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SHAMAN
RITUAL |
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| | Reviews: 4 |
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| Average Rating: 9.50 |
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More Angra than Angra............
by "deathpito" Santiago, Region Metropolitana Chile
Reviewed on September 17th, 2002
We all know the story, so I'll keep this part of the review very short. Main composer Andre Matos left his own creation, legendary Brazilian heavy metal nad Angra, because of management problems and diverse bureocratic issues. Fellow musicians Luis Mariutti (bass) and Ricardo Confessori (drums) joined Matos, and alongside Hugo Mariutti (guitar, Hugos's brother) they formed Shaman. Angra currently continued to exist, and they shortly released the Rebirth album, a magnificent display of European heavy metal, but not quite an Angra album. Shaman was the band to follow if one wanted the same power and Brazilian influences the old Angra had. But let's get this straight: this is not a band that copies their old setlist, Ritual is an impressive disc that has obvious influences from Angra's past catalogue, especially Holy Land, but also shows how these musicians have improved both technically and in terms of composing. Matos has improved greatly his voice, evolving far beyond his usual high pitched screams, he now has a much raspier voice, more manly in many aspects. And new guitarrist Mariutti completes the task of covering two spots, with killer riffs and acceptable solos (if you want excelent guitar solos, check Angra's Rebirth). Luis Mariutti and Confessori continue showcasing their best chops, especially the latter (if you get to see Confessori live you'll realize what I'm talking about).
The songs, are simply excelent. All of them are good. There are usual power metal type (Here I am, Time Has Come, Pride), more ethnic oriented songs (For Tomorrow, Blind Spell, Ritual), the usual ballad (Fairy Tale) and many others. I personally liked very much Over Your Head, Time Will Come and Blind Spell, but all of them are good. Get this and Angra's Rebirth, and then you'll se who should be carrying the Angra name......
More "Ritual" reviews:
[2004-01-04] Excellent ! (10)
[2003-08-26] Angra: Version 2.0 (8)
[2003-06-15] YAY! (10)
[2002-09-17] More Angra than Angra............ (10)
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