Remembering The Old Days With Rafael Bittencourt 

Obrigado, galera. Thanks guys.

Greetings from Greece...You are great guys.... I saw you live years ago in Saloniki-Greece

Orgulho de vocês e do projeto que vocês construiram, diria, musicas eternas que ficarão vivas para sempre, fazem parte do tempo no cenário do metal. Vocês sim, posso dizer que são o verdadeiro orgulho do Brasil. Parabéns pelo legado do Angra para o mundo. e principalmente pelos seres humanos que vocês são. Ricas pessoas. Abraço Kiko e Rafa

I've been a fan since 1997. The first CD I bought in college was the double CD Holy Land with that live acoustic CD! Amazing!

A melhor dupla de guitarristas do mundo!!!

Conheci vc em um workshop na WeK em Santos. Vc foi muito legal comigo, lembrou meu nome e nunca esqueço, vc falou: "alguma pergunta?"( Todo mundo meio timido) ai vc falou "vou começar pelo meu amigo Leonardo", e eu nao sabia o que fazia hahahaha. Obrigado!

Rafael amazing guy

O que vocês nos ofereceram não foi apenas música, vocês marcaram vidas de diversas formas que nem imaginam. Fica aqui meu muito obrigado.

Its really nice to see you together

Hello Kiko... Once a fan still a fan here... Alvin. I studied your riff on Nothing to Say, it was easy but the speed of execution, your style ,it's really difficult. Hehehe I need to dedicate more time to it to get the tempo goal... Hehehe and for the solo, I cannot do your 2-3 fingers tapping technique, so I dont do that, I just play legato... Hehehe sorry can't do it, kinda hard for me... Hehehe .. but I must say the rhythm for the whole song is within Brazilian groove, that's why I like nothing to say just hearing the intro, hehehe. . I imagine the Brazilian parade coming... Hehehe ... But the solo part it took me a long time to get part wherein, you these 3 fingers tapping... So since I cannot do it, I omit it to play the way I want it for my convenience.... I'm not into tapping licks a lot just picking fast it's ok for me... Hehehe.... But I'm doing ad a part of my warm ups is minimal effort that I learned from classical guitar music, and heard from you as well.... Mr. Bittencourt salute to him for his songs inspires me as well in my riffs ideas that I can share with others...anyway, Kiko thankful really, to have known your playing style, you're one of my influences in guitar playing .. Obrigado Kiko...

Putz Mano... Emocionante... Sei que o tempo é curto, mas podiam fazer um vídeo atualizado de riffs do Angra! Só segui na guitarra por causa desses caras e do Edu Ardanuy!

pqp dois gênios

A essência do Angra! Kiko e Rafael the best duo

Rafeal is such a cool dude

Angra has to be put together with the greatest bands of all time. It has everything, originality, style, all the instruments are played with top technique, the lyrics are meaningful and very deep sometimes, and the sound was great.

19:27 when the music video kicks in is like Spinal Tap lol

never liked a video so quickly!

As a non brazilian and a Angra fan since 2001 i gotta say: The fact that this band isnt up there with Pantera and dream theater in terms of global metal popularity is the biggest injustice in the music industry. When in fact Angra is the best Power metal band EVER, far surpassing bands like helloween and dragonforce in terms of masterpieces, criativity and uniqueness in their tone! Just listen to their first 5 or 6 albums. When i first listened to Carry on in 2001 i fell in love immediately with them even i dont like power metal as much! They just sounded different and again on the same epic level of pantera dream theater and others.

Thanks for doing the video in English, big fan from Tennessee \m/

The only album that hit me as hard as "images and words" in the 90s was Holy Land. Greetings from Greece

If you don't know the album Temple of Shadows, do yourself a favor and go listen to it right now!

Engraçado q na minha época de escola se alguém soubesse tocar os riffs do Angra era o mito da escola. Me lembro que eu tinha uma revista q vinha com um dvd de licks do Kiko Loureiro, acho q essa revista passou na mão de todo mundo, era pior q dvd porno, até professor pegava emprestado. Acabou q essa revista sumiu na mão de algum amigos desses, até hj qnd eu e meus amigos nos encontramos a gente lembra "Com quem ta a revista do Kiko Loureiro? Ixe não sei não..." hahahaha época mt boa.

Kiko: This is a difficult solo for me (from previous video) Rafael: Oh, I will play it on a acoustic guitar.

You guys don't get old? WTF..... greetings from Germany

I love Angra.....infact i know every song from every album.....Angra is one of the best my personal favourite

No parecen haber sido compañeros de banda... parecen haber sido HERMANOS que crecieron juntos e hicieron música... genios! Saludos desde Argentina!!

Vocês mudaram completamente o nível do Heavy Metal aqui no Brasil com suas belíssimas composições, idéias e músicos exemplares!

