Release HANGAR – Infallible

“Infallible”. This is the name of Hangar’s new album. And, besides the evident meaning it has in the album’s context, few words could fit the band as well as it. The perfectionism and hard-work demonstrated by the band for over 12 years is palpable in each and every album, always commanded by world wide known drummer Aquiles Priester.

For the production process of the fourth album, Hangar secluded themselves in a farm near Tatuí (located in the countryside of São Paulo, home to one of the best music schools in the country, and for that reason known as the “Music Capital” of Brazil), where Aquiles, Eduardo, Fábio, Mello and the new lead singer, Humberto Sobrinho, dedicated themselves to composing the ten songs of the album. After that, they recorded guitar, bass, keyboard and vocal lines in the same place, using the mobile unit of Daufembach’s Studio, under the command of sound engineer Adair Daufembach. The drums were recorded at The Magic Place Studio (Florianópolis), in a room specially projected to provide the perfect ambience for the instrument. Subsequently, Aquiles traveled with Adair to Celle (Germany) to mix and master the CD with Tommy Newton (Area 51 Studio), thus finalizing an album of exceptional sound quality, clear and bright when necessary, without losing the characteristic dirty sound a good Heavy Metal album.

Infallible, according to the band, represents the very feeling they want to transmit to their public with the new album. “It’s our most extreme album, whether concerning technique, virtue and speed or the more melodic, accessible side”, says Aquiles. As to the lyrics, even though this is not a conceptual album, they have a theme in common: “They talk about the forces that move human beings while pursuing their aims, without leaving the path of honesty. It’s an optimistic album on the subject of fighting and accomplishing goals”, guarantees the drummer.

“The Infallible Emperor - 1956” is the first track of the album, presenting a beautiful vocal melody interpreted at high speed commanded by Aquiles’ double bass drumming and by Martinez’s guitar riffs. “Colorblind” is more intricate theme, with several rhythm shifts and striking backing vocals. Humberto has the opportunity to show all of his ability in “Solitary Mind”, which is an inspired mid-tempo composition. Drama plays its part in “Time to Forget”, a ballad with Theo Vieira as guest musician, and which opens the way to the power thrash metal “A Miracle in my Life”, where Humberto uses some precise drives and the band presents the most speedy and brutal work of their entire career. More direct in its harmony, “The Garden” presents us with an elaborate composition and an inspired, though short, keyboard solo by Fabio Laguna, not to mention a very different structure when compared to the other songs.

It was no accident that the next track, “Dreaming of Black Waves”, was chosen to be the album’s first video clip. Its catchy melody contrasts with an amazingly beautiful musical arrangement, especially in the leading and backing vocals of guest singer Stefanie Schirmbeck, from the band Holiness. Another modern ballad, “Based on a True Story”, shows an extremely up-to-date band, while “Handwritten” is a very competent power metal, again bringing a different interpretation by Humberto. “Some Light to Find My Way”, has a hard rock influence in its first chords, shifting like magic to an efficient power metal with unforgettable choruses.

To close the album, Hangar recorded two cover songs. The first is “39”, a classic by Queen classic that the band managed to recreate with tremendous competence – especially Humberto, who was approved with honors in the difficult task of singing a song from such band. This song was chosen, says Aquiles, because of the following reasons: “Firstly, we didn’t want a number-one hit. Apart from that, our intention was also to show a little of our acoustic background and to prove that we can know how to be simple when necessary”.

The following may be the song the fans find most peculiar. “Mais uma Vez”, released only in Brazil, was written in 1987 by Flávio Venturini and Renato Russo and is part of the album Sete of the group 14 Bis. Besides, the song counts with special guest stars Roupa Nova on vocals. According to Aquiles, “the first time I heard this song in the 80´s, I felt inspired by the lyrics. During all these years the song had a very strong meaning in our work and we had already played it acoustically during the tour of our last album”. According to the band, Roupa Nova has a tradition in what refers to participations in albums of other artists: the band only accepts an invitiation of this type if all six members agree, since they don´t do individual participations. In short, the musicians of Roupa Nova not only approved of the version of “Mais uma Vez”, but also created a very unique interpretation for the song without abandoning the characteristics of the sextet. In the long run, the contrast between an insinuating song, Hangar´s heavy instrumentals and the soft voices of Roupa Nova created something totally new and captivating. Aquiles states that this version of "Mais uma Vez" is a turning point for the band: “We were always great admirers of Roupa Nova´s work and having these guys on our album is one of the most important moments in our history. Furthermore, we can show our fans and music lovers in general that we are exactly like everyone else and also need an extra dose of daily motivation."

