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Ømni
''ØMNI'' is the ninth full-length studio album by Brazilian progressive/power metal band Angra and the first album by the band with guitarist Marcelo Barbosa (known for his work with Almah) replacing Kiko Loureiro, who left the band to join Megadeth. It was elected the 2nd best metal album of 2018 by the traditional Japanese heavy metal magazine Burrn!. Track listing All lyrics are written by Rafael Bittencourt. Personnel Angra * Fabio Lione – vocals * Rafael Bittencourt – guitars, vocals on "The Bottom of My Soul" * Marcelo Barbosa – guitars * Felipe Andreoli – bass * Bruno Valverde – drums Guest appearances * Sandy Lima – vocals on "Black Widow's Web" * Alissa White-Gluz – vocals on "Black Widow's Web" * Kiko Loureiro – guitar solo on "War Horns" Production * Jens Bogren – production, recording A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (datab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Bittencourt
Angra is a Brazilian power metal and progressive metal band formed in 1991. They have released ten regular studio albums, six EPs, and seven live CD/DVDs to date. Led by Rafael Bittencourt, the band has gained a degree of popularity in Japan and Europe. On 2 April 2015, guitarist Kiko Loureiro left Angra to join American thrash metal band Megadeth. History Formation Angra was formed in November 1991 by former Viper vocalist Andre Matos and guitarists Rafael Bittencourt and André Linhares, in a collaboration with music promoter and ''Rock Brigade'' magazine owner Antônio "Toninho" Pirani. The trio was joined by drummer Marco Antunes, a former bandmate of Bittencourt's, and bassist André Lichewitz - quickly replaced by Luis Mariutti. Bittencourt and Matos were the primary songwriters in the band's early days. Early in 1992, Linhares left the band and was replaced by André Hernandes, who quit in the same year to be replaced by Kiko Loureiro. With Loureiro in the line-up, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alissa White-Gluz
Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band The Agonist. Her vocal style includes both Death growl, growling and clean vocals (singing). Although primarily associated with melodic death metal and metalcore, she has appeared as a guest vocalist for power metal, symphonic metal and deathcore bands, notably Kamelot, Delain, Carnifex (band), Carnifex and Powerwolf, and has performed live with Nightwish and Tarja Turunen. Early life White-Gluz was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as the second of three children. Her grandparents were Jewish prisoners in concentration camps during World War II and managed to escape. Their experiences in the camps would go on to inspire the Arch Enemy song "First Day in Hell". She is the younger sister of Jasamine White-Gluz who leads the Montreal-based band No Joy. Career The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Garden (album)
''Secret Garden'' is the eighth full-length studio album by Brazilian progressive/power metal band Angra, released on 17 December 2014 in Japan and with a release date of January 2015 in Brazil and Europe. It is band's first album with singer Fabio Lione and drummer Bruno Valverde, as well as the last to feature guitarist Kiko Loureiro, who left to join Megadeth. The album also features lead vocals by guitarist Rafael Bittencourt and guest performances by Simone Simons from Epica and Doro Pesch. Regarding the album, Loureiro commented in June 2014: Track listing Personnel ; Angra * Fabio Lione - lead vocals (tracks 1–5, 8, and 10) * Kiko Loureiro - guitars, backing vocals, keyboard arrangements * Rafael Bittencourt - guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 4–6, 9, and 11), backing vocals, keyboards arrangements, acoustic guitar, artwork co-conception * Felipe Andreoli - bass, backing vocals, additional rhythm guitar * Bruno Valverde - drums ;Guest appearances *Simone Simons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felipe Andreoli
Felipe Andreoli (born March 7, 1980) is a Brazilian musician best known as the bassist for the power metal band Angra. He also acted as a fill in bassist for progressive metal supergroup Sons of Apollo in August 2022. Andreoli first started playing the bass at age 13, when a school band needed a bass player. After joining Angra at age 20, he started an international career, recording albums and touring. He is also a music instructor, currently having online courses. Andreoli plays Ibanez SR and BTB basses with D'Addario strings and Aguilar amps. Discography Di'Anno * ''Nomad'' (2000) Angra * ''Rebirth'' (2001) * '' Hunters and Prey'' (2002) * '' Rebirth World Tour - Live in São Paulo'' (2003) * ''Temple of Shadows ''Temple of Shadows'' is the fifth studio and a concept album by the power metal band Angra and was released in 2004 by Paradoxx Music in Brazil and SPV label Steamhammer in the rest of the world. SPV also released a limited edition containing ...'' (2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Barbosa
Marcelo Silva Barbosa (; born April 7, 1975) is a Brazilian guitarist and music teacher. He is a founder or member of other Brazilian bands like progressive metal act Khallice and former Angra (band), Angra vocalist Edu Falaschi's band Almah (band), Almah. He also is the founder and owner of GTR music school in his home city BrasÃlia, and columnist of ''Cover Guitarra'', ''Guitar Class'' and ''Guitar Player'' magazines. Since September 2015, he also joined Angra, replacing Kiko Loureiro, who left to join Megadeth. Biography Barbosa began playing electric guitar when he was 11 years old. He was studying with several teachers, mainly with Allan Marshall. At 17 years old he already was a professional musician and a musical teacher in two musical schools in his home city BrasÃlia. He then decided to establish his own one, focused on the electric guitar. Besides organizing work and managing other teachers, Barbosa established his own entire approach instead of copying or adapting any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Lione
