[citation needed] It begins with "Jordrök" (which means 'earth-smoke'), the only fully instrumental piece on the album.

The music is quite similar to 1970s progressive rock groups such as Yes and King Crimson, but Änglagård has also created their own style, thanks to Holmgren's folklore-sounding flute playing and Olsson's highly distinctive drumming (he was only 17 in 1992).

There are also obvious similarities to the obscure 1970s band Cathedral's one-shot album Stained Glass Stories.

[citation needed] The song was originally included on the Ptolemac Terrascope Number 5 CD sampler.

In February 2018, Hybris was ranked twentieth on the Prog Archives Top Studio Albums of All-Time.