Moonspell
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Portugal
- Born: 1989 in Brandoa, Amadora, Portugal
- Active: 1989 - present
Biography
Moonspell are a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989 as Morbid God and renamed in 1992. Led by singer Fernando Ribeiro, they broke through with 'Wolfheart' and 'Irreligious' and became Portugal's biggest metal act, later releasing 'Memorial', 'Extinct' and the Portuguese-language '1755'. Their sound joins black metal roots to gothic atmosphere and folk melody. They tour worldwide and remain a fixture of European metal festivals.
Genres
Moonspell Discography
- Wolfheart (1995) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Irreligious (1996) - Album - rated 3.32/5
- Sin / Pecado (1998) - Album - rated 3.24/5
- The Butterfly Effect (1999) - Album - rated 2.98/5
- Darkness and Hope (2001) - Album - rated 3.11/5
- Nocturna (2001) - Single - rated 3.61/5
- The Antidote (2003) - Album - rated 3.31/5
- Memorial (2006) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Under Satanæ (2007) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- Night Eternal (2008) - Album - rated 3.53/5
- Alpha Noir (2012) - Album - rated 3.14/5
- Extinct (2015) - Album - rated 3.63/5
- 1755 (2017) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- Far From God (2026) - Album - rated 3.56/5
Members
- Fernando Ribeiro - vocals (1989–Present)
- Miguel Gaspar - drums (1992–2020)
- Ricardo Amorim - guitar (1995–Present)
- Pedro Paixão - keyboards, guitar (1993–Present)
- João Pedro - bass (1992–1997)
- Sérgio Crestana - bass (1997–2003)
- Aires Pereira - bass (2007–Present)