On April 26 at Memorial da Río Latina in São Paulo, Brazilian metallers Angra organised a reunion of their “Rebirth” lineup at the 2026 Bangers Open Air festival, as per Blabbermouth. Fans saw the eagerly anticipated reunion of the lineup that recorded the “Rebirth” (2001) and “Temple Of Shadows” (2004) LPs, which included the return of guitarist Kiko Loureiro, singer Eduardo “Edu” Falaschi, and drummer Aquiles Priester, in addition to a performance by Angra’s most recent lineup, which included long-time vocalist Fabio Lione, who had led Angra for 13 years. Alírio Netto, a Brazilian vocalist (formerly Shaman, Queen Extravaganza), was also unveiled as Angra’s newest member. He formally took Lione’s place last November.
Setlist:
Act I: Alírio Netto (vocals),Fabio Lione (vocals),Rafael Bittencourt (guitar),Marcelo Barbosa (guitar),Felipe Andreoli (bass) and Bruno Valverde (drums)
Act II: Eduardo “Edu” Falaschi, Rafael Bittencourt (guitar),Kiko Loureiro (guitar),Felipe Andreoli (bass) and Aquiles Priester (drums)
Act III:
Former Viper singer Andre Matos, guitarists Rafael Bittencourt and André Linhares, and music entrepreneur Antônio “Toninho” Pirani founded Angra in November 1991. Bassist André Lichewitz, who was soon replaced by Luis Mariutti, and drummer Marco Antunes, a longtime bandmate of Bittencourt’s, joined the trio. In the early days of the band, Bittencourt and Matos were the main songwriters. Linhares departed the band early in 1992, and André Hernandes took his position. Hernandes left the band the same year, and Kiko Loureiro took his place. “Reaching Horizons”, Angra‘s debut demo recording, was recorded with Loureiro on the lineup and published by the German label Limb Music in 1993.