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HYDRA - a band as multi-faceted as its many headed namesake - is the new metal formation from Regensburg.

The time has finally come: HYDRA is releasing their debut album 'Malachite Skies' at the end of 2014.


Whirlwind Times

Hydra was formed by Chris Diefenbach and Lisa Rieger in October 2013. The first ten songs, which primarily fall into the category of melodic metal, took shape within a matter of months. One thing was clear to both Lisa and Chris: this was song material with potential that simply had to be released. Both of the Regensburg musicians are old hands in the scene: Chris was a live guitarist for the band Burden on their 2011 Germany tour (to name one example) and Lisa has also seen many different corners of Germany with the symphonic metal band Terrateya and other musical projects.


Beneath Malachite Green Skies

The songs on the debut 'Malachite Skies' are characterised by deliberate contrasts: raw metal meets soft, orchestral arrangements evocative of fairy tales an