The last track is a remake of “Like a Wind in the Sky” of the album Last Time (1999), and will be released only in Japan. It has a great melody, amazing backing vocals and a perfect instrumental performance.

Direct, varied, competent… Certainly the soon to come reviews of this new album will contain these and many other adjectives. If anyone prefers to use the word “infallible”, they will be right too.

Antonio Carlos Monteiro
Journalist and musical critic

The Infallible Emperor (1956) Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Martinez, Mello, Laguna I would do anything for you Wait for your chance And you will see what they do I have some things to say now I tried so hard to understand Why your dream is over It’s never late to find The strength inside your eyes One day you will know what this means And I hope your lonely heart Will be open again Afraid you will not reach your goals now I tried so hard to understand Why your dream is over It’s never late to find The strength inside your eyes In the strongest man there’s A little weakness But you will never find it To face my past now Just look at those signs But you will never find it I know what you have to do I was waiting for this chance To say I really care about you I want to deserve this place now I tried so hard to understand Why your dream is over It’s never late to find The strength inside your eyes Colorblind Lyrics: Laguna, Priester Music: Laguna, Priester, Martinez, Mello Staring outside the unsteady boundaries Miles and miles of deepest vain Your fish lens will not help you Unless you have some plans again Just stay far from everyone Close your eyes to see the end Focus here and focus there Do you deserve the Promised Land? It doesn’t matter if this ghost belongs to you Silence screaming, shadows dancing I want to see what you can see Night after night you can find All you need to believe Stocked far from everyone Hold your arms to find the end Nowhere is safe, just turn the page Do you really want to find the way? It doesn’t matter if this ghost belongs to you It doesn’t matter if this ghost belongs to you Life is taking control of itself my friend Sprouting out from rotten seeds again A useless rainbow fading to grey You will see many colors today Life is taking my control again Don’t feel like the last outsider When you are looking at the green garden You are just a wood for the bonfire Scarified! Burning inside stoned eyes Blindfolded by your own desire Life seems an eternal twilight Just like a confused butterfly Are you trying to find the light? Solitary Mind Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Mello, Laguna, Martinez, Vieira Somehow we live and learn I saw life begin and choose my ways Why don’t you give me facts? To understand my troubles and go ahead I really want to know I am watching you breathing once again For all this time Trying to find a word to explain my pride Waiting for a moment to say No matter how, but we will be together To save my life again No one ever told me when Stay away and let my feelings find A real place to live Where I can be free and keep my open mind Some things can never change They are enough to leave yourself behind For some reason I will stay Here in my fortress like a solitary mind I really want to know I am watching you breathing once again For all this time Trying to find a word to explain my pride Waiting for a moment to say No matter how, but we will be together To save my life again We can only believe in silence Like a forest in the rain Like a solitary mind Time to Forget Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Mello, Laguna, Martinez, Vieira The time has come Your past is knocking at your door How many times I saw my face with broken smiles Now it’s time to forget All the mistakes you have done Now it’s time to believe My mistakes will make me learn and learn If you have anything to say If you have to believe in someone Make your spirit feel so strong And you will never be alone If you have to believe in someone Believe in yourself again One second can change your belief again Be careful, ‘cause you can be wrong But if you never try How can you believe that you are strong? The time has come I want to break these chains alone Now it’s time to forget All the mistakes you have done Now it’s time to believe My mistakes will make me learn and learn If you have anything to say If you have to believe in someone Make your spirit feel so strong And you will never be alone If you have to believe in someone Believe in yourself again A miracle in my life Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Martinez, Laguna, Mello All the saddest words you say Can’t make any effect on me Sometimes my thoughts have The same meaning that you want to spread Sometimes you want to pray But you don’t realize how much you have to pay I can’t deny what I felt I wouldn’t cry for anything My memory is always searching for your sins I have seen faith You have seen death And I am ready for the miracle in my life Now no one can follow me And I can feel In my dreams The evil spirit is haunting my sleep Beyond my dreams You appear, haunted by your sins Now no one can follow me And I can see Beyond my dreams You appear, haunted by your sins I could feel my insanity when the pain was gone I can feel my sanity when you are crying alone When you are crying alone, how can you feel the pain? So many faces, but they are looking for the same sin Do you know how long it takes? To find another host Do you know how long it takes? To find yourself alone One day your story will be told As a real love and pain All the saddest words you say are just insane Sometimes my thoughts have The same meaning that you want to spread Sometimes you want to pray But you don’t realize how much you have to pay I have seen faith You have seen death And I am ready for the miracle in my life Now no one can follow me And I can feel In my dreams The evil spirit is haunting my sleep Beyond my dreams You appear haunted by your sins I could feel my insanity when the pain was gone I can feel my sanity when you are crying alone I can’t deny what I felt I wouldn’t cry for anything My memory is always searching for your sins now

