AURORA CONSURGENS

A touch less progressive than their earlier albums, Aurora Consurgens is still a worthy addition to any progressive/power metal collection. Edu Falaschi continues to impress with his powerful vocals, and Kiko Loureiro and Rafael Bittencourt continue to impress with their guitars. Like other reviewers, I found "Ego Painted Grey" to be the highlight here. It's dynamic--starting softly and then becoming heavy--and it more resembles something from earlier Angra albums.

I bought the first four Angra albums about 20 years ago, and I've only returned to listen to some of their later albums recently. Their 2014 and 2018 albums were a bit disappointing, but I was pleasantly suprised by Aurora Consurgens. While not quite matching the brilliance of the early albums, it is a great listen and is fully deserving of 4 stars.