History

Created in 1993, the band recorded their first album, Le Bien-être et la Paix (Well-being and Peace), only four years later. After this album, Mass Hysteria gained an important audience for their kind of music (more than 50 000 units sold for "Contraddiction" and "De cercle en cercle" in 1999 and 2001) in France.

In the media, Mass Hysteria is known for some controversies and incidents surrounding them. But some in the media have also noticed the quality of their music and their growing success.

Mass Hysteria is known for their eclecticism, combining metal

Heavy metal music

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, rap

Rap

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, rock

Rock music

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 and pop

Pop music

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Albums

• 1997
  1997 in music
  This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
  
   : Le Bien-être et la Paix
• 1999
  1999 in music
  -Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
  
   : Contraddiction
• 2001
  2001 in music
  See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
  
   : De cercle en cercle
• 2005
  2005 in music
  -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:...
  
   : Mass Hysteria
• 2007
  2007 in music
  This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
  
   : Une somme de détails
• 2009
  2009 in music
  The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
  
  : Failles