Rebirth

Angra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Steamhammer Us
• ASIN: B00005QKB1
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,717 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars FINALLY something worth sinking my teeth into..., May 27, 2005

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Lyndon Unger "Armchair Theologian" (Vancouver, British Columbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rebirth (Audio CD)

All right. I'm a professional musician and I'm into everything from Suffocation to Shakti. I've been really frustrated with the North American metal scene for years as it seems to have been a 'music machine' pent on churning out crap time and again. In my search for something quality or something interesting, I've wandered off through most of the Euro-metal scene and I recently discovered the Brazillian band Angra.

These guys are great players and clever songwriters and I've become a maniacal fan of Angra on the basis of this album and the following one (Temple of Shadows). The songs are well written, though not insanely original, but the playing and production are fantastic. Kiko Loureiro and Raphael Bittencourt are a fantastic pair of guitarists, Aquiles Priester is a drummer who reminds me of Mike Portnoy or Virgil Donati (very creative playing), Filepe Andreoli is a super bass player and Edu Falaschi should be singing for Dream Theater. They're a great collection of fantastic parts that adds up to an awe inspiring whole.

Apparently some fans are frustrated because this new line up (new drummer, bassist and vocalist) is 'not as good' as the old one, but I strongly disagree. I'm a new fan to Angra and not committed to the original line up, and if you like any Euro Metal, you'll LOVE Angra. Also, some have criticized the musicianship and commented no recycled songs. As for that criticim, I simply laugh. There's no such thing as a song that isn't influenced by previous music, and if you think Angra has crappy musicianship, you simply are confused about what 'musicianship' means. None the less, I've been listening to them for the last 3 weeks straight and it's only getting better.

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Update -March 23, 2009- I've been listening to Angra for several years now and I STILL listen to Rebirth regularly. "Nova Era" and "Unholy Wars" are two AMAZING metal songs. I think that "Temple of Shadows" is their best album, with this as a close second and "Aurora Consurgens" as third. I have found other bands that have somewhat close to the technical ability of Angra, but no other bands combines musicality with such amazingly diverse songwriting. Angra is astoundingly good metal!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you can't be disappointed..., October 14, 2003

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Matt Stoessel (Tolland, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Rebirth (Audio CD)

The last time I listened to this, something funny came to mind. Rebirth has drumming similar to that on King of the Nordic Twilight. They are both rare style drumming and are hard to get used to, but once you do, it's what makes Angra Angra and Luca Turilli Luca Turilli.

Onto some of the songs. The intro is very soft. Nova Era is almost an incredible song, but it doesn't stand out as much as other openers to me. It is still very good and a decent opener, but it's no wonder, like Eagleheart or Knightrider of Doom. Millennium Sun, the first time I listened to Rebirth, almost shocked me having a second song being a ballad. But, it's not a ballad. Millennium Sun is just as good as Nova Era. I don't know this CD song by song as well as I know others, but I can tell you that "Unholy Wars" is a PERFECT song for someone getting into euro-metal. It is over 8:00 and it's just so fun of a song! My other highlight is Visions Prelude, the closing ballad. I love this song. Again, it's one of a kind.

Angra is a band that might take over as someone's favorite band within a week. Or they might just be someone who is great to listen to whenever you actually decide to put it into the CD player, like me. I do this with Vision Divine, too, which is also a great band. Actually, I would recommend them to all Angra fans. All in all, this CD just has to be in every euro metal collection - it's a classic, or diamond in the rough, if you prefer.

Also, I found that when I listen to this CD, it reminds me of Beholder's CD "Wish for Destruction". The 2 are comparable in so many ways. They are both fast, not that heavy, and quite melodic. If you own either one of these and like it, buy the other one.

When you get the chance, check out my other reviews. I don't have a lot of melodic metal reviews as we speak, but my other reviews are still good. Also, do me and other amazon shoppers a favor and say if this review helped you or not. Thanks.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Triumphant Return, April 13, 2007

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rebirth (Audio CD)

And to think I was worried when I first heard that Angra "broke up" in 2000. Little did I know that the result of the split would result in not one but two great progressive power metal bands. Original vocalist Andre Matos, bassist Luis Mariutti, and drummer Ricardo Confessori left to start the excellent Shaman (Matos has since exited for a solo career), while the remaining members brought in some new blood, most notably vocalist Edu Falaschi, and re-launched Angra in 2001 with the breathtaking album Rebirth.

As much as I love the early Angra albums, Rebirth is the album I'm most likely to wear out from repeated listens. Rebirth comes across as a more polished, more mature version of the band's debut album Angels Cry. All of the elements that made that album a classic are present here, from the high-speed guitars to the prominent keyboards to the fantastic melodies to Angra's signature Brazilian musical elements. On top of that, the band finally has a vocalist who doesn't have to rely exclusively on high notes. Edu Falaschi is a major talent, and his powerful soaring voice is no doubt a welcome change for those who were put off by Andre Matos's high-pitched style (which to be honest I never minded).

This album is so powerful and so melodic that it took all of 30 seconds of the first song (after the obligatory instrumental intro) to have me totally sold. Very few power metal albums leave me breathless like Rebirth did, and six years later it still has every bit as much an impact. Aside from that throwaway intro track, there isn't a weak moment on the whole album. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Every single song on Rebirth is an absolute classic.

Put Rebirth right up there with Holy Land as the crown jewels of the Angra discography. Fans of great melodic power metal, from Iron Maiden and Helloween to Dragonforce and Brainstorm need to add Rebirth to their collections.