| Secret Garden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 17, 2014 (Japan) January 16, 2015 (Brazil, North America, Europe) | |||
| Recorded | August 2014 | |||
| Studio | Fascination Street Studios,Örebro,Sweden[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal,power metal | |||
| Length | 54:00 | |||
| Label | JVC/Victor Entertainment (Japan) Universal Music (Brazil) Edel Music (United States, Canada, Russia and Europe) | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren Roy Z(pre-production) | |||
| Angra chronology | ||||
| ||||
Secret Garden is the eighth full-length studio album by Brazilianprogressive/power metal bandAngra, released on 17 December 2014 in Japan and with a release date of January 2015 in Brazil and Europe.[2][3] It is band's first album with singerFabio Lione and drummer Bruno Valverde, as well as the last to feature guitaristKiko Loureiro, who left to joinMegadeth. The album also features lead vocals by guitaristRafael Bittencourt and guest performances bySimone Simons fromEpica andDoro Pesch.[3]
Regarding the album, Loureiro commented in June 2014:[4]
The musical changes always happen because we change as persons as well. So not only the lineup changes. So you can expect some changes, of course, with Fabio, a different voice. We try to search for new ways of doing music, so for sure you guys are gonna hear some different and new stuff, but the core and the essence of Angra is gonna be always there anyway.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Newborn Me" | Rafael Bittencourt | Kiko Loureiro,Rafael Bittencourt,Felipe Andreoli,Fabio Lione | Lione | 6:13 |
| 2. | "Black Hearted Soul" | Bittencourt | Loureiro, Bittencourt, Lione | Lione | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Final Light" | Andreoli | Angra | Lione | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Storm of Emotions" | Lione, Bittencourt, Andreoli | Lione, Bittencourt, Andreoli | Lione, Bittencourt | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Synchronicity II" (The Police cover) | Sting | Sting | Lione, Bittencourt | 5:03 |
| 6. | "Violet Sky" | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Loureiro, Bittencourt | Bittencourt | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Secret Garden" | Maria Ilmoniemi | Maria Ilmoniemi | Simone Simons | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Upper Levels" | Bittencourt | Loureiro, Andreoli, Lione | Lione | 6:28 |
| 9. | "Crushing Room" | Ilmoniemi, Bittencourt | Ilmoniemi, Loureiro | Bittencourt,Doro Pesch | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Perfect Symmetry" | Bittencourt | Bittencourt | Lione | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Silent Call" | Bittencourt | Bittencourt | Bittencourt | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 54:00 | ||||
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 195 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 174 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] | 20 |
