Temple of Shadows

Artist: Angra
Label: Steamhammer Us [Spv]
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 693723991627
EAN: 0693723991627
ASIN: B00061F86O

Release Date: 2005-01-11

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Tracks:

Deus Le Volt!
Spread Your Fire
Angels And Demons
Waiting Silence
Wishing Well
Temple Of Hate
Shadow Hunter
No Pain For The Dead
Winds Of Destination
Sprouts Of Time
Morning Star
Late Redemption

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Customer Reviews:

Tell me they're joking. Please.......2006-11-06

Angra are a great band. Always have been and hopefully always will be. But this album is seriously wrong. Firstly it's a concept album about some dude in the Crusades called The Shadow Hunter. Yeah whatever guys. Secondly their synopsis of the story has that many grammatical errors you can't help be put off by it. Yes that's a pedantic point to make but all it takes is to get one native English speaker at the record company to proof read the thing before sending it off to the printers. Thirdly so many songs on this album are naff. They just don't work no matter how seriously they attack the task at hand and despite the obvious musical talent at the bands disposal.

Where this record does score it's points is in the aforementioned musical skills department. It's also tru that a few of the songs here do rip it up. Spread Your Fire is psychologically nastier than it first appears and Angels and Demons clips along nicely, as does Waiting Silence which rides a lovely Edu Falaschi vocal hook. And Temple of Hate really comes alive on stage.

But so much of the album is tainted by the dubious storyline this concept album rides. At least it's once again well produced - this time by Dennis Ward - and there are again a number of guest musicians including Kai Hansen and Hansi Kursch.

I'm giving this three stars - just. It is lovingly crafted, well played/produced Euro-metal. But because I'm a fan I somehow wanted more. My tip? Buy this with the live DVD if you can as it adds hugely to the value of the package (and will save you buying the DVD separately!).

Heaven forbid..........2006-02-07

...a band try to be original. Never really meets with approval, people like their usual old. Im giving Temple of Shadows five stars because I think reviews by some tasteless people have been far too unfair. I think this new style sits angra great. It needs some polishing, of course, but I think its a great start and this cd is fantastically different. There may have been one or two songs (no more) that I havent enjoyed, but for the rest its definitely worth it. But this isnt the only great album by this group, every single one i've bought I've enjoyed, and that is very rare for me. About the "brazillian" influences in some of their songs: dude, if you don't like them, you can go dig yourself a grave that says "here lies an uncultivated person"

Oh,Another Crapy Power Metal Album.......2005-08-31

This is another crapy album I got suckered into buying.There is one good song on this album,The Temple Of Hate.Hansi Kursch is on this album I believe it's number 9 (but I'm not sure)I got rid of this awful album right away.The song Wishing Well is pure gay,I couldn't believe how bad that song is.This band has like Brazilian beats on this album(sucks),this band is from Brazil.DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS CRAPY,CRAPY ALBUM.

Probably the best Angra album!!!.......2005-07-01

"Holy land" was great, and I enjoy it every single track, but "Temple of shadows" is in my opinion the most complete in musicianship and lirically. Kiko and Rafael are two of the most underrated guitarist in the genre. This guys really play fast! Overall, is a brilliant piece of an epic progressive power metal.

A step backwards? Perhaps.......2005-06-26

Angra had a very unique kind of sound with their previous albums. There is decent music on "Temple of Shadows", but I am disappointed that the band has largely (though with exception) reduced themselves to European-style power metal. For most of the CD the band sounds strongly like bands like Gamma Ray (not helped by the presence of the awful Kai Hansen), Blind Guardian, or even Stratovarius. Angra should stick with doing their own thing.

Still, it is hard to deny the impressive musical talents on display here. As usual, Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt display their familiar prowess as a guitar duo, and Edu Falaschi sings with incredible power (though with fewer moments of the gentle beauty he had on "Rebirth"). And, there are some standout tracks where the band starts to sound like their old selves, especially towards the last third of the album. "Sprouts of Time" has the same lovely kind of guitar solo reminiscent of older work, and also sports some brilliant accoustic work that, to my eyes, recalls the best moments of their very first album.

Weighing the bad elements, I would say it is not their best album. Weighing the good elements, I would say it is their second best album. It is a great addition to any power metal collection, and appreciators of progressive metal in general may like it, too. I give it 7.4/10, or 4 stars.

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