Olá, meus amigos! The following information in italics is from Moonspell's official press releases on their facebook page.
Portugal's Dark Metal pioneers MOONSPELL are finally back with a brand new and hotly anticipated album, titled '1755'. Set to be released on November 3rd 2017 on Napalm Records, this record will outclass all standards you have ever heard from MOONSPELL before!
From the first second the conceptual dramaturgy MOONSPELL have created what feels like a detonation of the mind. '1755' is more than just the band's new magnum opus: It's the musical version of the year of horror where a giant earthquake wrecked their home Lisbon.
Naturally this album comes and is sung in Portuguese. The album, produced by Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, The-Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Dir en grey Official, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter) also features Paulo Bragança (Fado's fallen angel), supplying a hauntingly Fado vocal, which is a big part of the Portuguese culture. His fascinating vocals are featured in "In Tremor Dei" (eng.: "Fear Of God").
Now the band fronted by the soul of dark art and visionary Fernando Ribeiro unveiled the first details about '1755' and unleash the stunning cover artwork as well as the album track list!
Says Fernando:
“I have been fascinated with Portuguese history since I can remember. The year of 1755 marked the birth of a new Portugal. Much more than just the greatest natural disaster ever to occur on European soil, the great Lisbon Quake, shockwaves can not be reduced to a dramatic death toll.
From absolute tragedy, a new city was born, giving way to a new time where Portuguese relied more on themselves than on the crown or the cross, granting us, much of the city, the lay country, the free will that we enjoy today.
This is not just another album from us. It’s a musical and lyrical history document, a homage we pay to our legacy and to the amazing skills and resilience of our fellow Portuguese back then, of all mankind when brought down to the knees by the violent forces of Nature and Reason.
Whatever is, is right... yet the earth shakes."
The track list of '1755' will read as follows:
1. Em Nome Do Medo (orchestral version by Jon Phipps)
2. 1755
3. In Tremor Dei ( featuring Portuguese guest vocalist Paulo Bragança! )
4. Desastre
5. Abanão
6. Evento
7. 1 De Novembro
8. Ruínas
9. Todos Os Santos
10. Lanterna Dos Afogados
'1755' is a dark adventure in medieval landscapes - emotionally, technically and completely earthshaking! The album will be available for pre-order soon.
Portugal's Dark Metal pioneers MOONSPELL are finally back with a brand new and hotly anticipated album, titled '1755'. Set to be released on November 3rd 2017 on Napalm Records, this record will outclass all standards you have ever heard from MOONSPELL before!
From the first second the conceptual dramaturgy MOONSPELL have created what feels like a detonation of the mind. '1755' is more than just the band's new magnum opus: It's the musical version of the year of horror where a giant earthquake wrecked their home Lisbon.
Naturally this album comes and is sung in Portuguese. The album, produced by Tue Madsen (Meshuggah, The-Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Dir en grey Official, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter) also features Paulo Bragança (Fado's fallen angel), supplying a hauntingly Fado vocal, which is a big part of the Portuguese culture. His fascinating vocals are featured in "In Tremor Dei" (eng.: "Fear Of God").
Now the band fronted by the soul of dark art and visionary Fernando Ribeiro unveiled the first details about '1755' and unleash the stunning cover artwork as well as the album track list!
Says Fernando:
“I have been fascinated with Portuguese history since I can remember. The year of 1755 marked the birth of a new Portugal. Much more than just the greatest natural disaster ever to occur on European soil, the great Lisbon Quake, shockwaves can not be reduced to a dramatic death toll.
From absolute tragedy, a new city was born, giving way to a new time where Portuguese relied more on themselves than on the crown or the cross, granting us, much of the city, the lay country, the free will that we enjoy today.
This is not just another album from us. It’s a musical and lyrical history document, a homage we pay to our legacy and to the amazing skills and resilience of our fellow Portuguese back then, of all mankind when brought down to the knees by the violent forces of Nature and Reason.
Whatever is, is right... yet the earth shakes."
The track list of '1755' will read as follows:
1. Em Nome Do Medo (orchestral version by Jon Phipps)
2. 1755
3. In Tremor Dei ( featuring Portuguese guest vocalist Paulo Bragança! )
4. Desastre
5. Abanão
6. Evento
7. 1 De Novembro
8. Ruínas
9. Todos Os Santos
10. Lanterna Dos Afogados
'1755' is a dark adventure in medieval landscapes - emotionally, technically and completely earthshaking! The album will be available for pre-order soon.
This is the 1755 album artwork byJoão Diogo
Additionally, the band later clarified some further details of the new album, shedding some light on my involvement in its creation:
"1- 'Em nome do Medo/In the Name of Fear' is an orchestral version by the talented Jon Phipps (orchestralmetal.com). It was the first challenge we asked of him for our new album 1755 and the version he did and worked for until the very last day of the album mixes is not the same song as the Alpha Noir one with the same name.
Quite different, it will be the intro to set the mood of #1755 as it has set some blueprints and ideas for the rest of the album songs. Jon is also the brain and the hand behind all this album's magnificent orchestrations.
2- Lanterna dos Afogados/Lighthouse for the Drowned is a cover version from Brazilian mythical Pop band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. We grew up listening to this song as kids in soap operas and its sadness and beauty always stood out. It's a homage to the band and to the country which gave the world such great musicians.
It's a tribute to the drowned, to the ones who never came back."
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"1- 'Em nome do Medo/In the Name of Fear' is an orchestral version by the talented Jon Phipps (orchestralmetal.com). It was the first challenge we asked of him for our new album 1755 and the version he did and worked for until the very last day of the album mixes is not the same song as the Alpha Noir one with the same name.
Quite different, it will be the intro to set the mood of #1755 as it has set some blueprints and ideas for the rest of the album songs. Jon is also the brain and the hand behind all this album's magnificent orchestrations.
2- Lanterna dos Afogados/Lighthouse for the Drowned is a cover version from Brazilian mythical Pop band Os Paralamas do Sucesso. We grew up listening to this song as kids in soap operas and its sadness and beauty always stood out. It's a homage to the band and to the country which gave the world such great musicians.
It's a tribute to the drowned, to the ones who never came back."
Tickets + packs for release shows: www.letsgo.pt
Tickets online + young wolf packs: www.ticketline.pt
Napalm Records
Alma Mater Books & Records
Ticketline Portugal
Letsgo.pt
All the saints were not enough to save us...
It is with great pleasure that we announce the lyric video for the first track extracted from our new album " 1755 " - "All the Saints ".
You can view it here: (see the video below)
“Even though this all happened in 1755, there are still a lot of world and country leaders that think themselves as saints, with a sacred mission, chosen by any God.
What really happens is that they save no one but themselves and this video showcases the message of the song: as in 2017 or 1755 all saints will not be enough to save us.” - comments vocalist Fernando Ribeiro.
Pre-order the new Moonspell album "1755"!
Limited & exclusive editions available here:
http://smarturl.it/1755-NPR
or via the Moonspell webstore
www.moonspell.rastilho.com
You can view it here: (see the video below)
“Even though this all happened in 1755, there are still a lot of world and country leaders that think themselves as saints, with a sacred mission, chosen by any God.
What really happens is that they save no one but themselves and this video showcases the message of the song: as in 2017 or 1755 all saints will not be enough to save us.” - comments vocalist Fernando Ribeiro.
Pre-order the new Moonspell album "1755"!
Limited & exclusive editions available here:
http://smarturl.it/1755-NPR
or via the Moonspell webstore
www.moonspell.rastilho.com
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