The tellingly titled 'Rebirth' (with fairly melodramatic cover art) was the first release of a mostly brand new Angra line-up, only held in place by the remaining guitar duo Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt. While there are equally valid arguments concerning the merits of old Angra versus new, this newer incarnation is my favourite by a small distance due to new singer Eduardo Falaschi possessing a more convincing range than his predecessor, and managing both the high and medium notes equally without sounding overly squeaky. The production is also a lot cleaner, which works brilliantly on the next two albums but here serves to highlight some of this album's ...  Read the complete review