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"Un vero CAPOLAVORO del genere."Flash · 100/100 · rubrica New Comer
Cover artwork: Eugenio Morganti
Pietra miliare del death metal italiano di fine anni '90, Icon of Sin torna in CD nell'edizione definitiva: rimasterizzato da Marco Bianchella ai White Rock Studios e arricchito da quattro brani live esclusivi del 2025 — uno per ogni album della carriera di AydrA, dal 1996 a oggi. La ristampa è anche dedicata a David Lenci, il fonico del Sound Machine Recording che nel 1999 catturò il primo vero suono della band.
A milestone of late-'90s Italian death metal, Icon of Sin returns on CD as the definitive edition: remastered by Marco Bianchella at White Rock Studios and extended with four exclusive live tracks recorded in 2025 — one from each album of AydrA's career, from 1996 to today. The reissue is also dedicated to David Lenci, the engineer at Sound Machine Recording who captured the band's first true sound back in 1999.
"Un vero CAPOLAVORO del genere."Flash · 100/100 · rubrica New Comer
"One of the mandatory opuses from the Italian metal scene."Metal Archives · 91% · 2017
Best Metal Album 2024 (Noisekeeper, Firstwave Radio Show, Raw and Wild) per Leave to Nowhere. Media recensioni: 8.51/10.
Best Metal Album 2024 (Noisekeeper, Firstwave Radio Show, Raw and Wild) for Leave to Nowhere. Average review score: 8.51/10.
Icon of Sin è il primo full-length di AydrA, pubblicato nel 1999 da Sound Machine Recordings dopo il mini CD Psycho Pain Control (1995, Dawn of Sadness). Composto tra il 1995 e il 1997 e registrato nel 1998 da David Lenci, l'album segna la maturazione tecnica della band marchigiana e il suo ingresso a pieno titolo nel canone del death metal italiano.
Le influenze dichiarate — Death, Cynic, Atheist, Pestilence — sono il punto di partenza di una scrittura che mescola tecnicità estrema, melodia e cura dello storytelling: dieci tracce in cui ogni passaggio è ragionato, ma il pugno arriva sempre dritto.
La ristampa CD del 2026 (Rude Awakening Records, RA21) è l'edizione definitiva: dopo la ristampa vinile pubblicata sempre da Rude Awakening nel 2024, qui l'album torna rimasterizzato da Marco Bianchella ai White Rock Studios e arricchito da quattro bonus live esclusive registrate dalla current line-up nei concerti del 2025 — un brano per ogni album della discografia: Carnage (Psycho Pain Control), Icon of Sin, Hyperlogical Non-sense e Forever Hide (Leave to Nowhere). Una sintesi totale di trent'anni di carriera.
L'edizione 2026 esce in CD jewel case con booklet di 12 pagine. Cover artwork e illustrazioni di sfondo: Eugenio Morganti. Booklet layout, logo e video: Mauro Pacetti. Foto band: Marco Priori. L'album è dedicato — fra gli altri — a David Lenci, scomparso, che ne aveva firmato la registrazione originale.
"Cercavamo una musica violenta ma ragionata, intricata pur conservando la struttura fondamentale di una canzone." Mauro Pacetti, Il Raglio del Mulo
"Quando cambiammo nome da Hydra ad AydrA volevamo creare uno stacco tra ciò che era stato e ciò che stavamo diventando. Una creatura simile, sì, ma nata da un'altra testa." Mauro Pacetti, House of Nightmare
Icon of Sin is AydrA's first full-length, released in 1999 on Sound Machine Recordings after the Psycho Pain Control mini CD (1996, Dawn of Sadness). Composed between 1995 and 1997 and recorded in 1998 by David Lenci, the album marks the technical maturity of the band from Italy's Marche region and their full entry into the canon of Italian death metal.
Their stated influences — Death, Cynic, Atheist, Pestilence — are the starting point for a songwriting style that blends extreme technicality, melody, and storytelling: ten tracks where every passage is calculated, but the punch always lands.
