Line-up

Current line-up

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  Mauro Pacetti

  Vocals

  1991 – present

  Founder of the AydrA line-up, he joined in 1991 on bass and vocals and designed the band's logo across every era (vocals only since 1999). A degree in psychology (thesis on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict), he works as a freelance sound engineer and co-founded the Mosaiko LED-wall company (2018). Father of Zoe and Yago.

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  Marcello Lammoglia

  Guitar

  1996–2001 · 2013 – present

  Guitarist from Senigallia and a close friend of Francesco Olivi, with a rhythmic, modern approach that complements the lead playing. He left in 2001 to play with Gunfire and rejoined at the 2013 reunion.

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  Giuseppe Cardamone “Peppe”

  Guitar & backing vocals

  2013 – present

  Joined at the 2013 reunion as guitarist and second voice. He released Elektron with Duality (2015) and has been a steady pillar of the band's second life, through Leave to Nowhere (2024).

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  Andrea Mastromarco “Mastro”

  Bass

  1999–2001 · 2013–2014 · 2024 – present

  Bassist coming from Infernal Poetry and an old high-school friend of Mauro. He left to carry out humanitarian missions with Médecins Sans Frontières in Africa — leaving an instrumental track as a legacy on the album — and returned for the band's recent era.

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  Marco Bianchella

  Drums

  2013 – present

  Drummer coming from Gunfire. He owns White Rock Studios (WR Studios), the band's recording headquarters, and co-founded Mosaiko (2018) with Mauro.

Former members

• Francesco Olivi

  Lead guitar

  1992–2007

  Lead guitarist (ex-Anathema, Senigallia) who joined in 1992 and shaped AydrA's technical sound through Icon of Sin and Hyperlogical Non-Sense. A civil engineer, he later worked abroad (Libya, Japan, Australia).

• Nicola Raffaeli

  Drums

  1995–2005

  Joined replacing Corrado Di Noto and drummed on the demos, Psycho Pain Control, Icon of Sin and the quintet tours. Left in 2005 for personal reasons.

• Alessandro Marcelli

  Rhythm guitar

  2002–2007

  A young local guitarist mentored by Francesco Olivi, he matured quickly into a high-level arranger and soloist. Influenced by Meshuggah and Gorguts, he wrote the instrumental Prelude to… on Hyperlogical Non-Sense.

• Giovanni Rovatti

  Guitar & vocals

  1986–1996

  The last Hydra survivor — vocalist and guitarist from 1986 — he wrote four of the five songs on Psycho Pain Control. He moved to Milan for work in 1996, closing the direct Hydra-to-AydrA line.

• Luca Calò

  Guitar

  2013–2024

  Joined at the 2013 reunion as second guitarist alongside Giuseppe and played through the Leave to Nowhere recording sessions (2024).

• Andrea Massetti “Masso”

  Bass

  2014–2024

  Bassist from the Marche underground, he took over from Mastro after the 2013 reunion and took part in the writing and recording of Leave to Nowhere. Also active with Kurnalcool and Riciclato Circo Musicale.

• Corrado Di Noto

  Drums

  1992–1995

  The original AydrA drummer, on Demo 4 and Penance Stare. He left to pursue more extreme territory and later joined Beyond Redemption.

• Davide Fabi

  Drums

  2005–2007

  Drummer from Urbino who replaced Nicola Raffaeli in 2005, with the technical preparation for the irregular meters of the Hyperlogical repertoire.