AQUA

This is the first album I have ever heard by Angra. But I have heard about them since their debut album and they have a good name in the scene. I am not a fan of heavy metal though so I have never bothered to check them up until this promo album arrived at my desk (yes, I know this review is loooooooooong overdue). To put it in simple terms; heavy metal is no longer my cup of tea.

Angra stated that they wanted to go back to good old classic heavy metal sound with this album. They have achieved that with Aqua. This is how heavy metal was done before Kurt Cobain and Nirvana sent this scene underground and beyond with their revolution back in 1989. Aqua is good ole heavy metal anno 1986. The sound though is very much 2010 and brilliant. It is crystal clear and beefy.

The vocalist Edu Falaschi is doing a superb job here and so is the other musicians. Angra is a highly skilled band. Their music is a kind of a love or hate as much as the mid 1980s heavy metal scene are a love/hate scene. I am not fond of the scene. Aqua is following well trodden paths and is offering nothing new. But the songs are still good and so is the overall quality of the album. I am missing some killer tracks which would had elevated this album to a much higher level and out of, in my estimations, the heavy metal quagmire. This album is nice and does not bite.

This album is highly recommended to those into heavy metal. For me........ Sorry.

3 stars

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