Aqua (Angra album) explained

Aqua
Type:studio
Artist:Angra
Cover:Aquaangra.jpg
Released:August 11, 2010 (Japan)
August 17, 2010 (Brazil)
Recorded:February – May 2010
Genre:Progressive metal, power metal
Length:49:15
Label:JVC/Victor, SPV/Steamhammer
Producer:Angra, Brendan Duffey and Adriano Daga
Prev Title:Aurora Consurgens
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Secret Garden
Next Year:2014

Aqua is the seventh full-length studio album by Brazilian progressive/power metal band Angra. It was released on August 11, 2010 and August 17, 2010 in Japan and Brazil, respectively.[1] It is their last recording to feature Edu Falaschi on lead vocals, and their only studio album on which drummer Ricardo Confessori returns.

Overview

The album features returning drummer Ricardo Confessori, who had left the band with Andre Matos and Luís Mariutti in 2000 and had been since then replaced by Aquiles Priester.

According to guitarist Rafael Bittencourt, the album was based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest.[2] Bittencourt also states that:

Aqua was released through major labels internationally, but in Brazil the band decided to self-release it, so that they can keep control of everything related to the album, says vocalist Edu Falaschi.[2]

Track listing

Double digipack limited edition

Disc 2 (bonus disc: Edu Falaschi era)

LP

Side four (bonus tracks)

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. News: Anime Friends – Successful Performance. 29 July 2010. Angra's official website. 23 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Angra: New Album Details Revealed. Blabbermouth.net. 29 July 2010. 5 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100813230318/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142570. 13 August 2010 . live.
  3. Web site: November 2005. Exclusivo Online - Lista dos 50 CDs mais vendidos na semana. July 1, 2011. Época. pt-br. February 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110212200159/http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Epoca/0%2C6993%2CEPT1073675-1655%2C00.html. dead.