Edu Falaschi released his new album MI'RAJ this Friday, the 12th, which concludes the fictional and conceptual trilogy, with a plot developed with the artist and writer Fábio Caldeira , a work that began with Vera Cruz (2021) and continued with Eldorado (2023). The new work delves into themes such as spiritual transcendence, identity, faith, loss, overcoming, intuition, victories and inner ascension, set in the Middle East of the 16th century.
The album features some heavyweight collaborations. The title track, “MI'RAJ,” features Italian singer Veronica Bordacchiniof Fleshgod Apocalypse. Another highlight is “Circle of Dust,” which features vocals by Roy Khan (formerly ofKamelot and Conception). The song “Intuição” marks the reunion of Edu Falaschi with Rafael Bittencourtof Angra, for the first time since the album Aqua (2010). The song also represents a historic moment in Edu's career: his first original composition in Portuguese in about two decades.
This new work represents the definitive conclusion of the saga built over the last few years, consolidating one of the most ambitious phases of his solo career. Mixing and mastering will be handled by renowned producer Dennis Ward, responsible for the sound design of Vera Cruz and Eldorado, as well as notable works with Helloween, Unisonic, Angra, etc.
Graphic artist Carlos Fides created the cover art for MI'RAJ with a concept featuring a seer as the central figure, guardian of the Portal of the Twelve Veils who guides Jorge on his journey through the desert towards inner discovery and spiritual ascension.
In an interview with Wikimetal, Edu spoke about his new work: “I’m very happy, with a feeling of mission accomplished, because it’s not easy to develop a trilogy. You have to base all the lyrics on the story, so you get stuck. You become a little limited in everything you want to say […] So, it’s a moment of satisfaction that I’m experiencing. Of mission accomplished, as I told you, and also of joy for having achieved it.”
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