The 2026 CD reissue (Rude Awakening Records, RA21) is the definitive edition: after the vinyl reissue released by Rude Awakening in 2024, the album returns remastered by Marco Bianchella at White Rock Studios and expanded with four exclusive bonus live tracks recorded by the current line-up at 2025 shows — one song from each album in the band's discography: Carnage (Psycho Pain Control), Icon of Sin, Hyperlogical Non-sense, and Forever Hide (Leave to Nowhere). A full summary of thirty years of career.
The 2026 edition comes as CD jewel case with a 12-page booklet. Cover artwork and background illustrations: Eugenio Morganti. Booklet layout, logo and video: Mauro Pacetti. Band photos: Marco Priori. The album is dedicated — among others — to David Lenci, no longer with us, who originally recorded it.
"We were looking for music that was violent but considered, intricate yet keeping the essential structure of a song." Mauro Pacetti, Il Raglio del Mulo
"Changing the name from Hydra to AydrA was a way to mark a clear break between what we had been and what we were becoming. The same creature, but born from a different head." Mauro Pacetti, House of Nightmare
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lyrics: Marcello Lammoglia · music: Francesco Olivi & AydrA
Hate is pain, love is anger, deadly for ancestral mutual rejection, our lives orbit around suns of rules and deception. How can you say "killer whale", do you really believe in tiger ferocity, I know human body is the only evil and vengeance skin bag. Men's faces are icons of sin, mirror you are my icon of sin! Now you know us, you are just the same, look in your eyes into the pool, build the hate burning your brain, now don't deny what you mean mirror you are my icon of sin.
lyrics: Marcello Lammoglia · music: Francesco Olivi & AydrA
Don't you be nervous sit here with me, would you like smoke or something to drink? Sit softly, shades of confusion invade you no self-expression they give you the path for your life! Do you need money? Do you want sex? What about fortune and glory? It's easy for me… I'm great! Turn to my side now, I can assuage your thirst a little corner inside me, only come in… I'm nothing! Make your choice! Make your choice between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the devil and the deep blue sea!
lyrics: Mauro Pacetti · music: Mauro Pacetti & AydrA
Come to me, now live my dream under the sky there's another world… Yes I believe, but I'm No One and No One knows what's the reality. It was only an illusion of my mind now I see it was only a creation of my old fantasies. What's the reality and what's the game No One's Tale. Feel your soul penetrate in my brain buried by my hate there's another pain. All return in myself, because now No One can live Forever!
lyrics: Mauro Pacetti · music: Mauro Pacetti & AydrA
I don't know what I want to do, I'd take your hand and walk in this place, but my life is full of shit. I can't decide my destiny I can only scream! Son of a bitch: reflect and desist. You have taken my life: destroy it! Reflect and desist. I'm so tired, I can't see our way, suicide is my dream, but I'm a man not a coward and I can't die for myself. I'll run again and again I want to be only with myself fuck it all… fuck my life! This is the only way to take!
lyrics: Giovanni Rovatti · music: Giovanni Rovatti & AydrA
Walking this empty place, lonely look for your half, not real when you thought so women I mean so. Tonight I run to fight, almost I'll try! Where we can start our nice fucking night. Wear your black clothes, into the pleasure dome they will show what you didn't know… what we mean for love. She makes you in and give you all. She get your soul and make it hers.
lyrics: Mauro Pacetti · music: Francesco Olivi & AydrA
Dark, gloomy castle, desolate landscapes. Territory of misery and my desire. I made a pact with death on the day of the wedding. I killed my brother, my pact was sealed with his blood. Fear is in the heart of my dreams, when night falls she clothes the world. Nightmares sleep in myself. I made a pact with death on the day of the wedding. I killed my brother, my pact was sealed with his blood. Pain and blood are what I need, never, neverworld reign inside me, I can't live, I'm immortal I'm a monster, I must die!