After Andre Matos death it makes me so sad to listen to Rafael saying he wants all past members to get together and play again one last time :( Angra is my all time favourite band and that would have been awesome. RIP Andre Matos.

Fortunately for us, Brazil has great musicians!

I remember, 24 years ago, your first show in France... I was waiting outside the Locomotive with my friends, and a taxi stopped just next to us. You two came out of it, you were late I guess, and we welcomed you with screams... Kiko hug a guy in front of us, who said: I'll never wash myself anymore! This was my very first metal show, I had noise in my ears for 2 days... And after I saw you at the Aquaboulevard, at the Elysee Montmartre, at the Virgin Megastore, at the Zénith with Stratovarius, and at Evry métal festival... The good old days... Thanks for everything you gave me, keep up the good work, I'm pretty sure André is watching over you from where he is now... Hail from France!

Guys, as an non-brazilian I wouldn't have minded at all if you spoke freely in portuguese and had english subtitles! Just seeing youreminisce, subtitles or not, is more than enough!

Temple Of Shadows é tão único e completo que me rendeu até o TCC da faculdade. Consegui fazê-lo dialogar com Nietzsche e Eclesiastes (isso mesmo, um ateu e um texto bíblico amarrados pelos conceitos envolvidos na história de Shadow Hunter!). Se tivesse de levar um único cd meu para uma ilha, seria TOS.

You guys are amazing, best wishes from Italy!! I'm Angra fan since 1993! Always hoping for a reunion with Matos

Thank You for speaking english. Greetings from Hungary

Parabéns pela grande história de sucesso dos dois!! São dois Guerreiros que inspiram as novas gerações. 👏🥁👊🤘

You guys, are the absolute guitar duo that any band could ever imagine. Supreme technique , absolute control of rhythm and unique feel/connection with melody . Both extremely talented, with distinct sound and character... Thank you for all the music that you have created over the years, for the endless inspiration that you provided to anyone that was playing guitar and was trying to figure out all what the hell you were playing , for all the lyrical themes that you communicated though your songs... ultimately, thank you for existing ! I hope that somewhere in the future, we will see you performing together again live .

They're still those two teenage friends. It's great to see a friendship like this.

I got goosbumps when you played the first notes of Carry On ! Angels Cry was the first power metal album I ever heard and it changed it all...greetings from Bogota, Colombia

Nothing to say about this interview

Rafael é tão bom guitarrista quanto Kiko, apenas estilo diferente. Eles se completam. Deveriam ser melhores amigos sempre.

One of my favorite power metal bands.Greetings from USA.

"Como vamos finalizar o vídeo?" "Que tal falarmos do Cid Moreira??" "Boa ideia!"

R: " Cid Moreira é uma figura." K: "Você conhece ele?" R: "Não." Hahahha

Eu não sou mateleira, sou dançarina e as música do Angra dão pra fazer performances sensacionais , pela mistura de tudo . Holy land é incrível . Da pra fazer um espetáculo de dança só com angra .

El Rebirth fué un excelente album, pero el Temple of Shadows reventó mi cabeza. Y eso que Eduardo F ya no estaba en su apogeo vocal. Yo tengo un sueño... volver a ver Angra con Kiko. La música de Angra no tiene absolutamente nada que ver con Megadeth (gracias a dios). Salud a ambos y larga vida al metal sudamericano!!!

There's a brazilian expression to describe moments like that, we say "PUTAQUEPARIU EU TO CHORANO".

Parabens brazucas......vcs sao o orgulho do metal nacional.......tocam de mais....🤘🤘🤘🤘

Can be this more beautiful? Two great friends, successful musicians, guitar heroes together! I always remember with love the time when Angra came to Costa Rica (2004, If I’m not bad)...such a great concert! Since that, Kiko was a solid inspiration for me on the guitar!

This video is 24 minutes of pure gold for any and all Angra fans. Thank you for making this happen.

Vídeo pesadooooo!!!! Dois mestres!!!!!

I have always loved Angra and Megadeth. Rafael, you are definitely a great guitarist and an amazing composer. Legend.

Cid Moreira deveria gravar uma intro de uma musica do angra estilo The numberf of the beast !

Quando Rafa falou que, kiko criou um riff da Nothing to say que só ele tocaria e teve que modificar, ele quis deixar claro que kiko é insubstituível, é um monstro, embora, Marcelo Barbosa tbm é um ótimo guitarrista, mas o Angra sente falta do Kiko !

Se o Kiko colocar estes tipos de riffs no próximo disco do Megadeth, os caras ganham mais uns 15 Grammy Awards e ficam maior que o Metallica.

