The metal scene was a forbidden place to be. Thousands of metal fans were arrested in 1997 just for being that – metal fans (according to the Egyptian government, Satan worshippers) – so participating in this genre and lifestyle was risky. But their love for the music and the challenge kept hope alive and just encouraged them to find their place.

WYVERN, a Heavy/Thrash Metal from Cairo, Egypt, was formed in November 2003 by Hameed Sabry (former bassist) and Marwan (guitars). The two brought in Seif El-Din Moussa (drums/former lead singer) Sherif Alaa (former guitarist) to complete the equation.

The band started as a four piece cover band, covering famous songs from Metallica, Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Sepultura and Slayer. The band's first performance was on January 23rd, 2004. In 2006, the band added a fifth member to the lineup. Adham Roshdy, former singer of Helium, joined WYVERN in October 2006 to take over as lead singer.

In mid-2004, the band began focusing on writing original songs, switching from a cover band to an band playing original music. WYVERN wrote their first original song entitled Sex for Sale in mid-2004 and performed this at their fourth concert that year. The band is influenced by old school heavy metal bands, reflecting heavily on their song writing and compositions.

WYVERN is the pioneer band in the Egyptian Metal scene with almost 10 years of stage experience. WYVERN was the first heavy metal band to perform in a public music festival in Egypt since the “Great Arrest” in 1997. The band performed with the new line up at the SOS Music Festival Volume II in 2006 held at the Chinese Garden at the Cairo International Conference Center in front of 20,000 music fans. WYVERN was the only metal band to perform at the SOS Music Festival four times in 2006 (2 times), 2007 and 2008.

WYVERN opened for Pain of Salvation in Cairo on April 4th 2007 as part of the Swedish band SCARSICK world tour.

In 2009, WYVERN released their debut album “The Clown”. This is the first licensed heavy metal album to be released by an Egyptian band in Egypt. The album was distributed in Virgin Megastores in Cairo among other music outlets.

In 2010, WYVERN was mentioned by “ROCK HARD” in their special coverage for the metal scene in the Middle East.

Currently the band is working on the second album to be released sometime in 2013.