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Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian power metal band formed in 1991. They have released ten regular studio albums, six EPs, and seven live CD/DVDs to date. Led by Rafael Bittencourt, the band has gained a degree of popularity in Japan and Europe.
Angra holds profound historical importance in the Brazilian heavy metal scene. Emerging in the early 1990s, Angra spearheaded a massive national movement for melodic, progressive, and power metal. They proved that Brazilian bands could achieve top-tier technical mastery, paving the way for countless other melodic metal bands in Latin America and diversifying the country's musical export. Musically, the band was revolutionary for its unique and highly ambitious compositional style. Angra broke new ground by seamlessly integrating fast-paced European-style power metal and intricate progressive metal with classical music orchestration and indigenous Brazilian regional rhythms, such as baião, frevo, and maracatu. This innovative fusion, most notably showcased on their critically acclaimed early albums Angels Cry (1993) and Holy Land (1996), established a completely new paradigm within the global melodic metal subgenre.
Beyond their massive impact in their home country, Angra achieved phenomenal international success, most notably in Japan. The Japanese market, known for its deep appreciation of virtuosic musicianship and neo-classical arrangements, immediately embraced the band. During their peak, Angra achieved multiple gold records, embarked on numerous sold-out tours across the country, and became frequent cover stars on major Japanese rock magazines like Burrn!. Today, they are widely recognized not only as pioneers of Brazilian metal but as one of the most influential bands in the global power metal pantheon.
On 2 April 2015, guitarist Kiko Loureiro left Angra to join American thrash metal band Megadeth.
Angra was formed in November 1991 by former Viper vocalist Andre Matos and guitarists Rafael Bittencourt and André Linhares, in a collaboration with music promoter and Rock Brigade magazine owner Antônio "Toninho" Pirani. The trio was joined by drummer Marco Antunes, a former bandmate of Bittencourt's, and bassist André Lichewitz - quickly replaced by Luis Mariutti. Bittencourt and Matos were the primary songwriters in the band's early days.
Early in 1992, Linhares left the band and was replaced by André Hernandes, who quit in the same year to be replaced by Kiko Loureiro. With Loureiro in the line-up, Angra recorded their first demo tape Reaching Horizons, which was released in 1993 through the German label Limb Music. Among the tracks, "Queen of the Night", originally titled "Rainha" ("Queen"), had been previously composed for Bittencourt and Antunes' previous band; and "Evil Warning" was written during Hernandes' brief stint as guitarist.
During the recording sessions for their first album Angels Cry, Marcos Antunes left the band. A number of session drummers, including Alex Holzwarth were used to finish the album. Ricardo Confessori was later installed as a permanent replacement. This line-up change established a stable line-up and lasted from 1993 to 2000. Angels Cry was recorded at Gamma Ray guitarist Kai Hansen's studio in Hamburg, Germany. Besides Hansen, the album included guest performances by Heavens Gate guitarist Sascha Paeth and Dirk Schlächter.
The album was released in Brazil in 1993 through Eldorado Records and contained a number of classical influences as well as a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". The album had some success both in Brazil as well as Japan. The band were managed by Antonio Pirani, also editor of Rock Brigade magazine. Due to the album's success in Japan, the Evil Warning EP was released in 1994 through Victor, which included remixed versions of songs "Evil Warning", "Angels Cry", "Carry On" and "Wuthering Heights". In the following year the album was made available in Germany through Dream Circle, and in France by CNR Music.
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Angra (band)
Angra is a Brazilian power metal band formed in 1991. They have released ten regular studio albums, six EPs, and seven live CD/DVDs to date. Led by Rafael Bittencourt, the band has gained a degree of popularity in Japan and Europe.
Angra holds profound historical importance in the Brazilian heavy metal scene. Emerging in the early 1990s, Angra spearheaded a massive national movement for melodic, progressive, and power metal. They proved that Brazilian bands could achieve top-tier technical mastery, paving the way for countless other melodic metal bands in Latin America and diversifying the country's musical export. Musically, the band was revolutionary for its unique and highly ambitious compositional style. Angra broke new ground by seamlessly integrating fast-paced European-style power metal and intricate progressive metal with classical music orchestration and indigenous Brazilian regional rhythms, such as baião, frevo, and maracatu. This innovative fusion, most notably showcased on their critically acclaimed early albums Angels Cry (1993) and Holy Land (1996), established a completely new paradigm within the global melodic metal subgenre.
Beyond their massive impact in their home country, Angra achieved phenomenal international success, most notably in Japan. The Japanese market, known for its deep appreciation of virtuosic musicianship and neo-classical arrangements, immediately embraced the band. During their peak, Angra achieved multiple gold records, embarked on numerous sold-out tours across the country, and became frequent cover stars on major Japanese rock magazines like Burrn!. Today, they are widely recognized not only as pioneers of Brazilian metal but as one of the most influential bands in the global power metal pantheon.
On 2 April 2015, guitarist Kiko Loureiro left Angra to join American thrash metal band Megadeth.
Angra was formed in November 1991 by former Viper vocalist Andre Matos and guitarists Rafael Bittencourt and André Linhares, in a collaboration with music promoter and Rock Brigade magazine owner Antônio "Toninho" Pirani. The trio was joined by drummer Marco Antunes, a former bandmate of Bittencourt's, and bassist André Lichewitz - quickly replaced by Luis Mariutti. Bittencourt and Matos were the primary songwriters in the band's early days.
Early in 1992, Linhares left the band and was replaced by André Hernandes, who quit in the same year to be replaced by Kiko Loureiro. With Loureiro in the line-up, Angra recorded their first demo tape Reaching Horizons, which was released in 1993 through the German label Limb Music. Among the tracks, "Queen of the Night", originally titled "Rainha" ("Queen"), had been previously composed for Bittencourt and Antunes' previous band; and "Evil Warning" was written during Hernandes' brief stint as guitarist.
During the recording sessions for their first album Angels Cry, Marcos Antunes left the band. A number of session drummers, including Alex Holzwarth were used to finish the album. Ricardo Confessori was later installed as a permanent replacement. This line-up change established a stable line-up and lasted from 1993 to 2000. Angels Cry was recorded at Gamma Ray guitarist Kai Hansen's studio in Hamburg, Germany. Besides Hansen, the album included guest performances by Heavens Gate guitarist Sascha Paeth and Dirk Schlächter.
The album was released in Brazil in 1993 through Eldorado Records and contained a number of classical influences as well as a cover of Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". The album had some success both in Brazil as well as Japan. The band were managed by Antonio Pirani, also editor of Rock Brigade magazine. Due to the album's success in Japan, the Evil Warning EP was released in 1994 through Victor, which included remixed versions of songs "Evil Warning", "Angels Cry", "Carry On" and "Wuthering Heights". In the following year the album was made available in Germany through Dream Circle, and in France by CNR Music.