Moonspell
Sign in to saveMoonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989. The group released their first EP, Under the Moonspell, in 1994 and followed up with their debut album, Wolfheart, a year later. They quickly became the most recognizable metal band from Portugal and a key figure in gothic metal.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Moonspell
- Musical artist.alias
- Morbid God (1989–1992)
- Musical artist.image
- Moonspell Studio Kraków 2007 10.JPG
- Musical artist.caption
- Moonspell performing in 2007
- Musical artist.image_upright
- 1.2
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1989–present
- Musical artist.origin
- Brandoa, Amadora, Portugal
- Musical artist.current_members
- Fernando RibeiroPedro PaixãoRicardo AmorimAires PereiraHugo Ribeiro
- Musical artist.past_members
- Miguel GasparJoão Pedro EscovalDuarte PicotoLuís LamelasJoão PereiraSérgio Crestana
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Moonspell
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Wikidata facts
- Genre
- gothic metal
- Country of origin
- Portugal
- Record label
- Napalm Records
- Official website
- www.moonspell.com
- Image
- Moonspell Studio Kraków 2007 10.JPG
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- Commons category
- Moonspell
- inception
- 1992-00-00
- topic has template
- Template:Moonspell
- location of formation
- Amadora
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- social media followers
- 44000
- name
- Moonspell
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Early days (1989–1994)
- Breakthrough (1995–1997)
- Experimenting (1998–2000)
- More rock-oriented era (2001–2005)
- Revisiting their roots (2006–2009)
- New albums (2010–present)
- Band members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilations
- EPs
- Video albums
- Demos
- Music videos
- References
- External links
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989. The group released their first EP, Under the Moonspell, in 1994 and followed up with their debut album, Wolfheart, a year later. They quickly became the most recognizable metal band from Portugal and a key figure in gothic metal.
Moonspell achieved success in Portugal with their 1998 album Sin/Pecado. With Memorial (2006), the group also became the first Portuguese metal band to have a record certified Gold. They are also popular in Germany, where their albums consistently enter the Top 100 Chart.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moonspell” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.