Leírás
Melodic Metal, Symphonic/Power Metal, Dark/Gothic Metal, CD kiadvány, 2017-es album.
In the end of 2016 HYDRA is about to release their second full length album ‘Solar Empire’. Compared to the debut CD ‘Solar Empire’ could be described as heavier, faster and more symphonic. All in all, you can clearly hear the development of the band in the last three years. Besides more versatility of Lisa vocal-wise, there are as well great guest singers on this release. On ‘Solar Empire’ ZUBEROA AZNAREZ (Diabulus in Musica) and HENNING BASSE (Firewind, Mayan), as well as JULE DAHS, a rock singer from Cologne in Germany, can be heard. Moreover, HYDRA is accompanied by a big, classical choir on this release. The LAURENTIUS SINGERS agreed to do choir passages for the whole record and the classical choir is definitely an element which is distinctive for the band’s current sound.
‘Solar Empire’ is the band’s first concept album. The 11 songs tell a story about a loving couple. The female protagonist ‘Lanya’ is living in a world called ‘Lunar’, while the male protagonist ‘Am’ran’ is an inhabitant on ‘Solys’. They fell in love already when meeting for the first time. Aware of the fact, that their love is not tolerated, they had no other choice but to follow their hearts. ‘Solar Empire’ tells the story of a forbidden relationship, of clashes, supression and sorrow. The story, which is called ‘Solar Empire – Scent of the Wolves’ (and ‘Sonnenkönigreich – Die Fährte der Wölfin’ in german) is available in form of a 30-page booklet. You can order the ‘Special Edition’ of ‘Solar Empire’, which contains the Digipack CD as well as the booklet with the concept story (in german or english language).
Felállás :
Lisa Rieger – (vocals), Chris Diefenbach – (guitar), Jens Viertel – (drums)
YouTube video :
„Between Two Worlds” (official): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z33pJuSSScE
„Memorial” (official audio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6G7IAqtCCY
Felvételek :
01. Scarlet Occident
02. Between Two Worlds
03. Memorial
04. Witness Of Arbitrament
05. Towards The End
06. Crystalline Cage
07. Days Of Thunder
08. Assassin’s Scent
09. Horns Of Era’Kor
10. Doomed
11. The Last Swan
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