┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Angra - Omni-(VIZP-156) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-28-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.angra.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Angra Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Omni-(VIZP-156) Label : Victor ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Change does not appear to affect Angra. They ║ │ │║ survived a massive schism around the turn of the ║ │ │║ century and now Dave Mustaine has hijacked ║ │ │║ longtime guitarist Kiko Loureiro for Megadeth, ║ │ │║ they still manage to put together another great ║ │ │║ album. Most of the current line-up already ║ │ │║ proved that the (largely) Brazilian band could ║ │ │║ still pump out great progressive power metal, as ║ │ │║ æSecret GardenÆ was the best metal album of ║ │ │║ 2015. Now that æSecret GardenÆ has put Angra ║ │ │║ back on the map, æ╪mniÆ shows the band ║ │ │║ stretching their boundaries a little. The ║ │ │║ results are slightly less memorable, but a very ║ │ │║ rewarding listen nonetheless. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Much to my surprise, LoureiroÆs replacement ║ │ │║ Marcelo Barbosa is an integral part of the ║ │ │║ album, having contributed significantly to the ║ │ │║ songwriting. Sole founding member Rafael ║ │ │║ Bittencourt gratefully profits from the ║ │ │║ possibilities his guitar partnership with ║ │ │║ Barbosa provides as well. As a result, æ╪mniÆ ║ │ │║ ends up sounding less European-tinged power ║ │ │║ metal and more like a progressive metal album ║ │ │║ with very distinct world fusion overtones. Angra ║ │ │║ never shied away from putting their South ║ │ │║ American roots on display, but it seems like ║ │ │║ partnering with Barbosa gave Bittencourt the ║ │ │║ courage to dive deep into crossover ║ │ │║ opportunities, providing the basis of the most ║ │ │║ interesting moments of æ╪mniÆ. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ That does not mean that there is no place for ║ │ │║ power metal on æ╪mniÆ. In fact, the album starts ║ │ │║ out with two fairly traditional, euphoric power ║ │ │║ metal numbers, with æTravelers Of TimeÆ being ║ │ │║ the more contemporary take on the genre and ║ │ │║ æLight Of TranscendenceÆ the more old school ║ │ │║ one. Even these tracks sound fresh though, as ║ │ │║ Angra always had a way of rubbing up against ║ │ │║ clichΘs, but never fully engaging. On the ║ │ │║ metallic side of the album, æMagic MirrorÆ is ║ │ │║ great, but æWar HornsÆ is the true winner. ║ │ │║ Darker and heavier than Angra usually sounds, it ║ │ │║ is an intense listening experience, on which ║ │ │║ Loureiro guests. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Despite all this familiarity, æ╪mniÆ is best ║ │ │║ when it surprises. The semi-ballad æThe Bottom ║ │ │║ Of My SoulÆ has a very folky basis and some ║ │ │║ beautifully heartfelt vocals by Bittencourt, ║ │ │║ while æCavemanÆ has some chants in Portuguese ║ │ │║ and Latin-flavored drums and percussion ║ │ │║ alternating with the stomping riff work and ║ │ │║ Fabio LioneÆs mighty voice. The complete fusion ║ │ │║ of all styles can be heard in æ╪mni û Silence ║ │ │║ InsideÆ, in which we can hear everything from ║ │ │║ subtle bossa nova touches to virtuosic progmetal ║ │ │║ without ever sounding disjointed. If anything, ║ │ │║ the song has a supreme build-up. æBlack WidowÆs ║ │ │║ WebÆ may come across as messy, but is too ║ │ │║ enjoyable a dark progster to complain. æInsaniaÆ ║ │ │║ contains some of Felipe AndreoliÆs best bass ║ │ │║ work yet. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ All in all, æ╪mniÆ presents quite a unique ║ │ │║ mixture of styles which leaves you wondering why ║ │ │║ this combination is not attempted more often. It ║ │ │║ is a great progressive metal album that may not ║ │ │║ be as easy to digest as æSecret GardenÆ was, but ║ │ │║ will probably prove to be more durable ║ │ │║ throughout. æ╪mniÆ is one of those albums that ║ │ │║ slowly reveals its small secrets over repeated ║ │ │║ listens. In addition, it is the ultimate ║ │ │║ evidence that Angra still has its artistic ║ │ │║ merits more than two and a half decades into ║ │ │║ their career. Anyone who wishes to hear how ║ │ │║ versatile the guitar can be in a metal context, ║ │ │║ should give æ╪mniÆ a spin. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Agonymph for www.metal- ║ │ │║ archives.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Fabio Lione - Vocals ║ │ │║ Rafael Bittencourt - Guitars ║ │ │║ Marcelo Barbosa - Guitars ║ │ │║ Felipe Andreoli - Bass ║ │ │║ Bruno Valverde - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Light of Transcendence [04:37] │ │ 02 - Travelers of Time [04:28] │ │ 03 - Black Widow's Web [05:49] │ │ 04 - Insania [05:32] │ │ 05 - The Bottom of My Soul [04:19] │ │ 06 - War Horns [04:43] │ │ 07 - Caveman [05:53] │ │ 08 - Masic Mirror [06:58] │ │ 09 - Always More [04:44] │ │ 10 - Omni - Silence Inside [08:31] │ │ 11 - Omni - Infinite Nothing [05:13] │ │ 12 - Z.I.T.O. (2018 Version) (Bonus Track) [06:25] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [67:12 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