''Aqua'' is the seventh full-length studio album by Brazilian progressive/

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

band Angra. It was released on August 11, 2010 and August 17, 2010 in Japan and Brazil, respectively. It is their last recording to feature

Edu Falaschi Eduardo Teixeira da Fonseca Vasconcellos, known as Eduardo "Edu" Falaschi (born May 18, 1972), is a Brazilian musician. He is best known as the former lead singer and songwriter of São Paulo-based power metal band Angra (band), Angra. With Angr ...

on lead vocals, and their only studio album on which drummer

Ricardo Confessori Ricardo Confessori (born January 25, 1969) is a Brazilian drummer and a former member of the Brazilian power metal band Angra. After leaving the Brazilian thrash metal band Korzus, Confessori was invited for assume the post of drummer of Angra ...

returns.

Overview

The album features returning drummer

, who had left the band with

Andre Matos Andre Coelho Matos (; 14 September 1971 – 8 June 2019) was a Brazilian singer and musician. He was involved in the heavy metal bands Viper, Angra, Shaman and Symfonia. Since 2006, Matos had been dedicating his time to his solo career. I ...

and Luís Mariutti in 2000 and had been since then replaced by

Aquiles Priester Aquiles Priester (born 25 June 1971) is a Brazilian drummer. He is currently the drummer of Brazilian power metal band Hangar, and progressive metal bands Midas Fate and Noturnall. As a tour drummer, Priester has played with Paul Di'Anno, Vi ...

. According to guitarist

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 a ...

, the album was based on

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's ''

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''. Bittencourt also states that: ''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

Reception

Track listing

Japanese bonus track

Double digipack limited edition

Disc 1

Disc 2 (bonus disc: Edu Falaschi era)

LP

Side one

Side two

Side three

Side four (bonus tracks)

Personnel

– vocals *

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 stud ...

– guitars, choirs *

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 p ...

– bass, additional guitars on #04, choirs *

– drums, additional percussion

Additional musicians

* Amon Lima – violin on #01, 03, 06, 07, 08 * Yaniel Matos – cello on #01, 03, 07, 08 * Guga Machado – percussion on #03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10 * Maria Ilmoniemi – piano on #04, 08, 10;

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on #04 * Fabrizio di Sarno – keyboards and orchestration on #05 * Nei Medeiros – keyboards and orchestration on #01, 08 * Felipe Grytz – keyboards and orchestration on #02, 04, 06, 10 * Fernanda Gianesella – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Miriam Chiurciu – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Gisela Freire – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Isa Elisabetsky – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Katya Delfino – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Zuma Duarte – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Luiza Gianesella – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Debora Reis – choirs on #10 * Annah Flavia – choirs on #04 * Tito Falaschi – choirs on #01, 06, 09 * Zeca Loureiro – choirs on #01, 09 * Rodrigo Ninrod – choirs on #01

Technical

* Angra - producer * Brendan Duffey – producer, engineer, mixer * Adriano Daga – producer, engineer, mixer * Thiago "Hóspede" – engineer * Maor Appelbaum – mastering

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aqua (Angra Album) Angra (band) albums 2010 albums 2010s concept albums