Artist: Shaman
Title: Origins
Label: Scarlet Records
Cat #: SC195-2
Release Year: 2010
Duration: Album
Format: CD Jewel Case
Quality: New Sealed

The fourth full-length album by the Brazilian Progressive/Power Metal band Shaman!

Mixing the rhythms of world music with the virtuosity of Power Metal creates a potent witches' brew of sounds on Shaman's "Origins". You'll get plenty of speedy solos and soaring falsettos, often accompanied by a sense of rhythm - sometimes bordering on outright funk - that sets this Brazilian band apart from other Power Metal acts.

Thiago Bianchi's Steve Perry-ish vocals power many of the songs, with an impressive upper range that's as at home on rockers like "Inferno Veil" as it is on the quieter, but no less potent "S.S.D. (Signed Sealed And Delivered)." He's definitely got pipes to spare — sometimes going a little too far on the falsetto ("No Mind").

Providing a more rhythm-oriented experience, Shaman's "Origins" serves up plenty of the soaring vocals and shredding solos that will thrill Power Metal fans. It's little wonder the band is one of the biggest in Brazil these days!

Recommended if you like: Angra, Stratovarius, Firewind, Rhapsody of Fire, Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica. Avantasia, Dragonforce, Edguy, Gamma Ray, Kamelot 

Track Listing:
1. Origins (The Day I Died)
2. Lethal Awakening
3. Inferno Veil
4. Ego Pt I
5. Ego Pt 2
6. Finally Home
7. Rising Up Your Life
8. No Mind
9. Blind Messiah
10. S.S.D (Signed Sealed And Delivered)