''Under the Moonspell'' is an EP by Portuguese

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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 in 1994 on CD and vinyl.

Track listing

# "Allah Akbar! La Allah Ella Allah! (Praeludium/Incantatum Solstitium)" – 1:51 # "Tenebrarum Oratorium (Andamento I/Erudit Compendyum) (Interludium/Incantatum Oequinoctium)" – 7:25 # "Tenebrarum Oratorium (Andamento II/Erotic Compendyum)" – 6:02 # "Opus Diabolicum (Andamento III/Instrumental Compendyum)" – 4:22 # "Chorai Lusitânia! (Epilogus/Incantatam Maresia)" – 1:46

Rerelease

Under the Moonspell was rerecorded in 2007 along with other early Moonspell songs on the ''

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'' release. The cover of ''Under Satanæ'' is an alternate version of the ''Under the Moonspell'' cover.

Personnel

Band

* Fernando Ribeiro (Langsuyar) (vocals) * Duarte Picoto (Mantus) (guitar) * João Pereira (Tanngrisnir) (guitar) * João Pedro Escoval (Ares/Tetragrammaton) (bass) * Pedro Paixão (Passionis) (synthesizer) * Miguel Gaspar (Mike/Nisroth) (drums)

Additional performers

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– Sara Carreiras *

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– Nuno Flores *Lyric Feminin Voice – Antonieta Lopes *Moans on "Opus Diabolicum" – Sara Arega *Arabic vocals on intro – Abdul Sewtea

Additional personnel

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