Hydra (Within Temptation album)

Hydra
Studio album by
Within Temptation
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2014
RecordedApril–October 2013
StudioMCO (Hilversum, The Netherlands)
Graveland Studio (Kortenhoef, The Netherlands)
6DC Studio (The Netherlands)
Crumbling Wall Studios (Sweden)
Genre
Length
  • 49:36
  • 1:30:50 (with one bonus disc)
  • 2:23:33 (with two bonus disc)
Label
ProducerDaniel Gibson
Within Temptation chronology
The Q-Music Sessions
(2013) 		Hydra
(2014) 		Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert
(2014)
Singles from Hydra
  1. "Paradise (What About Us?)"
    Released: September 27, 2013
  2. "Dangerous"
    Released: December 20, 2013
  3. "Whole World Is Watching"
    Released: January 22, 2014
  4. "And We Run"
    Released: May 23, 2014

Hydra is the sixth studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation. It was released on January 31, 2014 in Europe and on February 4, 2014 in North America. The album contains guest appearances by singer Howard Jones (ex-Killswitch Engage), rapper Xzibit, metal vocalist Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish) and alternative rock singer Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum). The first single, "Paradise (What About Us?)", was released on September 27, 2013, and featured Turunen as guest vocalist.[3] The second single, "Dangerous", was released on December 20, in which Jones provided the male vocals.[4]

This is the first album by Within Temptation to be recorded with three guitarists, with Stefan Helleblad making his Within Temptation studio debut on Hydra since his addition to the band shortly after the release of The Unforgiving in 2011. Hydra is also the first Within Temptation album to feature Robert Westerholt's growling techniques since the band's debut album, Enter in 1997.

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  2. ^ Wu, Samantha. "Within Temptation – Hydra – Album Review". Lithium Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. ^ WTofficial (2013-09-13). "Paradise (What About Us?) featuring…… (read more)". Within Temptation. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  4. ^ "Within Temptation Announce New Album 'Hydra', Reveal More Special Guests | News". Metal Hammer. 2013-11-08. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-02-08.