vacío". Synthesis is one of the best
Pop rock albums of Spain and sold more than 30,000 copies. Shortly after, the band left Zero Records and signed with Muxxic (Gran Vía Musical). It was again recorded and self-produced by the band in Cube Studios. It was mixed in Los Angeles by
Scott Humphrey, who has worked with artists and bands like
Bon Jovi and
Metallica, among many others. The album went on sale in February 2004. The lyrics and the majority of the songs were composed by vocalist and bassist, Carlos Escobedo.
Separation in 2005 After more than ten years of working together, the band decided to separate for some time and take on other projects, with two new groups:
Savia, (Carlos Escobedo's project with the collaboration of Alberto Madrid) and
Skizoo (formed by Sôber's two guitarists, Antonio Bernandini and Jorge Escobedo). On 31 October 2005, Universal released a compilation of their greatest hits, titled
Grandes Éxitos 1994–2004.
Death of Alberto Madrid On 30 November 2006, Alberto Madrid was involved in a fatal traffic accident along the M-40 road in Madrid, Spain.{{cite web
Return in 2010 After almost six years working on side projects, on 1 January 2010, the band officially announced on their website their return and the addition of Manu Reyes as drummer. The band also confirmed a tour in Spain, Mexico,
Venezuela,
Costa Rica, Argentina, and
Chile. == Band members ==