''Wolfheart'' is the debut studio album by Portuguese

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. All of the tracks are in English except for "Trebaruna" and "Ataegina", which are in Portuguese, as well as the chorus of "Alma Mater". The song "An Erotic Alchemy" is a duet, inspired by and quoting

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Track listing

All lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro, all music by Moonspell.

Credits

Band members

* Fernando Ribeiro (Langsuyar) – lead vocals * Duarte Picoto (Mantus) – guitars * João Pereira (Tanngrisnir) – guitars, backing vocals * João Pedro Escoval (Ares) – bass * Pedro Paixão (Passionis) – keyboards, backing vocals * Miguel Gaspar (Mike) – drums

Additional musicians

* Birgit Zacher – female vocals

Production

* Nuno Cartaxo – photography *

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– logo (original edition) * Axel Hermann – cover art (original edition) * Carsten Drescher – layout, design

References

Moonspell albums 1995 debut albums Century Media Records albums Albums produced by Waldemar Sorychta {{1990s-metal-album-stub