lyrics: Giovanni Rovatti · music: Mauro Pacetti & AydrA
There's another way son there's another path… Believe Believe… Believe… The world is large enough. We want to ensure the horror never comes to pass again. Tell me… Tell me are you so strong to live this dream? Look at your bent in the mirror, look what you want in yourself. Live now this dream: Xavier's dream.
lyrics: Mauro Pacetti · music: Francesco Olivi & AydrA
Alone, I'm alone, trapped in a corner and at the same time close in a point. Roots of my nature, ever and ever the hate borns inside me! The only source of my existence. I need a moment, only a moment. Desperation is destroying me. I want to escape from me, I want to refind my peace. An only solution divides my sensation origin of a new world! Only in a moment! Men born from my anger risen from the sand, you will be what I detest more, you will be living hate, the hate coming from an infinite time reign inside me You! What are you doing? Why can you feel love? Do you remember? You have to decay did I have the happiness to be? And I gave it to you, stupid Man, but everything will return inside me… I need a moment only a moment. Desperation is destroying me. I'd like to refind my lost time fury! I'd like to refind the love a only solution origin of a new point only in a moment…
lyrics: Giovanni Rovatti · music: Giovanni Rovatti & AydrA
I drive down the street, tape's on pumping my mind… night out and into my car, the way home is always too short. My world now is here, night out and deep into my soul, turn left, right is my house… the road flows under my tires. I cross out in the dark, endless road no more lines on the ground to be slaved by. I drive down the street, tape's on pumping my mind… night out and into my car. Endless road, no more lines on the ground to be slaved by nightdrive on I feel in touch with the world around, never ending road will ease the dark inside… Burn!
music: AydrA
Strumentale — nessun testo.
Quattro brani registrati live nei concerti del 2025 dalla current line-up — uno per ogni album della carriera di AydrA. Una sintesi del percorso della band dal 1996 a oggi, eseguita oggi.
Four tracks recorded live at 2025 shows by the current line-up — one from each album of AydrA's career. A summary of the band's journey from 1996 to today, performed in the present.
| # | Brano | Da | Anno | Data live | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Carnage | Psycho Pain Control | 1996 | 19.04.2025 | Gremium MC · Foggia |
| 12 | Icon of Sin | Icon of Sin | 1999 | 18.04.2025 | Florentia rockclub · San Benedetto (AP) |
| 13 | Hyperlogical Non-sense | Hyperlogical Non-sense | 2004 | 14.11.2025 | Il Borgo · Vicenza |
| 14 | Forever Hide | Leave to Nowhere | 2024 | 15.11.2025 | Centrale Rock Club · Erba (MI) |
Hanno fatto parte di AydrA o contribuito al suo percorso: Alessandro Marcelli, Andrea Massetti, Corrado Di Noto, Davide Fabi, Francesco Olivi, Giovanni Rovatti (founding member di Hydra, autore di lyrics e musiche su Icon of Sin), Luca Calò, Nicola Raffaeli.
They have been part of AydrA or contributed to its journey: Alessandro Marcelli, Andrea Massetti, Corrado Di Noto, Davide Fabi, Francesco Olivi, Giovanni Rovatti (founding member of Hydra, lyricist and composer on Icon of Sin), Luca Calò, Nicola Raffaeli.
Hydra, la band da cui hanno origine gli AydrA, esiste tuttora come progetto autonomo con una formazione completamente diversa. Le due band condividono la stessa radice (Falconara, 1985) ma percorrono strade indipendenti dal 2007. Mauro Pacetti compare occasionalmente come ospite ai loro live.
Hydra, the band from which AydrA originated, still exists as an independent project with a completely different line-up. The two bands share the same root (Falconara, 1985) but have followed separate paths since 2007. Mauro Pacetti occasionally joins them as a guest at live shows.
L'album è dedicato a David Lenci — fonico del Sound Machine Recording che registrò Icon of Sin nel 1998 — e a Luca 'Momo' Cardamone, Monica Rossi, Alessandro Moz, Francesco 'Frankie' Ferrato, Alberto 'Roscio' Accorroni, Andrea 'Baccio' Bartoli e a tutte le persone perse durante questo percorso.