Rip André!! I hope Rafael's idea is still alive! Do an Angra reunion for André plz!!😭😭😭

Very cool. God I love your vids Sir.. Kiko.. Is this with the band Angra you're speaking of? I'm confused because I must admit I've not heard much of your old band. I'm 57 and really old school sir.. :-) But, I'm a huge fan of your playing. You are the reason I listen to Megadeath now. You're one of the best guitarists I've ever heard. You and the other Braizilian guy I'm sure you also admire in Dr Sin. When they were a band. Too bad they broke up. I think you and that guy should do a solo album.. It would be killer..

You don't know how much I strived to get that Nothing to Say riff right twenty years ago... and you can play it at the speed of light. Greetings from Mendoza, Argentina.

Thank you Kiko for this video in English, love from India \m/, big fan.

Rafael is one of the best writers of heavy metal, his lyrics can be so deep that sometimes I had to consult a dictionary to know the meaning of a word I never read/listened before. I guess he spent a lot of time doing crosswords or playing scrabble. Even talking in his non-native language he can express his feelings better than some English speakers. Bem, aprendi MUITO inglês graças a vocês, obrigado!

Para quem não sabe falar/escrever/escutar o inglês vale muito a pena estudar. A sensação é muito boa quando você assiste a um vídeo sem nem se preocupar se há ou não legenda.

"El encuentro mas esperado por toda latinoamerica unida"

Faltou uma guitarra pro rafael!

I dreamed a video like this with you and Rafael talking about old stuff. Thank you very much for doing this in english and for all these stories that you shared with us. Love from Italy

The two of you are some of the GREATEST guitar duo's ever!! In my opinion the both of you are in the same league or better than guitar duo's like Glenn Tipton and Kk Downing, Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, Kai Hansen and Michael Weikath, Rudolph Schenker and Uli Jon Roth, and many others. I have known about Angra for at least twenty years, but the first time I ever gave them a listen was two months ago on the same day it was announced that Andre Matos passed away. Two months later I have become a massive huge fan of Angra big time! I wish that I gave Angra a chance a long, long time ago. In two months I have gotten all the studio albums and live albums. I love them all , especially Angel's Cry, Fireworks, Rebirth, Rebirth Tour Live In Sao Paulo, Temple Of Shadows, Angel's Cry 20th anniversary Tour, and Secret Garden. Not only are Angra PHENOMENAL musicians, but they are very humble and have huge hearts. Some of my all time favorite bands in the past thirty five years are Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Iced Earth, Accept, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Scorpions, Dokken, Whitesnake, and many more. Angra is now on the same list for my all time favorite bands ever.

I love this. Possibly my favorite video you have done so far Kiko. You and Rafael are my biggest influences and seeing you guys together is really something special.

God, how much I love this band! And they're good people (unless they certainly seem so). Buy don't be confused, Angra is a so much better band than Megadeth that, yeah, for Kiko's career it was a step forward, but as a musician I think it was a step back. But he deserves so much his success, I'm happy for him.

Es tan emocionante verlos juntos repasando la historia de Angra. Los he seguido desde Angels Cry y siempre han sido un ejemplo de honestidad y autenticidad en su música. Y créanme que han llegado a muchos corazones! Sigan cultivando esa amistad! 💪🏼

O jeito que o Rafa fala do Kiko é com uma admiração de irmão mesmo, dá pra ver que ele tem orgulho de onde o kiko chegou. Foda demais esse vídeo!

Esse video está tão pesado que travou o pc aqui.

I really enjoyed the video! Speaking in English makes the video clear to me, and in some way, I'm feeling to be a part of this HUGE family!!! Thanks Thanks Thanks and keep going! Greetings from Italy!!!

Essa dupla tem história, fica nítido o carinho que o Kiko tem pelo o Rafael! 👏🏽 Amizade verdadeira!

Segunda vez que estou vendo. Haha É triste ver o Kiko fora da banda. Tem pessoas que são insubstituíveis.

Best duo ever

Estou aprendendo inglês, não sei que me deixa mais feliz, ver os dois juntos novamente ou entender o que dizem kk

Long time fan from Italy, this was great! Thank you very much!

Great interview! I'm gonna use it to show my students that is great to practice english with a friend. It's always nice seeing brazilians speaking english as comfortable as you are.

Quel duo de guitaristes! et quels talents! Que de bons souvenirs! I had seen you in France in Bourges and Nantes ! you're my guitar masters ! Thanks and keep going !

Aurora Consurgens é tão bom quanto os outros, nunca deveria ser subestimado. Me ajudou a superar problemas pelo qual passei por causa da mensagem que as músicas passam. Obrigado por terem feito esse álbum.

Emocionante. E esse show q vai reunir todo mundo q já participou do Angra... espero um milagre pra ver Aquiles e André.

TOS é um marco pro metal mundial , a banda no seu auge técnico, conceito fantástico, letras enfim tudo é perfeito nesse álbum Uma verdadeira obra prima pqp !

