Ritual (Shaman album)

2002 studio album by Shaman

Ritual

Studio album by

Shaman

Released| June 21, 2002
Genre| Heavy metal, power metal
Length| 56:47
Label| Universal Music
Producer| Sascha Paeth
Shaman chronology
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(2002)  | RituAlive
(2003)

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Ritual is the debut album by the Brazilian heavy metal band Shaman. It was first released in 2002, and it is a concept album about many cultures, mainly indigenous cultures and shamanism. The album has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide since its release[1] and appears on the list Top 100 Power Metal Albums of All Time by metalstorm.com.[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Ancient Winds" (André Matos) – 3:16
2. "Here I Am" (Matos) – 5:56
3. "Distant Thunder" (Hugo Mariutti) – 6:22
4. "For Tomorrow" (Ricardo Confessori) – 6:47
5. "Time Will Come" (H. Mariutti) – 5:32
6. "Over Your Head" (Luis Mariutti) – 6:37
7. "Fairy Tale" (Matos) – 6:56
8. "Blind Spell" (Confessori) – 4:34
9. "Ritual" (Matos) – 6:37
10. "Pride" (Matos) – 4:11

## Personnel

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Shaman

* André Matos – vocals, piano
* Hugo Mariutti – guitar
* Luís Mariutti – bass
* Ricardo Confessori – drums

Additional personnel

* Tobias Sammet (Edguy) – vocals on "Pride"
* Sascha Paeth – guitars on "Pride"
* Marcus Viana – violin on "Over Your Head"
* Derek Sherinian – keyboard solo on "Over Your Head"
* Ademar Farinha – wind instruments in the introduction of "For Tomorrow"[3]
* Ancient Winds was made[clarification needed] by Miro.

## References

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1. ^ Brazil. "shaamaniaca | Flogão". Flogao.com.br. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2. ^ "Top 100 Power metal albums".
3. ^ Moita, Lucas Steinmetz (November 3, 2012). "Música latina: conheça as flautas de Shaman e Tierramystica". Moita Rock, published on Whiplash.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 July 2013.

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* Ricardo Confessori
* Luis Mariutti
* Hugo Mariutti
* Fábio Ribeiro
* Alirio Netto

* Andre Matos
* Thiago Bianchi
* Léo Mancini
* Fernando Quesada
* Junior Carelli

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* Ritual
* Reason

Live albums|

* RituAlive

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