--- title: "Moonspell" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell" genre: "Gothic Metal" country: "Portugal" formed: 1989 --- # Moonspell **Moonspell** is a gothic metal band, from Portugal, active 1989 to present. Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989. 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 metal band from Portugal and a key figure in gothic metal. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonspell ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Moonspell | | Genre | Gothic Metal | | Parent genre | Doom Metal | | Origin | Lisboa, Portugal | | Formed | 1989 | | Releases in catalog | 20 | ## Genres [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fernando Ribeiro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/fernando-ribeiro) | Lead vocals | 1992 to present | Current | | [Pedro Paixão](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pedro-paixao) | Sampler, Guitar, Keyboard | 1993 to present | Current | | [Ricardo Amorim](https://themetalnet.com/musician/ricardo-amorim) | Guitar | 1995 to present | Current | | [Aires Pereira](https://themetalnet.com/musician/aires-pereira) | Bass guitar | 2007 to present | Current | | [Mike Gaspar](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-gaspar) | Membranophone | 1992 to present | Current | | [Waldemar Sorychta](https://themetalnet.com/musician/waldemar-sorychta) | Bass guitar | 2006 to 2007 | Former | | [Niclas Etelävuori](https://themetalnet.com/musician/niclas-etelavuori) | Bass guitar | 2003 to 2006 | Former | | [Luís Lamelas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/luis-lamelas) | Guitar | 1992 to 1993 | Former | | [Sérgio Crestana](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sergio-crestana) | Bass guitar | 1997 to 2003 | Former | | [João Pedro](https://themetalnet.com/musician/joao-pedro) | Bass guitar | 1992 to 1997 | Former | | [Jorge Fonseca](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jorge-fonseca) | Guitar | 1993 to 1995 | Former | | [Mantus](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mantus) | Guitar | 1992 to 1995 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1994 | [Under the Moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/album/9da7d520-592d-3f6e-b1ef-95eaaabfeb82) | EP | | 1995 | [Wolfheart](https://themetalnet.com/album/7eb4d307-e2f2-3258-ad1c-329c29df44a0) | Album | | 1996 | [Irreligious](https://themetalnet.com/album/653cb1de-a6f0-3f57-9305-f58c34bc7383) | Album | | 1997 | [2econd Skin](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c03d3a1-9452-36b1-a97e-d6aeec6a5129) | EP | | 1997 | [Sin / Pecado](https://themetalnet.com/album/8f3acb6e-df11-3483-bcb2-c22e53537f93) | Album | | 1998 | [The Butterfly Effect](https://themetalnet.com/album/f373fc81-85f5-380b-803a-90e120149b7f) | Album | | 2001 | [Darkness and Hope](https://themetalnet.com/album/b02a6ef1-9da7-3b44-bc3a-1e1647c6b3e4) | Album | | 2003 | [The Antidote](https://themetalnet.com/album/233f6389-0964-3c5e-8616-c524e8486b7a) | Album | | 2006 | [Memorial](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcfa7a45-ccad-37de-b54e-9d0fb83f9a40) | Album | | 2008 | [Night Eternal](https://themetalnet.com/album/8619a8d9-9449-3134-9e0a-72aeaf7c5a7a) | Album | | 2012 | [Alpha Noir](https://themetalnet.com/album/f3621384-7cc1-4e5e-83a9-6e06195eb000) | Album | | 2015 | [Extinct](https://themetalnet.com/album/67c2c6b4-ebe3-4fad-92cf-fcd5361137b2) | Album | | 2017 | [1755](https://themetalnet.com/album/96a35fba-d7cd-4f5e-9871-d8f7116bc18f) | Album | | 2018 | [I’ll See You in My Dreams](https://themetalnet.com/album/243de948-53f7-466d-add6-0fb5b142149f) | EP | | 2021 | [Before the Lights Go Out](https://themetalnet.com/album/c629faf0-c8d8-48ad-b294-2b03ba18376b) | EP | | 2021 | [Fullmöön Maḋnëṡṡ](https://themetalnet.com/album/2dee396d-53ea-4be1-8062-f9c4b5d31e99) | EP | | 2021 | [Hermitage](https://themetalnet.com/album/197994e4-d859-4ef6-9a82-babaf5120874) | Album | | 2026 | [Far From God](https://themetalnet.com/album/aebc070b-e3a1-4042-8f93-da01fc26fda8) | Album | | 2026 | [Far From God and Other Spells](https://themetalnet.com/album/62882f57-c631-4752-814f-e907c0f0ad93) | EP | | 2026 | [The Great Wolf in the Sky](https://themetalnet.com/album/d69f053a-1954-4d91-93c5-837857f1bdd6) | EP | ## Related bands - [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (listened together) - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (listened together) - [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [Anneke van Giersbergen](https://themetalnet.com/band/anneke-van-giersbergen) (listened together) - [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together) - [My Dying Bride](https://themetalnet.com/band/my-dying-bride) (listened together) - [Dimmu Borgir](https://themetalnet.com/band/dimmu-borgir) (listened together) - [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together) - [Cradle of Filth](https://themetalnet.com/band/cradle-of-filth) (listened together) - [Lacuna Coil](https://themetalnet.com/band/lacuna-coil) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Moonspell/61 - x: https://twitter.com/moonspell - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moonspellband - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rhzs87if3zqf8OyQJbZaw - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/17bYSQ9ZRnreVnJjE5X2x6 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/5767 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonspellofficial/ - bandcamp: https://moonspell.bandcamp.com/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/pt/artist/18098384 - website: https://moonspell.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell](https://themetalnet.com/band/moonspell). 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