The album is dedicated to David Lenci — the engineer at Sound Machine Recording who tracked Icon of Sin in 1998 — and to Luca 'Momo' Cardamone, Monica Rossi, Alessandro Moz, Francesco 'Frankie' Ferrato, Alberto 'Roscio' Accorroni, Andrea 'Baccio' Bartoli, and all the people lost during this journey.
Gli AydrA, pionieri del technical death metal italiano, nascono nel 1985 evolvendo dal thrash verso sonorità sempre più complesse e feroci. Dopo gli acclamati Icon of Sin e Hyperlogical Non-sense, la band torna nel 2024 con Leave to Nowhere, un concept potente e attuale che segna il ritorno definitivo della loro furia tecnica.
Le radici della band affondano a Falconara (AN) nel 1985, sotto il moniker Hydra: nel 1986 esce il primo demo "Sons of Rha", seguito da "Near the Graveyard" e "Into the Crypta" — tre cassette in territorio power/thrash metal. Nel 1991, con l'ingresso di Mauro Pacetti (basso/voce) e Francesco Olivi (chitarra), la band sposta il proprio sound verso il thrash/death tecnico ispirato da Death, Cynic, Atheist, Megadeth e Annihilator. Nel 1993 esce Demo 4, primo lavoro firmato AydrA — un cambio di nome che segna lo spartiacque definitivo. Seguirà Penance Stare (1994).
Il talent scout è David Lenci, fonico noto per il lavoro con Uzeda, 3 Second Kiss e One Dimensional Man, oltre che proprietario del Sound Machine Recording. Lo studio registra Psycho Pain Control tra il 1994 e il 1995; l'uscita arriva nel 1996 per Dawn of Sadness Records di Alex De Socchieri, che pubblica anche le compilation Scream from Italy con AydrA in vol. 2 e 3 (vol. 2 contiene una prima versione di "Reflect and Desist"). Nicola Raffaeli entra alla batteria in questa fase. Con l'arrivo di Marcello Lammoglia, la band intraprende un'intensa attività live a fianco di Natron, Undertakers, Sadist, Necromass, Detestor.
Nel 1999 esce per Sound Machine Recordings il primo full-length, Icon of Sin, ancora prodotto da David Lenci e promosso dalla Kick Promotion Agency. L'album riceve un riscontro eccellente da parte della critica nazionale e internazionale: alcune webzine americane lo segnalano tra i migliori dischi di technical death metal del 1999. La band apre i concerti di Napalm Death, Avulsed, Sadist, Infernal Poetry, Dark Lunacy, Disease. Il CD viene ristampato in Malesia e Indonesia.
Nei primi anni 2000 la band lavora su nuovo materiale e nel 2004 pubblica con Frank Andiver di Rising Works / Extreme Rising il secondo full-length Hyperlogical Non-sense, distribuito da Self — con Andrea Mastromarco al basso. La stampa specializzata accoglie con entusiasmo l'album, ma il disco non viene supportato adeguatamente dal vivo: l'uscita di Nicola Raffaeli per motivi personali, il trasferimento di Francesco Olivi in Australia per lavoro, le missioni di Mauro come neo-padre dal 2008 e l'impegno di Mastromarco con Medici Senza Frontiere in Africa portano gli AydrA a interrompere l'attività nel 2007.
Nel 2013, al rientro di Mastromarco dall'Africa, gli AydrA tornano in vita con Luca Calò (Gunfire) e Giuseppe Cardamone (Duality, Zeckyboys) alle chitarre e Marco Bianchella (Gunfire) alla batteria. Dopo una nuova partenza di Mastromarco e l'ingresso di Andrea Massetti al basso, una serie di date nei Balcani come special guest degli Infernal Poetry segna il vero ritorno; da lì parte la lunga gestazione del nuovo album. Nel 2016 esce per un'etichetta russa un'antologia dei primi lavori, mentre inizia la collaborazione con l'etichetta romana Rude Awakening, che cura la pubblicazione in vinile (in edizione limitata) dell'intera discografia, di un album live e della raccolta Rare Tracks.
