Press & reviews

AydrA's first album in twenty years earned an 8.51/10 average across some twenty international reviews and several Best Metal Album 2024 honours.

• SonicRealms9.75/10

  Germany

  “Combines technical brilliance and emotional depth impressively.”

• Pest Webzine9.5/10

  “A fantastic come-back.”

• Broken Tomb Magazine9/10

  Spain · 2026 · rev. Chus · transl. from Spanish

  “A magnificent record, where every note shows the level they possess.”

• Metal-FM9/10

  Germany

  “An album that reclaims technical death metal and opens a new era for AydrA.”

• Raw & Wild9/10

  Italy

  “Among the best albums of 2024.”

• Metalitalia8/10

  Italy · Top Album

  “Hyper-dynamic, fast and engaging. A must for any technical death metal fan.”

• November Grey Views

  Instagram · 2026

  “I will forever be honored to listen to this album.”

• RiffRiot

  Spain · Best Death Metal Album of October 2024

  “A natural evolution for AydrA, combining atmosphere and aggression.”

• Headbangers News

  Brazil

  “Each track immerses the listener in a lush and dark world.”

• Firstwave Radio

  Canada

  “A great comeback for a legendary band.”

• Havoc Underground

  USA

  “Unique transitions, earth-shattering breakdowns and powerful hooks. Every track leaves a mark.”

• Kronos Mortus News

  Hungary · 2024

  “Highly anticipated album from the pioneers of Italian technical death metal.”

• Amnesia9.2/10

  “One of the masterpieces of Italian technical death metal.”

• TrueMetal.it82/100

  Giorgio Vicentini · 2005

  “A truly compelling record: complex, intelligent and played with great precision.”

• MetalItalia7.5/10

  Marco Gallarati · 2004

  “A record worthy of praise — technical, solid, with Frank Andiver's powerful production.”

• Metallus7/10

  2004

  “An excellent death/thrash metal work. Long live AydrA.”

• Metal Temple8/10

  2026 · rev. Mitchell Connolly

  “No further investigation is needed to solidify AydrA's significant influence on the Italian extreme metal scene.”

• Flash100/100

  New Comer

  “A true masterpiece of the genre.”

• Flash100/100

  “Compositional skill and a technical level that would put most bands around the world to shame.”

• Flash100/100

  “Ultra-technical death-thrash metal the likes of which hadn't been heard in years.”

• Metal Archives91%

  2017

  “One of the mandatory opuses from the Italian metal scene.”

• Metal Archives91%

  “One of the most important outfits who did the ground-breaking work to establish Italy as a leading exponent of technical/progressive metal.”

• TrueMetal.it80/100

  “An excellent work, without a shadow of a doubt — technically flawless.”

• Metalwave.it71/100

  2025 vinyl reissue

  “In 1999 AydrA succeeded where so many wannabes failed.”

• Kronos Mortus News

  Hungary · 2026

  “The definitive CD reissue of the legendary album by the pioneers of Italian technical death metal.”

• Headbangers Australia9.5/10

  Australia · 2026 · rev. glennosp

  “Icon of Sin is a mandatory opus of unique dynamics and complex virtues. AydrA are an exceptional band that combine technical brilliance and emotional depth.”

• Brutal Zine8/10

  Ecuador · issue #29 · 2026 · transl. from Spanish

  “Technical precision, millimetric solos, dynamic guitar arrangements and a high dose of creative execution.”

• Heavy Metal Darkness7.5/10

  2026 · rev. Yorgos A.

  “Discipline, aggression and enough melodic detail to prevent the constant motion from becoming empty display.”

• Metallian3.5/5

  France · issue #30 · 2026 · transl. from French

  “Recalling a more demonstrative Atheist or Pestilence — in 1999, this was a brutal album!”

• Promo flyer

  1996

  “A New Interesting Band! Brutal Thrash/Death Metal in this Debut MiniCD. NO Trendly, NO Alternative Inside!”

• Italian fanzine

  1996–97

  “The impact this mini-CD unleashes is jaw-dropping.”

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