Irreligious (album)
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| Released | 29 July 1996 | |||
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| Length | 42:35 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Waldemar Sorychta | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released in 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 the Moon) over the crowd. The third track, "Awake!", features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem "The Poet". Irreligious is the first Moonspell album to feature Ricardo Amorim, who went on to become the band's guitarist and main songwriter for the rest of their career.
The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th-century-looking opium den.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perverse... Almost Religious" | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Opium" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Awake!" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "For a Taste of Eternity" | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Ruin & Misery" | 3:49 |
| 6. | "A Poisoned Gift" | 5:35 |
| 7. | "Subversion" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Raven Claws" | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Mephisto" | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Herr Spiegelmann" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Full Moon Madness" | 6:46 |
| Total length: | 42:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Opium" (radio edit) | 2:48 |
| 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
Charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] | 30 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 93 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 55 |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[5] | 50 |
References
- ^ "AllMusic review".
- ^ "Moonspell: Irreligious" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Moonspell – Irreligious" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – Irreligious" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Moonspell – Irreligious". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
