ANGRA Release Eighth Studio Album ‘Secret Garden’
December 17th, 2014
Brazilian / Italian metal group Angra issued eighth studio full-length album Secret Garden on December 17th, 2014 in Japan through JVC / Victor Entertainment. Brazilian release was scheduled for January 16th, 2015 through Universal Music, with North American and European release taking place on the same day via earMusic.
The outing was pre-produced by Roy Z, with recording and production being handled by Jens Bogren in Sweden. Epica vocalist Simone Simons guested on the title track, while Doro Pesch duetted with Angra guitarist Rafael Bittencourt on the composition ‘Crushing Room’. Secret Garden additionally included a cover version of ‘Synchronicity II’. Written by The Police, its original rendition featured on June 1983 swansong record Synchronicity.
A concept affair, Secret Garden chronicled the fictional story of scientist Morten Vrolik, who fights to restore his happiness after a tragic accident that took the life of his wife. The platter marked the first Angra effort to feature vocalist Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire) and drummer Bruno Valverde.
Cover artwork duties fell to Rodrigo Bastos Didier.
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The track listing was as follows;
01. ‘Newborn Me’
02. ‘Black Hearted Soul’
03. ‘Final Light’
04. ‘Storm Of Emotions’
05. ‘Synchronicity II’
06. ‘Violet Sky’
07. ‘Secret Garden’ (feat. Simone Simons)
08. ‘Upper Levels’
09. ‘Crushing Room’ (feat. Doro Pesch)
10. ‘Perfect Symmetry’
11. ‘Silent Call’
Angra’s line-up was as follows;
Fabio Lione (vocals)
Rafael Bittencourt (guitar)
Kiko Loureiro (guitar)
Felipe Andreoli (bass)
Bruno Valverde (drums)
Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Storm Of Emotions’, ‘Final Light’, ‘Black Hearted Soul’ and ‘Silent Call’, which can be viewed below. In addition, an official lyric video was released for the song ‘Newborn Me’.
Seventh studio record Aqua was released in August 2010.
