Portugal's most famous metal band, Moonspell, played a more than extraordinary show in their homeland on May 7th last year. The setting was the Grutas de Mira D'Aire, one of seven natural wonders in Portugal and Moonspell used this unusual performance to promote the new 'Hermitage' album at that time. Since the pandemic severely limited... Continue Reading →
Live report W:O:A 2022 – August 5th, 2022
There have been a few rain showers overnight and it is also noticeably chillier in Germany's smallest/biggest heavy metal community. After the last little rain showers have disappeared, and with them, temporarily, the dust of the previous days, everyone is prepared for day three, which holds another highlight with Iowa's metal export number one, Slipknot.... Continue Reading →
MOONSPELL re-release ‘The Great Silver Eye’ via MDD Records
Moonspell will re-release a compilation via MDD Records, an album that features many songs the helped to define a new sound. ‘The Great Silver Eye’ has been originally revealed in 2007 with a 16 songs featuring tracklist. Now it is MDD records that provides a re-issue of this compilation that represents the earlier era of... Continue Reading →
CD review MOONSPELL ‘Hermitage’
After the first single release, which was the title track, curiosity for Moonspell's new album was aroused. But step by step. The first time I ever listened to Moonspell was when the Portuguese opened for Tiamat in 1995. Impressed by the intensity of their music, the band's sound has stuck with me to this day,... Continue Reading →
MOONSELL re-issues ‘Sin/Pecado + 2econd Skin’
Portuguese Dark Metal outfit Moonspell will re-issue their 'Sin/Pecado' album, originally released in 1998. At the time, the longplayer was an adjustment of Moonspell's thematic direction, moving from wolves and vampires to a more darkwave mood, driven by political and social issues. In this sense it's a milestone album for the band and on December... Continue Reading →