Ad ottobre 2024, sempre per Rude Awakening, esce — dopo vent'anni di distanza da Hyperlogical Non-sense — il nuovo album Leave to Nowhere, in CD e vinile. Il disco, un concept sul drammatico viaggio di un migrante dall'Eritrea all'Europa, riceve entusiastici consensi sia in Italia che all'estero, viene inserito da diverse testate tra i migliori album dell'anno e ottiene una media recensioni di 8,51/10.
Forti del successo di Leave to Nowhere e con una formazione rinnovata, gli AydrA intraprendono una nuova serie di date in tutta Italia, proponendo una setlist che ripercorre l'intera carriera pluridecennale della band. Nel 2026 Rude Awakening pubblica la ristampa CD definitiva di Icon of Sin, rimasterizzata e arricchita da quattro bonus live esclusive.
Formed in 1985, AydrA are pioneers of Italian technical death metal, evolving from thrash roots into a complex and aggressive sound. After the acclaimed Icon of Sin and Hyperlogical Non-sense, the band returned in 2024 with Leave to Nowhere — a powerful, modern concept album marking the resurgence of their technical fury.
The band's roots go back to Falconara (Italy) in 1985, under the name Hydra: their first demo "Sons of Rha" came out in 1986, followed by "Near the Graveyard" and "Into the Crypta" — three power/thrash cassettes. In 1991, with the arrival of Mauro Pacetti (bass/vocals) and Francesco Olivi (guitar), the band shifted toward a more technical thrash/death direction inspired by Death, Cynic, Atheist, Megadeth and Annihilator. In 1993 the band released Demo 4, the first work under the new name AydrA — a definitive turning point. Penance Stare followed in 1994.
The talent scout was David Lenci, sound engineer known for his work with Uzeda, 3 Second Kiss and One Dimensional Man, and owner of Sound Machine Recording. The studio tracked Psycho Pain Control between 1994 and 1995; the release came in 1996 on Dawn of Sadness Records (Alex De Socchieri), the same label behind the compilation Scream from Italy — AydrA appeared on vol. 2 and 3 (vol. 2 included an early version of "Reflect and Desist"). Nicola Raffaeli joined on drums in this phase. With the addition of rhythm guitarist Marcello Lammoglia, AydrA began an intense live activity, sharing the stage with Natron, Undertakers, Sadist, Necromass, Detestor, and many others.
In 1999, the first full-length album Icon of Sin was released via Sound Machine Recordings, once again produced by David Lenci and promoted by Kick Promotion Agency. The album gained strong critical acclaim both nationally and internationally, with several U.S. webzines naming it among the best technical death metal releases of 1999. The band opened for Napalm Death, Avulsed, Sadist, Infernal Poetry, Dark Lunacy, Disease, and other leading acts of the Italian scene. The CD was later reissued in Malaysia and Indonesia.
In the early 2000s, the band started working on new material and connected with Frank Andiver of Rising Works / Extreme Rising, who produced their second full-length Hyperlogical Non-sense in 2004. Distributed by Self in Italy and abroad, the album was enthusiastically received by the metal press — with Andrea Mastromarco on bass. The record was never properly supported live: drummer Raffaeli's departure for personal reasons, Olivi's relocation to Australia for work, Mauro's new fatherhood from 2008 and Mastromarco's missions with Doctors Without Borders in Africa pushed the band on hiatus in 2007.
In 2013, when Mastromarco returned from Africa, AydrA came back with Luca Calò (Gunfire) and Giuseppe Cardamone (Duality, Zeckyboys) on guitars and Marco Bianchella (Gunfire) on drums. After a new departure of Mastromarco and the arrival of Andrea Massetti on bass, a series of dates in the Balkans supporting Infernal Poetry marked the actual return; from there began the long gestation of the new album. In 2016, a Russian label released an anthology of the band's early works, and AydrA started collaborating with the Roman label Rude Awakening, which reissued their complete discography on limited-edition vinyl, as well as a live album and a Rare Tracks collection featuring demos, covers and special collaborations.