Fabio Tordiglione (born 9 October 1973), known professionally as Fabio Lione, is an Italian singer who has worked with many bands in the heavy metal music, heavy metal genre. He was known for being the singer of Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire for 21 years. He later formed his own band Turilli / Lione Rhapsody with former Rhapsody of Fire guitarist Luca Turilli. He is also the current lead vocalist of Angra (band), Angra, and was the original singer of Labyrinth (band), Labyrinth and Vision Divine. Career Lione was born in Pisa. His career started in 1990 at the age of 17 when he began to sing with a small rock and roll underground group who played classics of 1950s and 1960s similar to Elvis Presley's songs. He had a passion for groups such as Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, and Crimson Glory, which inspired him to form his own heavy metal band. His musical activities continued with a young group from Pisa, named Athena. They were a progressive metal band wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiko Loureiro
Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (; born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth. Career Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He studied with two famous Brazilian musicians: Pedro Bueno and Mozart Mello. Inspired by various artists, including Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, and Randy Rhoads, he moved to the electric guitar at 13 and by 16 had already joined two bands, Legalize (with Edu Mello on vocals, Dennis Belik on bass and Alja on drums) and A Chave, and was playing in nightclubs in São Paulo. At 19, he co-founded Brazilian power metal band Angra. Due to the increase in popularity of power metal, Loureiro has become quite successful, both playing in Angra and as a solo artist. In addition to his rock/metal achievements, Loureiro has also played guitars on several Eurobeat songs in collaboration with Dave Rodgers, including "Fevernova", "Ring of Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrn!
is a monthly Japanese magazine for fans of heavy metal music, published since September 1984. It is the major publication on heavy metal music in the country. As of 2013, it is published by Shinko Music Entertainment in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most .... The magazine's content is in Japanese and largely focuses on Western artists, while the covers are predominantly in English. History Despite being a Japanese magazine, a Japanese musician was not featured on the cover of ''Burrn!'' until the January 2016 issue featured Akira Takasaki on its cover. This does not include the separate ''Burrn! Japan'' magazine, which was published for six volumes between 1987 and 1990 to focus on Japanese artists, before being revived in 2016. This has been said to have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angra (band) Albums , the destructive spirit (or evil) in the Zoroastrian faith
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Angra may refer to: Places * Bay of Angra (BaÃa de Angra), within Angra do HeroÃsmo on the Portuguese island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores * Angra do HeroÃsmo, a municipality in the Azores, Portugal * Angra dos Reis, a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil * Angra Pequena or Lüderitz Bay in Namibia, Africa * Angra Toldo Other * Angra (band), a Brazilian power metal band * ''Angra'' (insect), a genus of burrowing bugs in the subfamily Sehirinae * Angra labeo, species of fish in the family Cyprinidae * , a number of ships with this name * Angra Mainyu Angra Mainyu (; ) is the Avestan name of Zoroastrianism's hypostasis of the "destructive/evil spirit" and the main adversary in Zoroastrianism either of the Spenta Mainyu, the "holy/creative spirits/mentality", or directly of Ahura Mazda, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discogs
Discogs ( ; short for " discographies") is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. Database contents are user-generated, and described in ''The New York Times'' as "Wikipedia-like". While the site was originally created with the goal of becoming the largest online database of electronic music, it now includes releases in all genres and on all formats. By 2015, it had a new goal: that of "cataloging every single piece of physical music ever created." As of 2025, its database contains over 18 million user-submitted album listings. History Discogs was started in 2000 by Kevin Lewandowski who worked as a programmer at Intel Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and Delaware General Corporation Law, incorporated in Delaware. Intel designs, manufactures, and sells computer compo .... It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Engineer
An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, and reinforcement of sound. Audio engineers work on the "technical aspect of recording—the placing of microphones, pre-amp knobs, the setting of levels. The physical recording of any project is done by an engineer…" Sound engineering is increasingly viewed as a creative profession and art form, where musical instruments and technology are used to produce sound for film, radio, television, music and video games. Audio engineers also set up, sound check and do live sound mixing using a mixing console and a sound reinforcement system for music concerts, theatre, sports games and corporate events. Alternatively, ''audio engineer'' can refer to a scientist or professional engineer who holds an engineering degree and designs, deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
