Aqua (Angra album)

Aqua

Studio album by Angra

Released

August 11, 2010 (Japan)
August 17, 2010 (Brazil)

Genre

Power metal, progressive metal, heavy metal

Label

JVC/Victor, SPV/Steamhammer

Producer

Angra, Brendan Duffey and Adriano Daga

Angra chronology

Aurora Consurgens
(2006)

Aqua
(2010)

Aqua is the seventh full-length studio album by Brazilian power metal band Angra. It was released on August 11, 2010 and August 17, 2010 in Japan and Brazil, respectively.^[1]

1 Overview
2 Reception
3 Tracklist
4 Personnel
5 References

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:

“

Besides all the qualities of the text, we found out that the element 'water' is one of the main characters of the history. It transforms itself during the cycles and changes the things around. It represents the rage of high tides and tempests, and then the forgiveness and wisdom in calm. Everything happens after a violent storm that occurs in the sea, in an island hill. While the wild waters come from up and down, a ship and the entire crew are fighting for surviving. As from this point, we developed one very interesting narrative that will get the attention of the listeners.^[2]

”

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Danger Dog ^[3]
BW&BK ^[4]	(7/10)
Black Wind Metal	^[5]

Tracklist

Standard version (Brazil and Europe)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Viderunt Te Aquae"		Rafael Bittencourt	1:00
2.	"Arising Thunder"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
3.	"Awake from Darkness"	Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli and Rafael Bittencourt	5:54
4.	"Lease of Life"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi	4:34
5.	"The Rage of the Waters"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Ricardo Confessori and Felipe Andreoli	5:34
6.	"Spirit of the Air"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	5:23
7.	"Hollow"	Felipe Andreoli	Felipe Andreoli, Rafael Bittencourt	5:30
8.	"A Monster in Her Eyes"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt	5:15
9.	"Weakness of a Man"	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	6:12
10.	"Ashes"	Kiko Loureiro	Kiko Loureiro	5:05

Standard version (Japan)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Viderunt Te Aquae"		Rafael Bittencourt	1:01
2.	"Arising Thunder"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
3.	"Awake from Darkness"	Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli and Rafael Bittencourt	5:55
4.	"Lease of Life"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi	4:34
5.	"The Rage of the Waters"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Ricardo Confessori and Felipe Andreoli	5:43
6.	"Spirit of the Air"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	5:23
7.	"Hollow"	Felipe Andreoli	Felipe Andreoli, Rafael Bittencourt	5:31
8.	"A Monster in Her Eyes"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt	5:16
9.	"Weakness of a Man"	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	6:13
10.	"Ashes"	Kiko Loureiro	Kiko Loureiro	5:12
11.	"Lease of Life" (different remix)	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi	5:34

Double digipack limited edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Viderunt Te Aquae""		Rafael Bittencourt	1:01
2.	"Arising Thunder"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
3.	"Awake from Darkness"	Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli and Rafael Bittencourt	5:55
4.	"Lease of Life"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi	4:34
5.	"The Rage of the Waters"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Ricardo Confessori and Felipe Andreoli	5:43
6.	"Spirit of the Air"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	5:23
7.	"Hollow"	Felipe Andreoli	Felipe Andreoli, Rafael Bittencourt	5:31
8.	"A Monster in Her Eyes"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt	5:16
9.	"Weakness of a Man"	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	6:13
10.	"Ashes"	Kiko Loureiro	Kiko Loureiro	5:12

Disc 2 (Bonus disc: Edu Falaschi Era)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nova Era"	Rafael Bittencourt, Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
2.	"Rebirth"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Kiko Loureiro	5:15
3.	"Hunters and Prey"	Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt, Edu Falaschi, Aquiles Priester	6:29
4.	"Spread Your Fire"	Rafael Bittencourt	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:25
5.	"Wating Silence"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Kiko Loureiro	4:55
6.	"The Course of Nature"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:31
7.	"Salvation: Suicide"	Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro	4:22

LP

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Viderunt Te Aquae""		Rafael Bittencourt	1:01
2.	"Arising Thunder"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
3.	"Awake from Darkness"	Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Felipe Andreoli and Rafael Bittencourt	5:55
4.	"Lease of Life"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi	4:34

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"The Rage of the Waters"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt, Ricardo Confessori and Felipe Andreoli	5:43
6.	"Spirit of the Air"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	5:23
7.	"Hollow"	Felipe Andreoli	Felipe Andreoli, Rafael Bittencourt	5:31

Side three

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
8.	"A Monster in Her Eyes"	Rafael Bittencourt	Rafael Bittencourt	5:16
9.	"Weakness of a Man"	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	Kiko Loureiro, Rafael Bittencourt	6:13
10.	"Ashes"	Kiko Loureiro	Kiko Loureiro	5:12

Side four (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Nova Era"	Rafael Bittencourt, Felipe Andreoli	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:52
2.	"Spread Your Fire"	Rafael Bittencourt	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:25
3.	"The Course of Nature"	Edu Falaschi	Edu Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro	4:31

Personnel

Eduardo Falaschi - Vocals
Kiko Loureiro - Guitar
Rafael Bittencourt - Guitar
Felipe Andreoli - Bass
Ricardo Confessori - Drums
Branden Duffy - Producer , Engineer , Mixer
Adriano Daga - Producer , Engineer , Mixer
Thiago "Hósoede" - Engineer
Maor Appelbaum - Mastering

References

^ "Anime Friends - Successful Performance". Angra's official website. 23 July 2010. http://www.angra.net/indexing.php?area=news&id=80#Main. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Angra: New Album Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 5 July 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=142570. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ http://www.dangerdog.com/2010-music-reviews/angra-aqua-review.php
^ http://www.bravewords.com/hardwares/1001668
^ "Review: Aqua". Black Wind Metal. http://blackwindmetal.blogspot.com/2010/11/angra-aqua.html. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

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