Rebirth (Angra album)

Rebirth
Studio album by Angra
Released	November 13, 2001
Recorded	House of Audio, Karlsdorf-Neuthard, Germany Anonimato Studios, Brazil June - August 2001
Genre	Progressive metal [1] power metal [2] neoclassical metal [1]
Length	52:48
Label	Paradox Music (Brazil) SPV/Steamhammer (Germany) Victor (Japan)
Producer	Dennis Ward
Angra chronology
Fireworks (1998) Rebirth (2001) Temple of Shadows (2004)
Back cover

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	(8.5/10) [4]
Metal Storm	(8.6/10) [5]
Sea of Tranquility	[6]
Whiplash.net	[7]

Rebirth is the fourth album by Brazilian progressive power 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. ^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Rafael Bittencourt except Nova Era by Felipe Andreoli and Bittencourt ^[8]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Nova Era . In Excelsis . Nova Era"	Loureiro, Edu Falaschi	5:56 . 1:03 . 4:53
2.	"Millennium Sun"	Loureiro, Bittencourt	5:11
3.	"Acid Rain"	Bittencourt	6:07
4.	"Heroes of Sand"	Falaschi	4:39
5.	"Unholy Wars I. "Imperial Crown" II. "Forgiven Return""	Loureiro, Bittencourt	8:13
6.	"Rebirth"	Loureiro, Bittencourt	5:17
7.	"Judgement Day"	Loureiro, Falaschi, Aquiles Priester	5:40
8.	"Running Alone"	Bittencourt	7:14
9.	"Visions Prelude" (Adapted from Chopin's Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor)	Loureiro	4:32
Total length:			52:49

Bonus track for Japan

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Bleeding Heart"	Falaschi	4:04
Total length:			56:52

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

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP) [9]	74
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10]	18

References

1. White, David. "Angra | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2019. The resulting album, the prog/neo-classical metal Rebirth, was a return to form for the group.
2. Chantler, Chris (November 14, 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
3. Hill, Gary. "Angra Rebirth review". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved August 26, 2012.
4. Krgin, Borivoj (December 17, 2001). "Rebirth - Angra". Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved June 8, 2019.
5. Taster, Dream (August 28, 2003). "Angra - Rebirth review". Metal Storm . Retrieved June 8, 2019.
6. Popke, Michael (January 11, 2002). "Review: "Angra: Rebirth"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
7. Faria, Fábio (November 30, 2001). "Resenha - Rebirth - Angra". Whiplash (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved June 8, 2019.
8. "Angra - Rebirth". Discogs .
9. "Lescharts.com – Angra – Rebirth". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
10. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN   4-87131-077-9.