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, released on 26 February 2021. This is their first album without original drummer Miguel "Mike" Gaspar. Drums are performed by new member Hugo Ribeiro (not related to singer Fernando Ribeiro). This album was recorded in Orgone Studios, UK, produced and mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano, noted for working with

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Track listing

All songs written by Pedro Paixão and Ricardo Amorim, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro (except "Darkness in Paradise" - Leif Edling).

Personnel

*Fernando Ribeiro – vocals *Ricardo Amorim – guitars *Aires Pereira – bass *Pedro Paixão – keyboards *Hugo Ribeiro – drums

Production

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– cover art * Ivo Sotirov – engineering * Jon Phipps – music consultant * João Diogo – design * Jaime Gomez Arellano – producer, mixing, mastering * Paolo Ramos – vocal coaching * Rui Vasco – photography

Charts

References

2021 albums Moonspell albums Napalm Records albums {{2020s-metal-album-stub