Artist: Moonspell
Title: Extinct
Genre: Gothic Metal
Release Date: 6th March 2015
Label: Napalm Records
Album Review
MOONSPELL have been through many music changes, from Black Metal to Gothic to Industrial to Death Metal, so I was curious about their new album and the direction they would follow. After listening the album I can say that is a Gothic Metal album with Death Metal elements. The album starts with the song 'Breathe', a song with clean deep vocals, catchy chorus and oriental elements. 'Extinct' is the next song. It is one of the hardest tracks of the album with great drumming and Death Metal vocals. Third track is 'Medusalem' which is an absolutely great Gothic Rock song. Than we have 'Domina', a mid-tempo song that brought me in mind their older song 'Scorpion Flower'. Track number five is 'The Last Of Us', a very good and catchy song heavy influenced by THE SISTERS OF MERCY. After 'The Last Of Us' is the track titled 'Malignia',a track that is closer to the 'Butterfly Effect' album style.
One of the best songs of the album is 'Funeral Bloom', a song that FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM would be very proud if this was their song. Next one is 'A Dying Breed', a gothic rock song with a metal chorus. Song number nine is 'The Future Is Dark', a dark atmospheric song with great keyboards. Last one is 'La Baphomette' a down-tempo dark song with French lyrics. MOONSPELL are back with one of their best albums ,maybe their fans that prefer their Black/ Death Metal albums would feel a little disappointed but I’m sure if they listen 'Extinct' carefully and with open mind they will realise that it's a great album!
Tracklist
01. Breathe (Until We Are No More)
02. Extinct
03. Medusalem
04. Domina
05. The Last of Us
06. Malignia
07. Funeral Bloom
08. A Dying Breed
09. The Future Is Dark
10. La Baphomette
Line-up
Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
Ricardo Amorim – Guitar
Pedro Paixão – Keyboards, Guitar
Aires Pereira – Bass
Mike Gaspar – Drums
Websites
www.moonspell.com
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 9
Sound: 8
Total: 8.5 / 10
