Orbit Culture have unleashed a new single, Hydra

Orbit Culture have just dropped a huge new single and video, Hydra.

Taken from this autumn’s Death Above Life album – which is due out on October 3 via Century Media – the quartet say that they “dove even deeper into the heavy tunings we explored on our previous single, Death Above Life. Lyrically, it’s a raw and unfiltered track about cutting ties – direct, honest, and uncompromising. The song was written during a period of intense stress and frustration and channelling that emotion onto paper felt like a necessary release.”

Of its accompanying video, Orbit Culture continue: “Visually, we drew inspiration from the vast, cinematic atmosphere of the Dune films. That same sense of scale is echoed in the production: distorted, low-tuned cellos and thunderous drums that feel like something massive is coming.

“This is easily one of our most ambitious videos to date,” they add. “We scouted the California desert to find the perfect location – no green screens, no tricks. What you see is real: just four Swedish guys sweating it out in the scorching desert heat.”

Dive into the world of Hydra below…

Catch the band live this year at the following:

Orbit Culture 2025 Death Above Life UK tour dates

November

8 Manchester Damnation Festival
10 Newcastle NX
11 Glasgow SWG3
12 Leeds Stylus
14 Wolverhampton KK's Steel Mill
15 Bristol Electric
16 London Electric Ballroom

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