Holy Land

Angra

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 8, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B00000J5YC
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #358,721 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Crossing

2. Nothing to Say

3. Silence and Distance

4. Carolina IV

5. Holy Land

6. Shaman

7. Make Believe

8. Z.I.T.O.

9. Deep Blue

10. Lullaby for Lucifer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angras 2nd Album is the BEST, January 10, 2004

By	Thomas Baldwin (HELL) - See all my reviews

This is the Album that made Angra huge in not only Brazil but also all over Europe. It derives its influences from brazilian music and the album overall has a latin american feel to it! This IS Angras most influencial album and is definetly their best to date! Why are you still sitting there ORDER THIS ALBUM NOW!!! Trust me you WONT be sorry!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Angra: A Band to Top Dream Theater?, November 30, 1999

By	Mark P. Fister (Austin, TX - USA) - See all my reviews

There are few bands who have the talent, breadth, depth, and emotion of Dream Theater. However, if there were a grand contest, this band would surely be selected as a contender.

I, for one, would do anything for people to write me and suggest other bands that are truly amazing songwriters. Bands which put pure emotion into their work. Bands whose music is positive, up- lifting, and makes your hair stand on end.

Email me at [e-mail]. Thanks. :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Breathtaking, April 14, 2007

By	Justin Gaines "Corporate Rocker" (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

It took me a long time to discover Angra, but once I did I got into them in a big way. I could tell that Angra was something special from listening to Angels Cry, but I had no idea they were capable of the masterpiece that is their 1995 album Holy Land.

Where Angels Cry was more of a power metal album with progressive elements, Holy Land is a progressive metal album with not only power metal elements, but incorporating orchestral and choral passages and exotic instruments from around the world for a powerful and unique musical experience. Holy Land is one of those albums where all the stars are in alignment and everything just works perfectly. The songwriting, the instrumentals, the vocals, the production, the melodies - all of them are in top form on this album, and they all work together seamlessly to make Holy Land such an effective concept album. Each time I listen to this album, the songs bring out the sense of adventure, wonder and discovery that the Holy Land concept is all about.

This is easily the best album of the Andre Matos era. Angels Cry and Fireworks are both incredibly strong power metal albums in their own right, but the band took a huge leap forward with Holy Land. I've never heard anything quite like it before or since then.

Holy Land is a must-have album for all fans of the progressive and/or power metal genres. This is where Helloween and Dream Theater meet.