Hysterica is an all-female heavy-metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. They were founded in 2005. They recorded their first demo in 2006 which met with critical appraise. After several years of playing live gigs they finally released their first album MetalWar in 2009. Besides Sweden, they have toured in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the UK and Russia. They performed at the 2009 Sweden Rock Festival. They won the award for Newcomer in the Swedish Metal Awards in 2010.