The Garden Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Martinez, Mello, Laguna, Sobrinho Only time can clarify my doubts All this time I was hoping and praying Beyond my dreams you can find some love But there is no love without pain How does it feel to know? You will never be alone My innocence to believe in desires Bring me closer to a heart attack Even when you’re almost going home I know you’re not coming back Dressed up with my mask of pain Life is everything that remains My time is getting short to live I need to find someone to love I want to kill all my pain inside My destiny can change the course of love My time is getting short to live I need to find someone to love ‘Cause no one can change the breath of love Every flower in the garden is dead And I know the secret place of your heart Maybe you will never break the bone Now I have a reason to become strong Dressed up with my mask of pain For sure I’ll never be the same My time is getting short to live I need to find someone to love I want to kill all my pain inside My destiny can change the course of love My time is getting short to live I need to find someone to love ‘Cause no one can change the breath of love Dreaming of Black Waves Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester, Mello, Laguna, Martinez, Vieira I am the one Who bring you back to life No matter what I felt Walking on the water at night Since I believe In the lightness of your soul There is no turning back I will take you once again To keep the balance of your faith I see light inside the darkness of your eyes When I saw you alone Dreaming of black waves I found the one I would like to see everyday Since I believe in the lightness of your soul There is no turning back I will take you once again To keep the balance of your faith I see light inside the darkness of your eyes Everyone has a secret life Floating among your dreams You are a miracle in my life Always keeping everything inside I will take you once again To keep the balance of your faith I see light inside the darkness of your eyes Based on a true story Lyrics: Priester Music: Priester Sometimes I am looking At the stars alone to find Some reason to forget Or refuse my sadness again Here I am in the dark With my feelings and my scars Here I am not alone You are in the roots of my soul And I always have much more to say But the wind and the time will find Some reason to explain my choices I will take everything in this life If the stars are hiding in the clouds Now it’s time to make a change I hope someday don’t regret my choices And I know that’s insane Here I am in the dark With my feelings and my scars Here I am not alone You are in the roots of my soul And I always have much more to say But the wind and the time will find Some reason to explain my choices I will take everything in this life Handwritten Lyrics: Priester, Martinez Music: Priester, Martinez, Laguna, Mello Put away your pride and fears I will take up all your tears Take your time, but see what’s real Maybe you’ll never get the deal I can hear what you wanna say It doesn’t matter, I have my way You have no choices, you just have to pay You will understand when I say Try to recreate sad images from your life Try to guess who is that face I can hear what you wanna say It doesn’t matter, I have my way I can hear what you wanna to say It doesn’t matter, I have my way Hold your fire and tell me secrets of your life Close your eyes and see them cry Refuse to live in the shadows of their lives Prefer to pay the price Bring me closer hiding your lies I won’t ever be satisfied You should know better, we can’t live alone They won’t cry when you are gone I can hear what you wanna say It doesn’t matter, I have my way I found some words many time ago Handwritten from my soul No passion no prudence, revenge is my name You’ve gottat watch what I’m saying I can hear what you wanna say It doesn’t matter, I have my way I can hear what you wanna to say It doesn’t matter, I have my way Hold your fire and tell me secrets of your life Close your eyes and see them cry Refuse to live in the shadows of their lives Prefer to pay the price Some light to find my way Lyrics: Priester Music: Martinez, Laguna, Priester, Mello I could say a couple of words to mesmerize myself Or I could write a couple of lines to express myself This time I’m analyzing why your angles are right Compared with mine your point of view is just ready to fight Sometimes you are the last one to see beyond Everyone wants to know why they can’t rest alone I want to make my symbol mark In the deepest of your heart And you will be the chosen one I just want to make a memory to express myself Oh God, just give me some light to find my way I am looking for some reason to express myself Oh God, just give me some light to find my way And I will never be alone Everyone wants to know why they can’t rest alone I want to make my symbol mark In the deepest of your heart And you will be the chosen one I just want to make a memory to express myself Oh God, just give me some light to find my way I am looking for some reason to express myself Oh God, just give me some light to find my way I just want to make a memory to express myself Oh God, just give me some light again I am looking for some reason to express myself Oh God, just give me some light again And I will never be alone