Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
Hailing from Mallorca (Spain), Hyato are an alternative rock/alt-metal trio, drawing inspiration from the music of the 2000s and writing songs about conflict, change, personal experiences, and introspection.
With a powerful, forceful and nuanced sound, they released their first EP in September 2025, comprising five tracks: “Frágil”, “Amapolas”, “Furia”, “Hambre” and “Turmalina”. Recently, “Amapolas” was selected for the Spotify playlist “Los 20 Duros” by MariskalRock.com, one of Spain’s leading rock and metal outlets with a significant following in Latin America.
Chaoszine caught up with Rober Losa (vocals, guitar), Fede Gómez (drums) and Iker Mota (bass) via Zoom to discuss the band’s current situation, their influences, future plans and the challenges of forming a band in the Balearic Islands.
How did Hyato come about? Tell me about it.
Rober Losa: The idea behind the band is to have a good time and bring alternative rock back onto the scene. Lately, everything’s been going too far to the extremes: it’s either all very metalcore or thrashy, or it’s veering off into softer territory. So we like having that little touch of the 2000s vibe; we mix it all together, and that’s what’s come out of the band.
You’ve recorded your first EP, but I know you’re working on some new songs. Can you give us a sneak preview?
Rober Losa: There are quite a few tracks we’re keen to start recording; in fact, we’ll be releasing a little preview very soon. It’ll all be a bit darker, with an alternative, metal sound that’ll really resonate with people. It’ll be very melodic and meaningful.
Fede Gómez: Lyrics with meaning.
Rober Losa: Exactly. Music and lyrics with meaning.
Having listened to your first EP and looked at song titles such as “Frágil“, “Turmalina” and “Furia”, I sense that you draw inspiration from a variety of human emotions, including anger and frustration. Moreover, we are living in strange times, marked by great volatility and uncertainty.
Rober Losa: It’s a bit about adapting to change, because you can’t always have the same perspective. I, for example, used to live abroad. I left here in 2003 and came back in 2020.
You came back, it was a whole new world.
Rober Losa: A completely different one. During that time, our drummer carried on playing at home, without a band, and even I put music to one side. When I returned, I found myself at a crossroads: I really missed what I’d left behind, but I wanted to look ahead in life in general. I got back together with Fede, and we formed Hyato shortly afterwards. We needed to channel that through the lyrics, to express that feeling of “Bloody hell, I’ve got to move on, I can’t just cling to the past“. “Turmalina” is very much about that. I came up with the melody, Fede brought the anger, and it all turned out the way it did. We started out playing at Club Celler in Mallorca. Fede had his acoustic drum kit in a basement; we’d get together, and before we knew it, we had several tracks, so we said, “Hey, we’ve got to record this.”
What you said earlier about giving up music really struck a chord with me, because, as a musician, there are days when you say: “Fuck it all“. And then you think: “No, but it’s a part of me. How can I give this up after all this time?“. Sometimes you wonder if there’s any point in sticking with music, but then you remember why you started.
Rober Losa: Exactly.
Let’s talk about influences. Spanish and non-Spanish ones.
Rober Losa: I’m more into nu metal and post-hardcore; Fede is much more intense, yet when it comes to playing, he tones it down quite a bit. And then there’s Iker, who’s practically just joined the band.
Iker Mota: I’m more into commercial metalcore – what you might call pop metalcore: Bad Omens, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token. I’d never really strayed far from that, but I heard some tracks by Hyato and loved them. For example, “Furia” blew my mind. You listen to it, and it’s not your typical alternative metal track, so you go, “Wow”. I’ve come from a different background, but in the end the influences don’t clash; they converge.
Rober Losa: That’s the idea, actually. There has to be a context. Iker is really young compared to Fede and me, and he gives us a different perspective on the current scene.
Fede Gómez: That’s true. We used to listen to more stuff from the nineties and 2000s.
Rober Losa: Yes, and also modern bands, but ones that came out in the 2000s. Iker’s introducing us to groups that’ve emerged recently, and when it comes to writing songs, that brings a whole lot of freshness.
When I listened to your EP, I thought, “There’s something good here“. On the one hand, metalcore; on the other, post-hardcore; and on yet another, elements of Tool, A Perfect Circle or Spain’s Sôber. That creates something with a unique identity, because it doesn’t sound predictable.
Fede Gómez: Thank you very much.
Any plans for the near future? Do you have any gigs coming up?
Rober Losa: We’ve got something in the pipeline for the summer – we’re planning to tour the mainland.
Iker Mota: We’ll be playing at a few village festivals here, in the Rioja region, in northern Spain. That style of music is quite popular there in general.
Sometimes it seems as though everything in Spain revolves around Barcelona or Madrid. You live in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands. What would you add to the music scene there? What difficulties do you face when it comes to promoting your music?
Rober Losa: That’s a very good question. It’s the million-dollar question. I’m not talking about Ibiza and Menorca because it must be similar there, but here there are bands playing different styles that are absolutely brilliant. If some of them were American, they’d have made it big internationally. There isn’t really a scene; there’s practically nowhere to play. We’ve got four little bars, and as the years go by, they’re closing down. Then you find yourself asking: “So where am I going to play now?“. It’s a shame, because there are some bloody brilliant bands.
Any message for people who don’t know the band?
Rober Losa: Right, just give us a listen and enjoy it.
Iker Mota: See you around.
Fede Gómez: Greetings to the Hyato listeners who follow us, and hopefully we’ll see you soon on stage somewhere.
