Aqua (Angra album)

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Aqua
Aquaangra.jpg
Studio album by
Angra
ReleasedAugust 11, 2010 (Japan)
August 17, 2010 (Brazil)
RecordedFebruary – May 2010
Genre
Length49:15
Label JVC/Victor, SPV/Steamhammer
Producer Angra, Brendan Duffey and Adriano Daga
Angra chronology
Aurora Consurgens
(2006)		Aqua
(2010)		 Secret Garden
(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.

Contents

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
SourceRating
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Danger Dog [4] (4.75/5)
BW&BK [5] (7/10)
Black Wind MetalStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Viderunt te Aquæ"(instrumental) Rafael Bittencourt 0:59
2."Arising Thunder" Edu Falaschi Falaschi, Kiko Loureiro 4:52
3."Awake from Darkness" Felipe Andreoli Falaschi, Bittencourt, Andreoli5:54
4."Lease of Life"FalaschiFalaschi4:33
5."The Rage of the Waters"BittencourtBittencourt, Ricardo Confessori, Andreoli5:33
6."Spirit of the Air"FalaschiFalaschi, Loureiro5:22
7."Hollow"AndreoliBittencourt, Andreoli5:30
8."A Monster in Her Eyes"BittencourtBittencourt5:15
9."Weakness of a Man"Bittencourt, LoureiroBittencourt, Loureiro6:12
10."Ashes"LoureiroLoureiro5:05
Total length:49:15

Japanese bonus track

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Lease of Life" (different remix)FalaschiFalaschi5:34
Total length:54:49

Double digipack limited edition

Disc 1

No.TitleLength
1."Viderunt te Aquæ""1:01
2."Arising Thunder"4:52
3."Awake from Darkness"5:55
4."Lease of Life"4:34
5."The Rage of the Waters"5:43
6."Spirit of the Air"5:23
7."Hollow"5:31
8."A Monster in Her Eyes"5:16
9."Weakness of a Man"6:13
10."Ashes"5:12

Disc 2 (bonus disc: Edu Falaschi era)

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nova Era"Bittencourt, AndreoliFalaschi, Loureiro4:52
2."Rebirth"BittencourtLoureiro, Bittencourt5:15
3."Hunters and Prey"Bittencourt Aquiles Priester 6:29
4."Spread Your Fire"BittencourtLoureiro, Falaschi4:25
5."Wating Silence"BittencourtLoureiro, Bittencourt4:55
6."The Course of Nature"FalaschiFalaschi, Loureiro4:31
7."Salvation: Suicide"BittencourtLoureiro4:22

LP

Side one

No.TitleLength
1."Viderunt te Aquæ""1:01
2."Arising Thunder"4:52
3."Awake from Darkness"5:55
4."Lease of Life"4:34

Side two

No.TitleLength
5."The Rage of the Waters"5:43
6."Spirit of the Air"5:23
7."Hollow"5:31

Side three

No.TitleLength
8."A Monster in Her Eyes"5:16
9."Weakness of a Man"6:13
10."Ashes"5:12

Side four (bonus tracks)

No.TitleLength
1."Nova Era"4:52
2."Spread Your Fire"4:25
3."The Course of Nature"4:31

Personnel

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [7] 147
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] 22

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