The band's first album,
Almah, was released in the second half of 2006. Besides singing, Edu Falaschi also produced the record, composed all the songs and wrote all the lyrics. The album was recorded in Finland and Brazil with musicians such as Emppu Vuorinen (guitars –
Nightwish),
Lauri Porra (bass –
Stratovarius) and Casey Grillo (drums –
Kamelot), and special guest appearances of
Mike Stone (guitars –
Queensrÿche),
Edu Ardanuy (guitars –
Dr. Sin) and Sizão Machado (bass –
Tom Jobim,
Chico Buarque and others), among others. The album received good reviews in rock magazines and websites worldwide. In June 2007,
Angra took a break for two years and Falaschi concentrated on his work with Almah. The solo project turned into a band with a stable line-up. Almah's second album,
Fragile Equality, was released in October 2008. Besides Falaschi, who is handling the vocals, his Angra's bandmate
Felipe Andreoli on bass has participated in the band. Guitar player
Marcelo Barbosa from
Khallice joined the band before its first tour in August 2007. During pre-production stage of
Fragile Equality, drummer Marcelo Moreira and second guitarist
Paulo Schroeber joined Almah. All members have contributed actively to the songwriting process of
Fragile Equality, with Falaschi and Andreoli being responsible for the production as well.''
Fragile Equality'
s lyrical concept is about "the balance between all the elements of the universe" based on a book that Edu is the co-writer for. The book "Fragile Equality - Equinox-Book 1" (done in manga style) is to be released sometime later, with a karaoke CD of the Fragile Equality
album. According to the magazine Roadie Crew the album became of the best-selling albums in Brazil. By the readers of Brazilian metal magazine, Roadie Crew'' and by the contributors of the Brazilian metal website Whiplash, and the Brazilian metal website Rock Underground Almah and
Fragile Equality were recognized as the Best Brazilian Band 2008, the Best Album 2008, The Best Artwork 2008 among other nominations awarded to Almah musicians. The album was also well reviewed internationally. A tour started in São Paulo in November 2008 and finished in April 2009 in
Rio de Janeiro. In July and August 2008, Almah played on the main stage of musical festivals Píaui Pop and Porão Do Rock. In March 2009, the band released its first
digital single, an acoustic version of "All I Am", through its Brazilian Equality Fan Club. Angra returned to activities in March 2009 but Almah announced the start of composing songs for the follow-up of
Fragile Equality. The band has since recorded and released three more albums;
Motion (2011),
Unfold (2013), and
E.V.O (2016). They are currently on indefinite hiatus. Paulo Schroeber left the band in 2012, due to health issues including an enlarged heart and accumulation of water in the lungs. He was required to use an artificial pacemaker-like device in his chest to breathe. On March 24, 2014, he died as a result of a surgery to reset the device gone wrong. == Band members ==