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Moonspell is tagged as: gothic metal, doom metal, black metal, metal, dark metal

Moonspell is a Portuguese black metal/dark metal band with death metal and doom metal elements. Moonspell was formed in 1989 as Morbid God. After renaming themselves Moonspell in 1992, they released their first EP Under the name Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart. The band quickly gained status and became one of the most recognizable metal bands from Portugal.
The Early Days (1992-1994)|Although they had been playing since 1989 under the name of “Morbid God”, the band became Moonspell in 1992, the same year they released the promo track “Serpent Angel”. In 1993, singer Fernando Ribeiro , drummer Mike Gaspar and bass player Ares (not to be confused with Aires Pereira) released the demo Anno Satanae, which caught the attention of French label Adipocere. It was for Adipocere that Moonspell released in 1994 a mini-album entitled Under the Moonspell. The record was a considered a landmark in Portuguese metal and sold more than 5000 copies, becoming Adipocere’s best-selling record at the time. Shortly after the release, they played with Cradle of Filth in a concert in Lisbon.
Breakthrough (1995-1997)
After the release of mini-album Under the Moonspell, Moonspell signed with Century Media for six CDs. Wol...
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Top 10 Moonspell Songs
Opium
Alma Mater
Vampiria
Luna
Scorpion Flower
Night Eternal
Awake
Raven Claws
Nocturna
Full Moon Madness
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Top 10 Moonspell Albums
Irreligious
Wolfheart
Memorial
Night Eternal
Darkness And Hope
The Antidote
The Butterfly Effect
Sin/Pecado
Under Satanae
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