Question 1

Who is the drummer for Angra?

Accepted Answer

Bruno Valverde has been Angra's drummer since 2014.

Question 2

Did Ricardo Confessori drum on Angra's entire discography?

Accepted Answer

No. Confessori had two separate tenures (1993-2000 and 2009-2014), covering Holy Land, Fireworks, and Aqua. He did not play on the 1993 debut Angels Cry (session drummer Alex Holzwarth did), the 2001-2006 albums (Aquiles Priester), or anything from 2014 onward (Bruno Valverde).

Question 3

Who played drums on Angra's debut album, Angels Cry?

Accepted Answer

Session drummer Alex Holzwarth (later of Rhapsody of Fire), not Ricardo Confessori. Founding drummer Marco Antunes departed mid-recording, and Confessori had not yet joined the band when the album was completed.

Question 4

Who is Angra's longest-tenured member?

Accepted Answer

Guitarist Rafael Bittencourt is the band's only continuously-present original member, in the lineup since its 1991 founding.

Question 5

Who played drums on Angra's "Angels Cry"?

Accepted Answer

Alex Holzwarth played drums on "Angels Cry" (1993).

Question 6

Who played drums on Angra's "Cycles of Pain"?

Accepted Answer

Bruno Valverde played drums on "Cycles of Pain" (2023).

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