Ritual (Shaaman album)

Ritual is the first 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 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]

Ritual
Studio album by Shaman
Released	2002
Genre	Heavy metal, power metal
Length	56:47
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Sascha Paeth
Shaman chronology
Ritual (2002) RituAlive (2003)

Track listing

1. "Ancient Winds" (Andre 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" (L. 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

All lyrics by Andre Matos.

Line up

• Andre Matos - Vocal, piano
• Hugo Mariutti - Guitar
• Luís Mariutti - Bass
• Ricardo Confessori - Drums

Guests

• 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 by Miro.

References

1. Brazil. "shaamaniaca | Flogão". Flogao.com.br. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
2. https://www.metalstorm.net/bands/albums_top.php?album_style=Power
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.