In October 2024, Rude Awakening released Leave to Nowhere, AydrA's first new album in twenty years since Hyperlogical Non-sense. The record — a concept album about the harrowing journey of a migrant from Eritrea to Europe — received enthusiastic acclaim in Italy and abroad, was listed by several outlets among the best albums of the year, and earned an overall review average of 8.51/10.
Riding the success of Leave to Nowhere and with a renewed line-up, AydrA embarked on a new series of live shows across Italy, performing a setlist that retraces the band's three-decade career. In 2026, Rude Awakening releases the definitive CD reissue of Icon of Sin, remastered and expanded with four exclusive bonus live tracks.
Galleria cover di tutti i lavori usciti per AydrA — full-length, mini CD, raccolte, live, split. Le ristampe in vinile (2024) sono curate da Rude Awakening Records, che pubblica anche la nuova ristampa CD di Icon of Sin (RA21, 23.06.2026).
Cover gallery of every AydrA release — full-lengths, mini CDs, compilations, live, split records. The 2024 vinyl reissues are released by Rude Awakening Records, who also publish the new CD reissue of Icon of Sin (RA21, 23.06.2026).
Le cassette originali della prima fase della band (demo + Psycho Pain Control 1996) e le ristampe internazionali del 2001 in Indonesia e Malesia — testimonianza della diffusione di AydrA nella scena underground asiatica dei primi anni 2000.
The original cassettes from the band's early phase (demos + Psycho Pain Control 1996) and the 2001 international reissues in Indonesia and Malaysia — evidence of AydrA's reach in the early-2000s Asian underground scene.
Nel 2024 Rude Awakening ha pubblicato in vinile l'intera discografia di AydrA in edizione limitata.
In 2024 Rude Awakening released AydrA's entire discography on limited-edition vinyl.
Le foto dell'epoca di Icon of Sin. La prima ("top") è anche la foto principale del booklet della ristampa 2026.
Period photos from the Icon of Sin era. The first one ("top") is also the main photo in the 2026 reissue booklet.
AydrA · 1999 · foto principale, anche nel booklet 2026
AydrA · 1999 · con David Lenci al Sound Machine Recording
AydrA · 1999
AydrA · 1999Foto band 2026 — la foto di gruppo è quella ufficiale per la ristampa. I ritratti individuali sono live shots della current line-up.
2026 band photos — the group photo is the official one for the reissue. Individual portraits are live shots of the current line-up.
AydrA · 2026 · foto ufficiale band
Mauro Pacetti · vocals
Marcello Lammoglia · guitar
Giuseppe Cardamone · guitar
Andrea Mastromarco · bass
Marco Bianchella · drums
Mauro Pacetti · live
Pacetti & Bianchella · liveVideo live registrati nei concerti del Leave to Nowhere tour (2024-2025) dalla current line-up. Include tre dei quattro brani live inseriti nella ristampa CD 2026 (Carnage, Hyperlogical Non-sense, Forever Hide) + due live extra (3 Minutes Walk dalla prima data del tour, Deserter). Video creator: Mauro Pacetti.
Live videos recorded during the Leave to Nowhere tour (2024-2025) by the current line-up. Includes three of the four bonus live tracks featured on the 2026 CD reissue (Carnage, Hyperlogical Non-sense, Forever Hide) plus two live extras (3 Minutes Walk from the tour's opening night, Deserter). Video creator: Mauro Pacetti.
Materiale d'archivio: video live di "The Day of the Wedding" registrato nel 2001, durante il periodo di promozione live di Icon of Sin con la formazione storica.
Archive material: live video of "The Day of the Wedding" recorded in 2001, during the original Icon of Sin tour cycle with the historical line-up.