Best Metal Twin Guitar ever. I heard so many bands with twin guitar. But you both beyond others. Cheers from Indonesia the wkwkwkwkwkwk land

What a great fucking video! It´s very nice to see you guys together again! Very emotional... God bless you Kiko and Rafael!

Voce pode nao gostar desses caras, nao gostar de Angra, mas quem disser que eles nao revolucionaram o power metal no país e no mundo simplesmente foi abduzido nos ultimos 30 anos por algum E.T, o Angels Cry foi um marco, me lembro de ouvir na epoca e nao acreditar que aquilo foi gravado por brasileiros que nasceram no meio do samba e bundas, parabéns e obrigado por mudar minha vida com sua música

This was beautiful to watch. I have been an Angra fan since 1996 and it was hard when Kiko left. I love Megadeth too but I still miss Angra with Kiko. But watching this and seeing that the brotherhood still remains between you two warms my heart.

Like antes de assistir, porque é muito bom ver esses dois gênios juntos.

O kiko dizer que um riff é dificil pra ele é realmente coisa de outro mundo 😂😂😂😂

I'm very curious how was the hardest version of Nothing to Say's riff!

Meu inglês ta bom eu consigo entender brasileiros falando inglês. Ganhei meu dia.

I've always consired you two, the apex of guitar duo Rafael is INSANELY good with guitar and could be the lead guitarist in 99% of world band, still the second guitar in Angra because Kiko imho is second only to Guthrie Govan I purchased the Japanese version of Angels Cry because in Europe it was released way later and you have been one of my huge inspiration I'm still one of those who thinks that Angra's Holy Land line-up could have conquered the world with some time and right marketing Both Megadeth and Angra have been two of my teenagers roots and man...I'd still want Kiko play with Angra, but I'm so happy you and Rafael still are best buddies

Angra is easily one of my favorite bands and these are two of my favorite guitarist. It's amazing getting some insight of how they think and write, and how passionate they are about everything. Temple of Shadows was an instant classic to me and is the closest thing to a "perfect album" I could ever find. Guess I'll wait to see what happens in 2021!

Hearing the 'Holy Land' album for the first time, without any prior knowledge of Angra and with absolutely no clue what to expect, as an unbiased blank slate... was one of several moments which have changed my life. That's not an overstatement or exaggeration in any way. After nearly 20 years, if I can vividly return to that moment of awe and excitement, that tells me something. Not many such moments remain in the memory, only a handful. So, :) Então, muito obrigado Rafael, muito obrigado Kiko, para que voces foram envolvendo em criar esso momento mágico da vida disto cara que tinha 15 anos e achou 50 novas 'modes de dizer foo****e' 😅 nesse dia!

Oh YEAH....Holy Land..the first Angra Album I heard back then...Nothing to say instantly blew my mind...sooo good...huge Angra Fan since then

22:39 o Kiko ia citar o discurso do Martin Luther King Jr

oh, dear guys ... what a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much for these beautiful minutes of time travel ..... how I miss your guitar duets...how I miss Angra.

After finding you guys on MySpace back in 2006, I have to say I was hooked immediately!! It was the brazilian elements that drew me in as it was NOTHING like I'd ever heard before!! Holy Land & Fireworks were amazing (to me at least) in their own right but OMG when I heard Temple of Shadows it blew me away, Gate XIII to me is musical masterpiece .. its arrangement is pure genius!! I was SOOOO EXCITED to finally see you in the states .. had my ticket for months to the show in Joliet IL and then of course I came down with a serious sinus infection that knocked me off my feet for 4 days. If I have to wait another 12yrs for Angra to come back its a wait thats definitely, WORTH WAITING FOR!!! Much love to you both .. from a HUGE fan in Chicago!!!!

Treasure & Capirotto (double T cause in english it sounds better), such a great team! We love you guys \o/

Cool and interesting story, I bought a few of your earlier albums and admired the guitar work, but I always thought: WTF would happen if they had another singer, someone who sings lower. It’s a personal taste, but I did hear it often, that one liked the music, but not the singing style. Fun fact: I looked up your 1st album and found that a buddy from the local Metal/ Music scene was involved in Hamburg. Sasha Paeth from former Heavens Gate now owns (?) a studio in Wolfsburg Germany. It’s mainly a mastering studio I think and I also think that they mastered a few of your albums there. They also mastered some After Forever albums with the brilliant Floor Jansen who is now with Nightwish...

Son los mejores ...la dupla perfecta de guitarras q nos hicieron soñar con su musica

English PLS LOL. Big Fan from the Philippines

Back then before you join Megadeth i've always said to myself that you two are the dynamic duo clones, i mean after Jason Becker & Marty Friedman.. Keep up the good friendship, stay health and of course, stay shred wherever you are, and thats my pray for you Kiko.. Godbless