Braxil said:Can those of you who enjoyed this disc please explain how/why? I'm completely baffled.
Iced Ray said:I can say that these guys may be the best power metal band in the world besides Blind Guardian.
Eyes Of Horus said:I love it. Ordered the Japanese copy.
DrumRman said:Cant say I share the enthusiasm. Made a great beer coaster one drunken night.
Iced Ray said:1. Top notch guitar work as usual. These guys never get any of the respect for their chops.
Iced Ray said:2. Great vocals by Edu again. He is really settling into his own style with each album.
Iced Ray said:3. Catchy and speedy power metal anthems that would make any Helloween fanboy blush.
Iced Ray said:4. Cool change in lyrical themes. They deal with these topics in a mature fashion as opposed to the the angst/emo/metalcore crappy way.
Iced Ray said:5. Different album than the last which shows these guys never make the exact same album twice. They change it up but still have that Angra sound.
Iced Ray said:I can say that these guys may be the best power metal band in the world besides Blind Guardian.
AngraRULES said:And the good thing about Angra is that they're not just a Power metal band. Just like Blind Guardian....
Burnout said:I enjoy Angra quite a bit and actually own their first five studio albums but the samples I've heard from Aurora Consurgens left me feeling quite uninterested. I still haven't been able to get into Blind Guardian's new album to any great extent either.
As far as I'm concerned the new Persuader, Manticora and Rage releases have been the most enjoyable power metal discs released this year. I may need to go back and have a closer listen to both the Angra and Blind Guardian discs at some point in the future, but I'm not terribly interested in either at this point.
Iced Ray said:1. Top notch guitar work as usual. These guys never get any of the respect for their chops.
2. Great vocals by Edu again. He is really settling into his own style with each album.
3. Catchy and speedy power metal anthems that would make any Helloween fanboy blush.
4. Cool change in lyrical themes. They deal with these topics in a mature fashion as opposed to the the angst/emo/metalcore crappy way.
5. Different album than the last which shows these guys never make the exact same album twice. They change it up but still have that Angra sound.
I can say that these guys may be the best power metal band in the world besides Blind Guardian.
Iced Ray said:1. Top notch guitar work as usual. These guys never get any of the respect for their chops.
2. Great vocals by Edu again. He is really settling into his own style with each album.
3. Catchy and speedy power metal anthems that would make any Helloween fanboy blush.
4. Cool change in lyrical themes. They deal with these topics in a mature fashion as opposed to the the angst/emo/metalcore crappy way.
5. Different album than the last which shows these guys never make the exact same album twice. They change it up but still have that Angra sound.
I can say that these guys may be the best power metal band in the world besides Blind Guardian.
Braxil said:Thanks for your reply.
1. The band are all virtuoso players, I won't argue there, Kiko and Rafael are one of my favorite guitar teams.
2. Edu is not one of my favorite singers, but this isn't the reason I didn't enjoy the album either.
3. This is where I disagree. I find the songs on this album extremely forgettable. Some of them (The Course of Nature, Passing By) are somewhat enjoyable while they're going on, but leave no lasting impression on me. On all previous Angra releases there was at least one song that stuck with me right off the bat, and I have tried several times to find such a song on this album.
4. Agreed
5. It is nice that they're mixing it up, but they are by no means in the same league of keeping things fresh as Blind Guardian is.
Braxil said:3. This is where I disagree. I find the songs on this album extremely forgettable. Some of them (The Course of Nature, Passing By) are somewhat enjoyable while they're going on, but leave no lasting impression on me. On all previous Angra releases there was at least one song that stuck with me right off the bat, and I have tried several times to find such a song on this album.
Braxil said:So how do you fear this ranks compared to Angra's back-catalogue? Just out of curiousity.