Year : 2026 (Napalm Records Mediabook Edition)
Style : Gothic Metal , Dark Metal
Country : Portugal
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 195 mb
Bio:
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart. The band quickly gained status and became one of the most recognizable metal bands from Portugal.Moonspell reached the Portuguese top first with their album Sin/Pecado, and were, along with Metallica and Iron Maiden, the only metal band to reach the first place of the Portuguese charts after the release of their album, Memorial, in 2006.With Memorial, Moonspell also became the first Portuguese heavy metal band to have a record certified gold status.They are also popular in Germany, where their albums consistantly enter the Top 100 Chart.
Album:
MOONSPELL return via Napalm Records with Far From God, a record born out of five years of creative searching, doubt and ultimate rediscovery. Far from playing it safe, the Portuguese pioneers deliver a work that feels like a rebirth: darker, sharper and emotionally unfiltered.Rather than bending to modern trends, MOONSPELL double down on identity and substance. Far From God is a bold and beautiful statement of Gothic Metal in its purest form: dark, romantic, dramatic and unapologetically heavy. The first single and album title track, “Far From God”, sets the album’s tone with burning intensity. A hymn to tragic vampiric love, the song revives the mystique and romantic darkness that once defined the genre, while layered keyboards subtly expand the atmosphere without softening its heaviness. Dense guitars, deep resonant vocals and dramatic dynamic shifts evoke a timeless gothic aesthetic, restoring danger and elegance to the narrative of the vampire. Songs such as “Cross Your Heart” reveal a more affirmative side of the album, built on brooding melodic motifs and grounded, deliberate riff work that balances restraint and impact. Echoing the spirit of the band’s past while embracing a modern, shadowed edge, the song reflects on roadside shrines and lives lost too soon; the steady forward drive of the rhythm section mirrors the endless motion of the road itself. Fernando Ribeiro’s unmistakable and singular vocal presence, moving between low gravitas and restrained intensity, reinforces the song’s emotional weight without excess. With “The Great Wolf in the Sky” feat. Alicia Nuhro (strings), MOONSPELL deliver one of the album’s most epic moments, structured around expansive keyboard themes, harmonized guitar lines and a chorus built for collective resonance. Melancholic yet powerful, the track stands as a tribute to wolves who once walked alongside the band and to a fan and friend who passed before hearing the album, bridging MOONSPELL’s past, present and future in one sweeping, dignified anthem. Thematically, Far From God moves through Baudelairian love, existential guilt and redemption, Christlike resurrections and the quiet nobility of creatures of the night. Vampires, werewolves and sacred symbolism are not escapism here, but vehicles for genuine dark emotion: solemn, romantic and unfiltered. The album rejects artificial gloss in favour of fantasy grounded in sincerity, rediscovering the heart of Gothic Metal in its most authentic form. MOONSPELL’s forthcoming magnum opus – produced with Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Sólstafir, Ghost among many others) – shines like a black diamond, luminous yet shadowed in texture and colour, both musically and sonically. It reconnects with the darker spirit of MOONSPELL’s classic era while sounding powerful and contemporary. Far From God is not nostalgia; it is a statement. A Gothic Metal hallelujah. MOONSPELL’s Irreligious of the 21st century. It’s not only a powerful reminder that MOONSPELL remain a defining force in the genre they helped shape, but an album that will truly save Gothic Metal from boredom and predictability!Date of release July 3. 2026.
Line Up:
Fernando Ribeiro - Vocals (1992-present) - See also: Orfeu Rebelde, ex-Dæmonarch, ex-Morbid God
Ricardo Amorim - Guitars (1995-present), Keyboards (2006, 2014) - See also: ex-Dæmonarch, ex-Paranormal Waltz, ex-Rotting Christ (live)
Aires Pereira - Bass (2004-present) - See also: Malevolence, ex-Ironsword
Hugo Ribeiro - Drums (2020-present) - See also: Desolate Plains, Godvlad, ex-Timeless, ex-Arya
Pedro Paixão - Keyboards, Samples, Programming (1992-present), Guitars (2003-present) - See also: Orfeu Rebelde, ex-Dæmonarch
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Cross Your Heart
02. Far From God
03. Biblical
04. The Great Wolf in the Sky (feat. Alicia Nuhro)
05. Your Promise of Light
06. For the Love of Mortals
07. Our Freedom to Fall
08. Reconquista
CD2: Demo Version
01. Another Life (Cross Your Heart)
02. RicaGótico (Far From God)
03. Cowboy (Biblical)
04. Greatwolf (The Great Wolf in the Sky)
05. Torchure (Your Promise of Light)
06. This Mortal... (For the Love of Mortals)
07. Againless (Our Freedom to Fall)
08. Lasthory (Reconquista)
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