![]() ![]() In 1482, a child, left at the door of a convent, arouses the curiosity of all, due to a peculiarity: a birthmark that centuries before was mentioned in a mysterious prophecy about the extinction of the Order of the evil Nero Cross. "Vera Cruz" has its starting point in Tomar, Portugal. This album talks about the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese explorers. Let’s not forget the awesome Brazilian producer, Thiago Bianchi, singer of Noturnall, and the Brazilian talented guitarist Roberto Barros, who produced the songs and the guitars. We can hear a collaboration with Max Cavalera (Soulfly, Go Ahead and Die, Cavalera Cospiracy, ex-Sepultura). Nevertheless, we have the mega producer, Dennis Ward, with whom Edu has worked, in Angra years. We have Aquiles Priester on drums, who plays with W.A.S.P. ![]() The great singer/songwriter Fabio Caldeira, from Maestrick, has helped with the concept. It was released worldwide via MS Metal Records on the 15th June 2021 (physical format), whereas the album was available on other dates, such as in Japan (physical and digital format) on the 12th May 2021, world digital release (Spotify, Deezer, YouTube, YouTube Music and more) on Edu’s birthday (18th May 2021). ![]() Edu Falaschi, former Brazilian singer of Angra and Almah, delivers a masterpiece, a beautiful album. And also “Rainha do Luar”, which has Elba Ramalho, who sings in Portuguese, is a beautiful closing song, representing the marriage of Janaína and Jorge.One of the most waited albums of 2021 comes directly from Brazil and is called “Vera Cruz”. It's all purposeful, everything was thought out (laughs). When they return to Brazil, after he told them that Jorge was alive, Brazilian influences began again. And the music is European again! There is no more Brazilianness! There is a harmony, which is the harmony of classical music, by Beethoven, which has this European connotation. When his friend returns to Portugal, he's already in Europe again. And, from then on, from “Land Ahoy” onwards, there is more “Brazilianness” in the songs, because they were already in Brazil! The only song that returns to the European part is “Fire With Fire”, which is the moment Jorge tells his friend to return to Portugal and tell people that he was alive. That's why it's called, “Land Ahoy”, which is an English term, used by sailors when they found a land, which is “land in sight!”. Everything takes place in Europe! And then, comes the arrival in Brazil, which is “Land Ahoy”. I purposely set it up in such a way that the first half of the record, right up to “Land Ahoy”, is a European record. It is a very smart question! Why? There are European sounds and there are Brazilian sounds on the record. When they arrive, the army of evil had no chance, because Jorge’s army, mounted in Brazil, with the natives and with Cabral’s army, is arriving to help in the war. Meanwhile, the Ordem da Cruz de Nero finds out he’s still alive in Brazil and send another army to kill him! But they didn't think that Cabral (of the Order of Christ) also had a very large army and was coming after the Ordem da Cruz de Nero, to defend and fight in the war. The tribe joins Jorge, and during his time in that tribe, he discovers his mission, as an offspring of the creator of the Ordem da Cruz de Nero, that order of evil! And he rebels against that, because he doesn’t want that burden! He begins to assimilate and accept it, to become that knight who will rebel and create an army who will join the Knights of The Order of Christ and the natives, against the army of the Ordem da Cruz de Nero. They try to kill him and he’s saved by the indians, who kill the soldiers of Ordem da Cruz de Nero and save Jorge. Stays in Brazil, meets the native community, who save him from an attack, because the infiltrators came on the ship. And then he’s fascinated by the natural beauty of Brazil. ![]()
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