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Secret Garden (album)

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Length
  
54:01

Producer
  
Jens Bogren

Released
  
December 17, 2014 (Japan) January 16, 2015 (Brazil, North America, Europe)

Recorded
  
August 2014 at Fascination Street Studios, Örebro, Sweden

Genre
  
Progressive metal, power metal

Label
  
JVC/Victor Entertainment (Japan) Universal Music (Brazil) Edel Music (United States, Canada, Russia and Europe)

Secret Garden is the eighth full-length studio album by Brazilian progressive/power metal band Angra, released on 17 December 2014 in Japan and with a release date of January 2015 in Brazil and Europe. The album was produced and recorded in Sweden by Jens Bogren, with pre-production by Roy Z, and is the band's first work with drummer Bruno Valverde, as well as the first studio effort with vocalist Fabio Lione. The album also features vocals by guitarist Rafael Bittencourt and some guest performances by Dutch singer Simone Simons (Epica) and German singer Doro Pesch.

Regarding the album, guitarist Kiko Loureiro commented on June 2014:

Personnel

  • Fabio Lione - Lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9 and bonus)
  • Rafael Bittencourt - Guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 4, 5, 8, 10 & bonus), backing vocals, keyboards arrangements, classical guitar (on tracks 1 and 10), artwork co-conception
  • Kiko Loureiro - Guitars, backing vocals, keyboards arrangements
  • Felipe Andreoli - Bass, backing vocals, additional rhythm guitars
  • Bruno Valverde - Drums
    • Guest appearances
  • Simone Simons of Epica - Vocals on "Secret Garden"
  • Doro Pesch - Vocals on "Crushing Room"
    • Technical staff
  • Jens Bogren - producer, recorder
  • Roy Z - pre-producer
  • Rodrigo Bastos Didier - artwork conception and creation

    • References

    Secret Garden (album) Wikipedia
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