Angels Cry (album)
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| Studio album by Angra | ||||
| Released | November 3, 1993[1][2] | |||
| Recorded | July - September 1993 at Hansen Studios and Horus Sound Studio in Hamburg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 60:12 | |||
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Eldorado (Brazil) Victor (Japan) Polydor (Germany) | |||
| Producer | Charlie Bauerfeind, Sascha Paeth | |||
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Angels Cry is the debut album of Brazilian metal band Angra. It was released in 1993 and recorded in Germany at Kai Hansen's studios in Hamburg.
Despite being featured in the inlays and photo shoots for the album, drummer Ricardo Confessori did not play on the album as he was not a member of the band at the time of recording, with the majority of drum duties handled by Alex Holzwarth, while Thomas Nack (at the time a Gamma Ray member) played on "Wuthering Heights".
The first Angra drummer Marco Antunes appears on the back sleeve & inlays of the Japanese first press of Angels Cry in place of Ricardo Confessori but is not featured on the album either.
The opening track is a short rendition of the first movement of Franz Schubert's "Symphony No. 8", commonly known as his "Unfinished Symphony". In addition, the title track features a brief arrangement of "Caprice no. 24" by Niccolò Paganini, whereas "Evil Warning" features a brief arrangement of "Winter" by Antonio Vivaldi. The opening of the track Never Understand features a brief arrangement of the song Asa Branca by Luiz Gonzaga.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length | |
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| 1. | "Unfinished Allegro" | Franz Schubert, Andre Matos | 1:15 | |
| 2. | "Carry On" | Matos | 5:03 | |
| 3. | "Time" | Matos, Rafael Bittencourt | 5:54 | |
| 4. | "Angels Cry" | Matos, Bittencourt | 6:49 | |
| 5. | "Stand Away" | Bittencourt | 4:55 | |
| 6. | "Never Understand" | Matos, Bittencourt | 7:48 | |
| 7. | "Wuthering Heights" (Kate Bush Cover) | Kate Bush | 4:38 | |
| 8. | "Streets of Tomorrow" | Matos | 5:03 | |
| 9. | "Evil Warning" | Matos, Bittencourt | 6:41 | |
| 10. | "Lasting Child
| Matos | 7:35
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| 11. | "Evil Warning" (Different Vocals) | 6:40 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Angels Cry" (Re-mix) | 6:48 | ||||||||
| 13. | "Carry On" (Re-mix) | 5:09 | ||||||||
Personnel
Band Members
- André Matos – Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Piano
- Kiko Loureiro – Lead and Rhythm Guitars
- Rafael Bittencourt – Rhythm and Lead Guitars
- Luís Mariutti - Bass Guitar
Guest Musicians
- Alex Holzwarth – Drums, Percussion
- Dirk Schlächter – Lead Guitar in Track #6
- Kai Hansen – Lead Guitar in Track #6
- Sascha Paeth – Acoustic and Lead Guitars in Track #6
Additional Musicians
- Thomas Nack – Drums in track #7
References
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