Rebirth (Angra album)
2001 studio album by Angra
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Rebirth is the fourth studio album by the Brazilian power 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.[2]
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ReleasedNovember 13, 2001
RecordedHouse of Audio, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany
Anonimato Studios, Brazil
June - August 2001
Anonimato Studios, Brazil
June - August 2001
Length52:48
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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 | |||
| Labels | Paradox Music (Brazil) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Dennis Ward | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Blabbermouth.net | (8.5/10)[4] |
| Metal Storm | (8.6/10)[5] |
| Sea of Tranquility |  [6] |
| Whiplash.net | [7] |
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Rafael Bittencourt except Nova Era by Felipe Andreoli and Bittencourt[8]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nova Era
. In Excelsis . Nova Era" | Loureiro, Edu Falaschi | 5:56
. 1:03 . 4:53 |
| 2. | "Millennium Sun" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | 5:11 |
| 3. | "Acid Rain" | Bittencourt | 6:07 |
| 4. | "Heroes of Sand" | Falaschi | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Unholy Wars
| Loureiro, Bittencourt | 8:13 |
| 6. | "Rebirth" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Judgement Day" | Loureiro, Falaschi, Aquiles Priester | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Running Alone" | Bittencourt | 7:14 |
| 9. | "Visions Prelude" (Adapted from Chopin's Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor) | Loureiro | 4:32 |
| Total length: | 52:49 | ||
Bonus track for Japan
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Bleeding Heart" | Falaschi | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 56:52 | ||
Personnel
- 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
