ANGRA turned their Full Metal Japan 2026 set into a guitar summit on October 25. At Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, the Brazilians were joined by former members Kiko Loureiro (guitar) and Edu Falaschi (vocals), plus Akira Takasaki of Japanese metal pioneers LOUDNESS, for a run through DEEP PURPLE's "Burn". Fan-filmed footage is below.
Takasaki's guest spot was the talking point of the night. LOUDNESS, formed in 1981, broke internationally in the mid-'80s on the back of Thunder In The East (1985) and remain one of the most important metal bands Japan has produced.
The rest of ANGRA's set reached across their catalog: "Nothing To Say", "Carolina IV", "Nova Era", "Heroes Of Sand" and "Rebirth". Alongside "Burn", the band also played two more covers, QUEEN's "Teo Torriatte" and Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" — the latter a nod to the very first ANGRA album — before closing, as ever, with "Carry On".
Japan has been loyal ANGRA territory since Angels Cry came out in 1993, and having Loureiro and Falaschi on stage — the guitarist and singer of the Rebirth and Temple Of Shadows era — made this one a night for the long-time fans. Full Metal Japan ran over two days, October 24–25.
This is the latest chapter in a busy 2026 for the band. Alírio Netto officially replaced Fabio Lione on vocals last November, and in April ANGRA staged a multi-lineup reunion at Bangers Open Air in São Paulo, where the Rebirth lineup — Loureiro, Falaschi and drummer Aquiles Priester — shared the bill with the most recent incarnation of the band.
Loureiro left ANGRA in 2015 for an eight-year stint in MEGADETH, which ended in 2023. Falaschi sang on four ANGRA studio albums, from Rebirth (2001) to Aqua (2010), before quitting in 2012; he had already launched his own band, ALMAH, in 2006.