hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ wɪð ˈæŋɡɹə ʌntˈɪl ðɛɹ haɪˈeɪɾəs æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən bˌʌt ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli lˈɛft ðə bˈænd tə fˈoʊkəs ˌɔn hɪz ˈʌðɚ bˈænd, hˈæŋɡɚ.
He continued to play with Angra until their hiatus at the end of 2007 but eventually left the band to focus on his other band, Hangar.