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| recorded = July–September 1993
| recorded = July–September 1993
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = Hansen Studios and Horus Sound Studio in [[Hamburg]], Germany
| studio = Hansen Studios and Horus Sound Studio, [[Hamburg]], Germany
| genre = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[progressive metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/holy-land-mw0000666155|title=Holy Land - Angra {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=White|first=David|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 June 2019|quote=Angra replaces the classic progressive metal sound found on Angels Cry with Brazilian-influenced metal.}}</ref>}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Power metal]]|[[progressive metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/holy-land-mw0000666155|title=Holy Land - Angra {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=White|first=David|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=8 June 2019|quote=Angra replaces the classic progressive metal sound found on Angels Cry with Brazilian-influenced metal.}}</ref>}}
| length = 60:12
| length = 55:48
| label = Eldorado, [[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| label = Eldorado, [[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| producer = [[Charlie Bauerfeind]], [[Sascha Paeth]]
| producer = [[Charlie Bauerfeind]], [[Sascha Paeth]]
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When commenting on the production and recording of the album, vocalist [[Andre Matos]] said that recording the album was difficult due to the inexperience of him and his bandmates, and also due to the difference of musical influences between them and the producers. He also referred to the recording as "an exile":<ref name=drmetal>{{cite web|last1=Dr. Metal|title=Interview with Andre Matos (Part 2 of 2)|url=http://www.metalmeltdown.com/dr-metals-blog/interviews-andrematos2|website=Metal Meltdown|access-date=9 December 2015|date=27 March 2013}}</ref>
When commenting on the production and recording of the album, vocalist [[Andre Matos]] said that recording the album was difficult due to the inexperience of him and his bandmates, and also due to the difference of musical influences between them and the producers. He also referred to the recording as "an exile":<ref name=drmetal>{{cite web|last1=Dr. Metal|title=Interview with Andre Matos (Part 2 of 2)|url=http://www.metalmeltdown.com/dr-metals-blog/interviews-andrematos2|website=Metal Meltdown|access-date=9 December 2015|date=27 March 2013}}</ref>


{{cquote|We were there for months old until the album was taking a final shape. And it was kind of creepy also. [...] we were recording this album at Kai Hansen's studio in Hamburg, the Gamma Ray studio. And it happened that the studio sat inside a Second World War bunker. There were no windows, there was no air, there was no light. So it was a strange atmosphere for this first album that we did in Germany, but in the end everything went out okay.}}
{{cquote|We were there for months old until the album was taking a final shape. And it was kind of creepy also. [...] we were recording this album at Kai Hansen's studio in Hamburg, the Gamma Ray studio. And it happened that the studio sat inside a [[Second World War]] bunker. There were no windows, there was no air, there was no light. So it was a strange atmosphere for this first album that we did in Germany, but in the end everything went out okay.}}


