Explosive rap-rocker HYRO THE HERO joins the conversation on mental health with his compelling new single Head Under Water, featuring guest vocals from alternative rock group REDDSTAR and Dan Sugarman of Ice Nine Kills.
The musically fiery single details the Houston, Texas raised artist’s personal battle with depression with its leading lyrics stating:
“Dark clouds around my head/I ain’t feeling fine. Immediate help, I need a hotline. I’ve been feeling like this for a long time.”
As “Head Under Water” progresses, the lyrics show HYRO’s resilience in fighting those dark thoughts and his determination to block them out entirely. Available now across all digital platforms, stream/download Head Under Water feat. Reddstar and Dan Sugarman of Ice Nine Kills now at https://hyrothehero.ffm.to/headunderwater.
“It was such an epic feeling to have the first single off my new album be ‘Head Under Water ft Reddstar and Dan Sugarman of Ice Nine Kills,'” relates HYRO. “There’s such intense emotion we conveyed through this track that I hope listeners will be able to connect with it. It’s a deep dive into depression and the dark thoughts that arise when struggling with life’s problems. When you feel like you have nobody to talk to or that can understand, it can lead to terrible things. Mental health is no longer a taboo subject and it’s being brought up in discussion throughout society today, so I wanted to touch on it because I know the feeling first-hand.”
HYRO, who splits his time between Los Angeles and France, will return stateside this fall to join his Better Noise labelmates Nothing More on the second leg of their “SPIRITS 2023” tour. The tour will kick off September 15 and stretch into October, ending on the 13th. Throughout the run, HYRO will share music from his 2022 EP Worst Behavior and perform new music from his forthcoming third full-length album due later this year via Better Noise Music.
In addition to Worst Behavior, HYRO released a second EP featuring collaborations with a who’s-who of modern rock’s leading artists including David Draiman (Disturbed), Corey Taylor (Slipknot) and Chad Grey (Hellyeah). Its single “Kids Against The Monsters (feat. Corey Taylor)” was synched in an episode of Apple TV’s “SWAGGER.” HYRO has also been featured on tracks from Hollywood Undead and Deuce as well as landing his original track “Who’s That Playing On The Radio” on the soundtrack for Better Noise Films’ horror-thriller The Retaliators with featured guest musicians Mick Mars (Mötley Crüe) and Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria).
