''The Antidote'' is the sixth studio album by Portuguese

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band

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, released in 2003 by

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. It is regarded as a return to a heavier musical style in comparison to the previous album, '' Darkness and Hope'', although it is nonetheless quite different from all the previous albums. The track list was altered for the vinyl version to better suit the side lengths. The third track, "Everything Invaded", had a music video.

Book

The album was released with a (limited) book named ''O Antídoto'' ("the antidote") by

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. They both share a single concept and the same story. Each song in the CD is sister to a chapter in the book that enhances the story in the lyrics. The CD contains the book in electronic format.

Track listing

CD

Vinyl

Enhanced CD content

Multimedia Player with: * "The Novel of Antidote" (digital book) * "Everything Invaded" (video)

Personnel

* Fernando Ribeiro – vocals * Ricardo Amorim – guitars * Pedro Paixão – guitars, keyboards, samples * Miguel Gaspar – drums ;Additional personnel * Niclas Etelävuori – bass * Paulo Moreira – cover art, layout, photography * Adriano Esteves – design * Mika Jussila – mastering *

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– producer, engineering, mixing * Wojtek Blasiak – artwork

Charts

References

Moonspell albums 2003 albums Century Media Records albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub