Moonspell

Moonspell is a metal band formed in Portugal, initially as "Morbid God" in 1989, and had as members Fernando Ribeiro Gaspar on vocals and Mike on drums, plus two other members.
In 1992 the band changed their name to Moonspell. In 1993 they recorded the demo Anno Satanae, which secured a contract with the French publisher Adipocere to record a mini-CD that was released a year later under the name Under the Moonspell.In 1995, already at Century Media, released its first CD, entitled Wolfheart. In the Moonspell cd broke with his old style, black metal, to produce a cd with gothic influences of folk and black metal. The album was a success, and finally put the Moonspell in the international metal scene.The album that followed, Irreligious, was released in 1996, whose single, Opium (music inspired by the poem Opiário Álvaro de Campos, heteronym Fernando Pessoa), remains one of the best-known songs from Moonspell.In 1998 he launched the Sin / Pecado, such as electronic elements being added to the band's sound, a beautiful and experimental work then (1999) come to The Butterfly Effect, further increasing this aspect experimental / electronic.In 2001, the album Darkness and Hope appears with a gothic sound, acclaimed by fans, who then would be thrilled with The Antidote (2003), more aggressive album, but maintaining the characteristic of the band and held by some fans as the best album.In 2006 comes the hitherto considered the band's best album, 'Memorial', which reached the top Portuguese in the first week that was for sale, going to the first position.Adjuvanted by the success of the last album, the Moonspell in November 2006 won the award for Best Portuguese Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards!In 2008, they launched the album is perhaps the most brutal and most mature of the band: 'Night Eternal', which includes the participation of the beautiful voice of Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering, Agua De Annique) in the song "Scorpion Flower '.