Producer Charlie Bauerfeind was not confident that drummer and co-founder Marcos Antunes would be skillful enough for the music he expected to put in the album, so he told the band they could either fire him and hire [[Alex Holzwarth]] as a session musician or use electronic drums - or otherwise he would leave the project. The band decided to do as he said and replaced Antunes with Holzwarth, a decision Matos regards as being very difficult.<ref name=drmetal/>
Producer Charlie Bauerfeind was not confident that drummer and co-founder Marcos Antunes would be skillful enough for the music he expected to put in the album, so he told the band they could either fire him and hire [[Alex Holzwarth]] as a session musician or use electronic drums - or otherwise he would leave the project. The band decided to do as he said and replaced Antunes with Holzwarth, a decision Matos regards as being very difficult.<ref name=drmetal/>
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics = [[Andre Matos]] except ''Stand Away'' by [[Rafael Bittencourt]] and ''Wuthering Heights'' by [[Kate Bush]]
| all_lyrics = [[Andre Matos]] except ''Stand Away'' by [[Rafael Bittencourt]] and ''Wuthering Heights'' by [[Kate Bush]]
| title1 = Unfinished Allegro
| title1 = Unfinished Allegro
| length1 = 1:15
| length1 = 1:13
| music1 = [[Franz Schubert]], Matos
| music1 = [[Franz Schubert]], Matos
| title2 = Carry On
| title2 = Carry On
| length2 = 5:03
| length2 = 5:05
| music2 = Matos
| music2 = Matos
| title3 = Time
| title3 = Time
| length3 = 5:54
| length3 = 5:57
| music3 = Matos, Bittencourt
| music3 = Bittencourt
| title4 = Angels Cry
| title4 = Angels Cry
| length4 = 6:49
| length4 = 6:48
| music4 = Matos, Bittencourt
| music4 = Bittencourt
| title5 = Stand Away
| title5 = Stand Away
| length5 = 4:55
| length5 = 4:57
| music5 = Bittencourt
| music5 = Bittencourt
| title6 = Never Understand
| title6 = Never Understand
| length6 = 7:48
| length6 = 7:50
| music6 = Matos, Bittencourt
| music6 = Bittencourt
| title7 = [[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]
| title7 = [[Wuthering Heights (song)|Wuthering Heights]]
| length7 = 4:38
| length7 = 4:39
| music7 = Kate Bush
| music7 = Kate Bush
| note7 = [[Kate Bush]] cover
| note7 = [[Kate Bush]] cover
| title8 = Streets of Tomorrow
| title8 = Streets of Tomorrow
| length8 = 5:03
| length8 = 5:03
| music8 = Matos
| music8 = Loureiro
| title9 = Evil Warning
| title9 = Evil Warning
| length9 = 6:41
| length9 = 6:42
| music9 = Matos, Bittencourt, Marco Antunes
| music9 = Bittencourt, Antunes
| title10 = Lasting Child
| title10 = Lasting Child
*<small>I. "The Parting Words"</small>
*<small>I. "The Parting Words"</small>
*<small>II. "Renaissance"</small>
*<small>II. "Renaissance"</small>
| length10 = 7:35
| length10 = 7:34
*<small>4:02</small>
*<small>4:00</small>
*<small>3:35</small>
*<small>3:34</small>
| music10 = Matos
| music10 = Matos
| total_length =55:53<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/a/angra.htm|title=Angra (Brazil)|website=Metal Kings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814211935/http://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/a/angra.htm|archive-date=14 August 2010}}</ref>
| total_length = 55:48<ref>{{cite web|url=https://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/a/angra.htm|title=Angra (Brazil)|website=Metal Kings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814211935/http://glory.metalkings.ru/bands/a/angra.htm|archive-date=14 August 2010}}</ref>
}}
}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = 1999 bonus tracks
| headline = 1999 bonus tracks
| title11 = Evil Warning

| title11 = Evil Warning
| length11 = 6:40
| length11 = 6:40
| note11 = Different Vocals
| note11 = Different Vocals
| title12 = Angels Cry
⚫
| length12 = 6:48

| title12 = Angels Cry
| note12 = Re-mix
| length12 = 6:48
| title13 = Carry On
| note12 = Re-mix
| length13 = 5:09
⚫
| note13 = Re-mix

| total_length = 74:25
| title13 = Carry On
⚫
| length13 = 5:09
⚫
| note13 = Re-mix
}}
}}


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===Additional musicians===
===Additional musicians===
*Thomas Nack – [[Drum kit|drums]] in track #7
*Thomas Nack – [[Drum kit|drums]] in track #7

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 17
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:52, 8 December 2024

Angels Cry
Studio album by
Angra
Released3 November 1993[1]
RecordedJuly–September 1993
StudioHansen Studios and Horus Sound Studio, Hamburg, Germany
Genre
Length55:48
LabelEldorado, Victor, Polydor
ProducerCharlie Bauerfeind, Sascha Paeth
Angra chronology
Reaching Horizons
(1993) 		Angels Cry
(1993) 		Holy Land
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Metal Storm8.6/10[4]

Angels Cry is the debut album of Brazilian metal band Angra. It was released in 1993 and recorded in Germany at Kai Hansen's studios in Hamburg.

