Well, this HYDRA isn’t the Southern rock band from the 70s, but a newer Swedish AOR/hard rock band. There seems to be lots of these types of bands over there, but they seem to all put out good albums, and keep the genre alive (see also ECLIPSE, NESTOR….). and well, if you like melodic rock ala Journey, Europe or Praying Mantis you’ll want to check this out. Rehydration is Hydra’s 2nd album, and starts out rockin’ with “We Belong”, and bigger rocker “Marionette”. Lots of varied rock, and ballads here with cuts like the synth heavy pop-rocker “Out In The Cold”, the rockin’ “Eye Of The Storm” (which really kicks in after a soft vocal/piano intro), and the ballad “Two Of A Kind” all stand out on first listen here, but it’s a solid album really; well written and produced. Love the cover art too! 🙂

*Check out the press info below, as well as the video, and links.

Swedish AOR group Hydra returns on September 20^th, 2024 with their sophomore release “ReHydration”!
 
With a stable line-up, the band still consists of long-time friends from the Swedish rock scene, i.e. song-writer/ musician Henrik Hedström (First Signal, Angelica), drummer/ producer Daniel Flores (Find Me, First Signal etc.), bassist Jonny Trobro (First Signal, Find Me) and singer Andi Kravljaca (Aeon Zen, Seventh Wonder).  
 
Hydra once again delivers a high-class AOR release with some obvious influences from the Westcoast genre as well.
 
Line-up: Henrik Hedström – keyboards, backing vocals; Andi Kravljaca – lead vocals, guitars; Daniel Flores – drums, keyboards, backing vocals; Jonny Trobro – bass

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/henrikhydra

https://www.shop.prideandjoy.de/en/home/16470-hydra-rehydration-cd.html