''Night Eternal''
is the eighth studio album by Portuguese
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...
band
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1992. The group released their first EP, ''Under the Moonspell'', in 1994 and followed up with their debut album, '' Wolfheart'', a year later. They quickly became the most recognizable meta ...
, released on 16 May 2008 in Europe and on 10 June 2008 in North America. It was pre-produced in Portugal with
Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982.
Career
He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.
In 1994 he took part in the recording ...
from 16 to 30 November 2007 and recorded in Denmark at Antfarm studio from 7 to 31 January 2008.
Tracklist
Limited edition bonus tracks
Limited edition bonus DVD
Personnel
;Moonspell
* Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
* Ricardo Amorim – guitars
* Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples, guitars
* Miguel Gaspar – drums
;Additional musicians
* Niclas Etelävuori – bass
* Patrícia Andrade – choir vocals
* Sophia Vieira – choir vocals
*
Carmen Susana Simões
Carmen Susana Simões (born 8 March 1973, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese singer and lyricist of darkwave and gothic music, characterized by a melancholic mezzo-soprano voice.
Carmen began her musical career in local Gothic rock bands know ...
– choir vocals
;Production
* Adriano Esteves – logo
* Natalie Shau – model
* Jorge Pina – choir recording
* Pedro Paixão – recording
*
Waldemar Sorychta
Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967) is a Polish heavy metal record producer and musician who has lived in Germany since 1982.
Career
He initially worked with German thrash metal band Despair, founded in 1986.
In 1994 he took part in the recording ...
– pre-production, arrangements
* Jacob Olsen – additional engineering
* Fernando Ribeiro – executive producer
*
Seth Siro Anton – artwork
*
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted,
Mnemic,
Ektomorf, Cataract,
Exmortem ...
– producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
* Edgar Keats – photography
Charts
References
2008 albums
Moonspell albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums
Albums produced by Tue Madsen
Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou
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