Irreligious (album)
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Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band, Moonspell, released 1996. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as "Opium", "Ruin & Misery", "Awake!" and "Full Moon Madness". The latter is usually the closing song during almost every Moonspell concert, which over time has become a characteristic of their concerts. Before the song begins, Fernando Ribeiro often makes the sign of the circle (symbolizing Moon) over the crowd. The 3rd track "Awake!" features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem 'The Poet'.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Perverse... Almost Religious" | 01:07 |
2. | "Opium" | 02:46 |
3. | "Awake!" | 03:05 |
4. | "For a Taste of Eternity" | 03:51 |
5. | "Ruin & Misery" | 03:47 |
6. | "A Poisoned Gift" | 05:33 |
7. | "Subversion" | 02:42 |
8. | "Raven Claws" | 03:13 |
9. | "Mephisto" | 04:56 |
10. | "Herr Spiegelmann" | 04:33 |
11. | "Full Moon Madness" | 06:47 |
Total length: | 43:23 |
Personnel
- Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
- Mike - drums
- Pedro Paixão - keyboards, samples
- Ares - bass
- Ricardo Amorim - guitars
Guest musicians
- Markus Freiwald - percussion on "For a Taste of Eternity"
- Birgit Zacher - vocals on "Raven Claws"
Production
- Rolf Brenner - photography
- Siggi Bemm - engineering
- Waldemar Sorychta - producer, mixing
Opium video
The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th century-looking opium den.