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| Best Reached Horizons | |
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| Released | October 24, 2012 |
| Genre | Power metal |
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer |
Best Reached Horizons is the first 'Best-Of' album by the Brazilian power metal band Angra, released on October 24, 2012, via SPV/Steamhammer. This compilation marks the 20th Anniversary of the band and the idea behind the name's choice is based on the first demo released by Angra in 1992, entitled Reaching Horizons .
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Carry On" | André Matos | Angels Cry | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Angels Cry" | Matos, Rafael Bittencourt | Angels Cry | 6:49 |
| 3. | "Wuthering Heights" (Kate Bush's Cover) | Kate Bush | Angels Cry | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Evil Warning" | Matos, Bittencourt, Marco Antunes | Angels Cry | 6:43 |
| 5. | "Nothing To Say" | Matos, Kiko Loureiro, Ricardo Confessori | Holy Land | 6:22 |
| 6. | "Holy Land" | Matos | Holy Land | 6:26 |
| 7. | "Carolina IV" (Live) | All Members | Holy Live ; originally from Holy Land | 13:13 |
| 8. | "Freedom Call" | Matos | Freedom Call (EP) | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Lisbon" | Matos | Fireworks | 5:14 |
| 10. | "Metal Icarus" | Loureiro, Bittencourt, Confessori | Fireworks | 6:23 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nova Era" | Edu Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Rebirth | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Rebirth" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Rebirth | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Hunters And Prey" | Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Hunters And Prey (EP) | 6:29 |
| 4. | "Spread Your Fire" | Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Temple Of Shadows | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Waiting Silence" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Temple Of Shadows | 4:55 |
| 6. | "The Course Of Nature" | Falaschi, Loureiro | Aurora Consurgens | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Salvation: Suicide" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Aurora Consurgens | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Arising Thunder" | Falaschi, Loureiro | Aqua | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Lease Of Life" | Falaschi | Aqua | 4:34 |
| 10. | "Kashmir" (Led Zeppelin's Cover) | Jimmy Page, John Bonham, Robert Plant | The Music Remains The Same - A Tribute To Led Zeppelin | 7:38 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unfinished Allegro" | André Matos, Franz Schubert | Angels Cry | 1:14 |
| 2. | "Carry On" | Matos | Angels Cry | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Angels Cry" | Matos, Rafael Bittencourt | Angels Cry | 6:49 |
| 4. | "Nothing To Say" | Matos, Kiko Loureiro, Ricardo Confessori | Holy Land | 6:22 |
| 5. | "Z.I.T.O" | Matos, Loureiro, Confessori | Holy Land | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Wings Of Reality" | Matos | Fireworks | 5:55 |
| 7. | "Lisbon" | Matos | Fireworks | 5:14 |
| 8. | "In Excelsis" | Loureiro | Rebirth | 1:03 |
| 9. | "Nova Era" | Edu Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Rebirth | 4:52 |
| 10. | "Bleeding Heart" | Falaschi, Bittencourt | Rebirth ; originally from Hunters And Prey (EP) | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Live And Learn" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Hunters And Prey (EP) | 4:12 |
| 12. | "Deus Le Volt!" | Loureiro | Temple Of Shadows | 0:52 |
| 13. | "Spread Your Fire" | Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Temple Of Shadows | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Angels And Demons" | Falaschi, Loureiro, Bittencourt | Temple Of Shadows | 4:11 |
| 15. | "The Voice Commanding You" | Bittencourt | Aurora Consurgens | 5:27 |
| 16. | "Scream Your Heart Out" | Loureiro | Aurora Consurgens | 4:26 |
| 17. | "Arising Thunder" | Falaschi, Loureiro | Aqua | 4:50 |
| 18. | "Lease Of Life" | Falaschi | Aqua | 4:34 |
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