Moonspell & Jon Phipps: The Portuguese Pre-Production Process

At the beginning of June, 2016, I went to Lisbon, to pre-produce new material with Portugal's finest goth-metal masters, Moonspell.

Over the course of four long days, four new songs were refined from their raw potential materials into dark monoliths of metal might and majesty.

Along the way, additional orchestral colours were conceptualized and virtually manifested to embellish and enhance the band's core sound, resulting in songs that sound huge and heavy.

Watch this space for further developments with this project, as the mysteries of its dark purpose unfurl over the months to come...

If you would like to hear my previous work with Moonspell, check out their 2015 album 'Extinct' on my portfolio page.

For more info on the band, visit their official facebook page.