The opening track is a short rendition of the first movement of Franz Schubert's "Symphony No. 8", commonly known as his "Unfinished Symphony". In addition, the title track features a brief arrangement of "Caprice no. 24" by Niccolò Paganini, whereas "Evil Warning" features a brief arrangement of "Winter" by Antonio Vivaldi. The opening of the track "Never Understand" features a brief arrangement of the song "Asa Branca" by Luiz Gonzaga. The opening section of the closing track "Lasting Child", entitled "The Parting Words", is an adaptation of the theme of Felix Mendelssohn's "Variations sérieuses", Op. 54.

Production and recording

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When commenting on the production and recording of the album, vocalist Andre Matos said that recording the album was difficult due to the inexperience of him and his bandmates, and also due to the difference of musical influences between them and the producers. He also referred to the recording as "an exile":[5]

We were there for months old until the album was taking a final shape. And it was kind of creepy also. [...] we were recording this album at Kai Hansen's studio in Hamburg, the Gamma Ray studio. And it happened that the studio sat inside a Second World War bunker. There were no windows, there was no air, there was no light. So it was a strange atmosphere for this first album that we did in Germany, but in the end everything went out okay.

Producer Charlie Bauerfeind was not confident that drummer and co-founder Marcos Antunes would be skillful enough for the music he expected to put in the album, so he told the band they could either fire him and hire Alex Holzwarth as a session musician or use electronic drums - or otherwise he would leave the project. The band decided to do as he said and replaced Antunes with Holzwarth, a decision Matos regards as being very difficult.[5]

One of the songs, however, was performed by a different drummer: Kate Bush cover "Wuthering Heights", played by then Gamma Ray drummer Thomas Nack. Matos said Nack was a big fan of Bush and "could play those lines perfectly".[5]

The inlays and photo shoots for the album display drummer Ricardo Confessori, but he would only join the band after its recording. Antunes appears on the back sleeve and inlays of the Japanese first press of the album instead of Confessori.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Andre Matos except Stand Away by Rafael Bittencourt and Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Unfinished Allegro"Franz Schubert, Matos1:13
2."Carry On"Matos5:05
3."Time"Bittencourt5:57
4."Angels Cry"Bittencourt6:48
5."Stand Away"Bittencourt4:57
6."Never Understand"Bittencourt7:50
7."Wuthering Heights" (Kate Bush cover)Kate Bush4:39
8."Streets of Tomorrow"Loureiro5:03
9."Evil Warning"Bittencourt, Antunes6:42
10."Lasting Child
  • I. "The Parting Words"
  • II. "Renaissance""
Matos7:34
  • 4:00
  • 3:34
    • Total length:55:48[6]
    1999 bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    11."Evil Warning" (Different Vocals)6:40
    12."Angels Cry" (Re-mix)6:48
    13."Carry On" (Re-mix)5:09
    Total length:74:25

    Personnel

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    Band members

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    Guest musicians

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    Additional musicians

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    • Thomas Nack – drums in track #7

    Charts

    [edit]
    Chart (1993) Peak
    position
    Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 17

    References

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    1. ^ "Angra - Angels Cry (CD, Album)". Discogs.
    2. ^ White, David. "Holy Land - Angra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2019. Angra replaces the classic progressive metal sound found on Angels Cry with Brazilian-influenced metal.
    3. ^ White, David. "Angels Cry - Angra | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
    4. ^ Taster, Dream (26 August 2003). "Angra - Angels Cry review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
    5. ^ a b c Dr. Metal (27 March 2013). "Interview with Andre Matos (Part 2 of 2)". Metal Meltdown. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
    6. ^ "Angra (Brazil)". Metal Kings. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010.
    7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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