Angra announced this Monday, the 11th, the second single from their new album, Cycles of Pain .
The track is called “Tide of Changes” and will be released next Friday, the 15th, at midnight on all streaming platforms. The single will be accompanied by a music video that will also premiere on Friday at noon on the Atomic Fire .
Cycles of Pain is Angra's 10th studio album and is scheduled for release on November 3rd. "Tide of Changes" follows the first single, "Ride Into the Storm ," released in August.
This is the first time that Angra has repeated the band's lineup on two consecutive albums since 2006. The group currently consists of Fabio Lione (vocals), Rafael Bittencourt (guitar), Marcelo Barbosa (guitar), Felipe Andreoli (bass) and Bruno Valverde (drums), the same configuration responsible for the album Ømni (2018) .
Cycles of Pain will feature several special guests, including singer Amanda Somerville and pianist Juliana D'Agostini on "Tears of Blood," MPB legend Lenine on "Vida Seca," and Vanessa Moreno on "Tide Of Changes – Part II" and "Here In The Now."
The album was produced, mixed, and mastered by Dennis Ward , who worked on classic Angra albums such as Rebirth and Temple of Shadows . The cover art was inspired by experiments with Artificial Intelligence and later finalized by Eric Pasqua , while Jonathan Canuto handled the layout.
Check out the announcement for the new single, “Tide of Changes”:
