Rebirth (Angra album) explained

Rebirth
Type:	Album
Artist:	Angra
Cover:	Angra - Rebirth (2001).jpg
Released:	November 13, 2001
Recorded:	House of Audio, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany Anonimato Studios, Brazil June - August 2001
Length:	52:48
Label:	Paradox Music (Brazil) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) Victor (Japan)
Producer:	Dennis Ward
Prev Title:	Fireworks
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Temple of Shadows
Next Year:	2004

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]

Track listing

Bonus track for Japan

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chantler. Chris. November 14, 2019. The 25 greatest power metal albums. February 2, 2021. Metal Hammer.
2. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.