Irreligious (album)

Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band, Moonspell, released 1996. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as "Opium", "Ruin & Misery", "Awake!" and "Full Moon Madness". The latter is usually the closing song during almost every Moonspell concert, which over time has become a characteristic of their concerts. Before the song begins, Fernando Ribeiro often makes the sign of the circle (symbolizing Moon) over the crowd. The 3rd track "Awake!" features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem 'The Poet'.

Irreligious
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 29, 1996
GenreGothic metal, doom metal
Length42:35
LabelCentury Media
ProducerWaldemar Sorychta
Moonspell chronology
Wolfheart
(1995)
Irreligious
(1996)
Sin/Pecado
(1998)
Singles from Irreligious
  1. "Opium"
    Released: October 1, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Perverse... Almost Religious"01:07
2."Opium"02:48
3."Awake!"03:04
4."For a Taste of Eternity"03:53
5."Ruin & Misery"03:49
6."A Poisoned Gift"05:35
7."Subversion"02:44
8."Raven Claws"03:16
9."Mephisto"04:58
10."Herr Spiegelmann"04:35
11."Full Moon Madness"06:46
12."Opium" (Radio Edit) (digipack release bonus track)02:48
Total length:45:23

Personnel

  • Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
  • Ricardo Amorim - guitars
  • João Pedro Escoval (Ares) - bass
  • Pedro Paixão - keyboards, samples
  • Miguel Gaspar (Mike) - drums

Guest musicians

  • Markus Freiwald - percussion on "For a Taste of Eternity"
  • Birgit Zacher - vocals on "Raven Claws"

Production

  • Rolf Brenner - photography
  • Siggi Bemm - engineering
  • Waldemar Sorychta - producer, mixing

Opium video

The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th century-looking opium den.

References



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