"Un vero CAPOLAVORO del genere."Flash · rubrica New Comer · firmato (AO)
"Un'abilità compositiva ed un livello tecnico che farebbero impallidire la maggioranza delle band attualmente in giro per il mondo."Flash · 100/100
"Death-thrash metal ultratecnico come non se ne sentiva più da anni."Flash · 100/100
"Roba che non si sentiva dai tempi degli stessi Atheist."Flash · 100/100
"One of the mandatory opuses from the Italian metal scene."Metal Archives · bayern · 14.03.2017
"Aydra looked like the most likely champions of the technical death metal idea on Italian soil."Metal Archives · 91% · 2017
"One of the most important outfits who did the ground-breaking work to establish Italy as the leading exponent of technical/progressive metal."Metal Archives · 91% · 2017
"Un ottimo lavoro, senza ombra di dubbio."TrueMetal.it · Deloose · 10.12.2001
"Tecnicamente ineccepibili, davvero tutti molto bravi."TrueMetal.it · 80/100
"Gli Aydra nel 1999 riuscivano dove al tempo tanti wannabes fallivano."Metalwave.it · Snarl · 30.11.2025 (recensione ristampa vinile 2024)
Quote da Leave to Nowhere (2024) — utili come press generale band. Media recensioni: 8,51/10.
Quotes from Leave to Nowhere (2024) — general band press. Average review score: 8.51/10.
"Unisce brillantezza tecnica e profondità emotiva in modo impressionante."
"Combines technical brilliance and emotional depth impressively."SonicRealms · Germania
"Un album che conquista il death metal tecnico e apre una nuova era per gli Aydra."
"An album that reclaims technical death metal and opens a new era for Aydra."Metal-FM · Germania
"Tra i migliori dischi del 2024."
"Among the best albums of 2024."Raw & Wild Webzine · Italia
"Ogni traccia immerge l'ascoltatore in un mondo oscuro e lussureggiante."
"Each track immerses the listener in a lush and dark world."Headbangersnews · Brasile
"Un grande ritorno per una band leggendaria."
"A great comeback for a legendary band."Firstwave Radio · Canada
"Hyper-dinamico, veloce e coinvolgente. Un must per ogni fan del technical death metal."
"Hyper-dynamic, fast, and engaging. A must for any technical death metal fan."Metalitalia · Italia · 8/10 (Top Album)
"Un'evoluzione naturale per gli Aydra, che unisce atmosfera e aggressività."
"A natural evolution for Aydra, combining atmosphere and aggression."RiffRiot · Spagna · Best Death Metal Album of October 2024
"Transizioni uniche, breakdown devastanti e hook potenti. Ogni traccia lascia il segno."
"Unique transitions, earth-shattering breakdowns, and powerful hooks. Every track leaves a mark."Havoc Underground · USA
| Artista | AydrA |
|---|---|
| Album | Icon of Sin |
| Tipo | Full-length / CD Reissue (remaster + 4 bonus live) |
| Uscita originale | 1999 — Sound Machine Recordings |
| Ristampa vinile | 2024 — Rude Awakening Records |
| Ristampa CD (questa) | 23.06.2026 — Rude Awakening Records |
| Catalog | RA21 |
| Formato | CD jewel case · booklet 12 pp |
| Genere | Technical Death Metal / Death Metal |
| Paese | Italia · Ancona / Marche |
| Recording (1999) | Sound Machine Recordings — David Lenci (in memoriam) |
| Remaster + mastering (2026) | White Rock Studios — Marco Bianchella |
| Cover artwork | Eugenio Morganti (scultura + illustrazioni di sfondo) |
| Booklet / layout | Mauro Pacetti |
| Logo | Mauro Pacetti |
| Foto band | Marco Priori |
| Video | Mauro Pacetti |
Credits per traccia (lyrics & music) sotto:
Per-track credits (lyrics & music) below:
| # | Brano | Lyrics | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Icon of Sin | Marcello Lammoglia | Francesco Olivi & AydrA |
| 02 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Marcello Lammoglia | Francesco Olivi & AydrA |
| 03 | No One's Tale | Mauro Pacetti | Mauro Pacetti & AydrA |
| 04 | Reflect and Desist | Mauro Pacetti | Mauro Pacetti & AydrA |
| 05 | Pleasure Dome | Giovanni Rovatti * | Giovanni Rovatti * & AydrA |
| 06 | The Day of the Wedding | Mauro Pacetti | Francesco Olivi & AydrA |
| 07 | Xavier's Dream | Giovanni Rovatti * | Mauro Pacetti & AydrA |
| 08 | Lost Time Fury | Mauro Pacetti | Francesco Olivi & AydrA |
| 09 | Night Drive | Giovanni Rovatti * | Giovanni Rovatti * & AydrA |
| 10 | N.O. RMX V2 | strumentale | AydrA |
* Giovanni Rovatti — founding member di Hydra (band originaria di AydrA, Falconara 1985).* Giovanni Rovatti — founding member of Hydra (original band from which AydrA originated, Falconara 1985).
