Ritual (Shaman album)

Ritual
Studio album by Shaman
Released	June 21, 2002
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	56:47
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Sascha Paeth
Shaman chronology
Ritual (2002) RituAlive (2003)

Ritual is the debut album by the Brazilian heavy metal band Shaman. It was first released in 2002, and it is a concept album about many cultures, mainly indigenous cultures and shamanism. The album has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide since its release ^[1] and appears on the list Top 100 Power Metal Albums of All Time by metalstorm.com. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Ancient Winds" (André Matos) – 3:16
2. "Here I Am" (Matos) – 5:56
3. "Distant Thunder" (Hugo Mariutti) – 6:22
4. "For Tomorrow" (Ricardo Confessori) – 6:47
5. "Time Will Come" (H. Mariutti) – 5:32
6. "Over Your Head" (Luis Mariutti) – 6:37
7. "Fairy Tale" (Matos) – 6:56
8. "Blind Spell" (Confessori) – 4:34
9. "Ritual" (Matos) – 6:37
10. "Pride" (Matos) – 4:11

Personnel

Shaman

• André Matos – vocals, piano
• Hugo Mariutti – guitar
• Luís Mariutti – bass
• Ricardo Confessori – drums

Additional personnel

• Tobias Sammet (Edguy) – vocals on "Pride"
• Sascha Paeth – guitars on "Pride"
• Marcus Viana – violin on "Over Your Head"
• Derek Sherinian – keyboard solo on "Over Your Head"
• Ademar Farinha – wind instruments in the introduction of "For Tomorrow" ^[3]
• Ancient Winds was made^{[ clarification needed ]} by Miro.

References

1. Brazil. "shaamaniaca | Flogão". Flogao.com.br. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2. "Top 100 Power metal albums".
3. Moita, Lucas Steinmetz (November 3, 2012). "Música latina: conheça as flautas de Shaman e Tierramystica". Moita Rock, published on Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 July 2013.