Rebirth is the fourth album by the Brazilian heavy metal band Angra, the first since a major restructuring of the band's line-up. In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 15th best power metal album of all time.[1]
| Rebirth | ||||
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| Released | November 13, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | House of Audio, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany Anonimato Studios, Brazil June - August 2001 | |||
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| Length | 52:48 | |||
| Label | Paradox Music (Brazil) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | (8.5/10)[4] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [5] |
| Metal Storm | (8.6/10)[6] |
| Whiplash.net |   [7] |
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Rafael Bittencourt except Nova Era by Felipe Andreoli and Bittencourt[8]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Excelsis (instrumental)" | Kiko Loureiro | 1:03 |
| 2. | "Nova Era" | Loureiro, Edu Falaschi | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Millennium Sun" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Acid Rain" | Bittencourt | 6:07 |
| 5. | "Heroes of Sand" | Falaschi | 4:39 |
| 6. | "Unholy Wars
| Loureiro, Bittencourt | 8:13 |
| 7. | "Rebirth" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | 5:17 |
| 8. | "Judgement Day" | Loureiro, Falaschi, Aquiles Priester | 5:40 |
| 9. | "Running Alone" | Bittencourt | 7:14 |
| 10. | "Visions Prelude" (Adapted from Chopin's Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor) | Loureiro | 4:32 |
| Total length: | 52:48 | ||
Bonus track for Japan
edit| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Bleeding Heart" | Falaschi | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 56:52 | ||
Personnel
edit- Band members
- Edu Falaschi – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
- Kiko Loureiro – guitars, acoustic guitar on "Rebirth", backing vocals, keyboard arrangements
- Rafael Bittencourt – guitars, acoustic guitar on "Rebirth", backing vocals, keyboard arrangements, strings and vocal arrangements
- Felipe Andreoli – bass, backing vocals
- Aquiles Priester – drums
- Additional musicians
- Gunter Werno – piano, keyboards
- Andre Kbelo, Zeka Loureiro, Maria Rita, Carolin Wols – backing vocals
- Roman Mekinulov – cello
- Douglas Las Casas – percussion
- Mestre Dinho & Grupo Woyekè – Maracatu voices on "Unholy Wars"
- Production
- Dennis Ward – producer, engineer, mixing, choir arrangements
- Andre Kbelo – assistant engineer
- Jürgen Lusky – mastering
- Antonio D. Pirani – executive producer
Charts
edit| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 74 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ a b Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b White, David. "Angra | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
The resulting album, the prog/neo-classical metal Rebirth, was a return to form for the group.
- ^ Hill, Gary. "Angra Rebirth review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ Krgin, Borivoj (December 17, 2001). "Rebirth - Angra". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Popke, Michael (January 11, 2002). "Review: "Angra: Rebirth"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Taster, Dream (August 28, 2003). "Angra - Rebirth review". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Faria, Fábio (November 30, 2001). "Resenha - Rebirth - Angra". Whiplash (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Angra - Rebirth". Discogs.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Angra – Rebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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