(P) 1999 Square Squid Production · (P) 2026 Rude Awakening Records (RA21) · (C) 2026 AydrA
Tutte le pagine del booklet completo della ristampa CD 2026 (versione finale v13): cover, retro, tray inlay, etichetta CD e gli spread interni con lyrics, ringraziamenti, dedica, tracklist. Cover artwork (scultura + disegni di sfondo) di Eugenio Morganti. Booklet layout di Mauro Pacetti.
All pages of the complete booklet for the 2026 CD reissue (final version v13): cover, back, tray inlay, CD label and the inner spreads with lyrics, special thanks, dedication, tracklist. Cover artwork (sculpture + background illustrations) by Eugenio Morganti. Booklet layout by Mauro Pacetti.
Click su una pagina per ingrandire. Frecce ← → per navigare, Esc per chiudere.
Click any page to enlarge. Arrow keys ← → to navigate, Esc to close.
Cover spreadCover spread
Pagine 2 – 3
Pagine 4 – 5
Pagine 6 – 7
Pagine 8 – 9
Pagine 10 – 11
Retro / tray inlayTray inlay
Etichetta CDCD label
Per uso offline, archivio o condivisione: il booklet completo in PDF (versione finale v13).
For offline use, archiving or sharing: the complete booklet PDF (final version v13).
Press kit completo della ristampa CD 2026: tutto il materiale necessario per stampa, recensioni, interviste, etichette estere. Tutti i documenti testuali sono in doppia versione (italiano + inglese).
Complete press kit for the 2026 CD reissue: all material needed for press, reviews, interviews, foreign labels. All text documents are bilingual (Italian + English).
10 MP3 320 kbps · 12 foto band (1999 + 2026) · cover JPG + logo PNG · 19 documenti bilingui (.docx) · lyrics .pdf + .docx · booklet completo PDF · README IT/EN
10 MP3 tracks 320 kbps · 12 band photos (1999 + 2026) · cover JPG + transparent PNG logo · 19 bilingual documents (.docx) · lyrics .pdf + .docx · full booklet PDF · README IT/EN
↓ Scarica press kit completo (ZIP · ~104 MB)Le 10 tracce sono nel ZIP completo. Singole tracce su richiesta.
The 10 tracks are in the full ZIP. Individual tracks on request.
I file scaricati seguono la lingua selezionata in alto a destra (IT | EN). Cambia lingua e i link cambiano automaticamente alla versione corrispondente.Downloaded files follow the language selected at the top right (IT | EN). Switch language and the links automatically change to the matching version.
⚠ Le 4 tracce live (Carnage, Icon of Sin, Hyperlogical Non-sense, Forever Hide) verranno aggiunte al ZIP non appena disponibili in formato MP3.
⚠ The 4 bonus live tracks (Carnage, Icon of Sin, Hyperlogical Non-sense, Forever Hide) will be added to the ZIP as soon as they're available in MP3 format.