Hyena is the name used by several acts, including an Italian electronic producer associated with breakcore and darkambient, and an Italian rave and techno duo best known for the track “Bach is Back.” The producer is identified as Giona Vinti and is based in Italy. The duo’s early formation centres on vocalist Morena, who is described as the original core of the group, and from 1994 they collaborate with African rapper Nana Abrokwa.

The name is also attached to a number of other unrelated groups, including an indie electronic and dance duo from San Diego, a Belgian thrash metal band, a jungle soul group from Maine, an emo-crust band based in Madrid, a heavy metal band from Cajamarca in Peru, an American hardcore-punk band from Atlanta, a Japanese hardcore punk and speed/heavy metal band from Sapporo formed in 1989, a hardcore/punk band from Bielefeld, and a two-man power bluespunk act. Among these, the Italian producer is the entry that matches the supplied origin and genre tags.