Angra has never really impressed me much. They're a very good power metal band, but there's nothing really mind-blowing about them. I enjoy their albums, but I'd never pay a lot for one of them, which is precisely why it's taken me so long to get this album.
Aurora Consurgens is Angra's most recent album, released in 2006. Right off the bat it's clear that this album is the band's heaviest, and although the band has been labeled a progressive power metal band in the past, this is the first album that I can really hear that progressive style coming through. At least enough to slap on that progressive label. After a few listens, I'm also confident in saying Aurora Consurgens is one of the band's best to date. It doesn't change my opinion of the band, however; they're still just an everyday power metal band.
One could do far worse than checking out Angra, so I do recommend them to fans of power metal. Just don't raise those expectations too high and you'll find some quality metal in this band.
Video: The Course Of Nature
Video: The Voice Commanding You
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/angraofficial
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