Portuguese dark metal masters MOONSPELL have announced a very special BluRay/DVD and album release: September 23, 2022 will see them present their latest studio album, Hermitage (2021), in its live form with From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep via Napalm Records!
Recorded live at Grutas de Mira D’Aire, one of Portugal’s seven natural wonders, From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep invites you on a memorable adventure worthy of a Guinness Book record. The recording boasts a one of kind sound and visual sensation, with its heavy dose of cinematic flavor, unreal atmosphere and the encircling, resounding nature in its raw form. Tracks such as “Entitlement”, “Hermitage” and “Apoptheghmata” perfectly settle in with the album‘s unique environment.
From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep is not only an epic live momentum of Hermitage – one of the deepest, heaviest and most sincerely heart-breaking records the band has ever written – but a truly revolutionary experience, as MOONSPELL brought along a select number of fans and a production team (literally) underground. Brilliantly directed by Guilherme Henrique, From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep is something truly special that you have never, ever seen or heard before.
“While the world agonized at home, we went deep down below, to a cave to record a DVD with some of our bravest fans watching it,“ Vocalist Fernando Ribeiro comments. “Entitlement is the first advance of an unreal show, a performance like you’ve never watched, in the peace and quiet of a wet and dark natural gallery. From deep down below, our new live album and DVD is something never tried before and we hope it darkly entertains you until our next album comes in 2023.”
Slated for a release on September 23, 2022 through Napalm Records, From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep will be available in the following formats:
BD/DVD Digipak incl. 2xDVD, 1xBluRay, 1xCD (plus a lot of bonus material!)
2 LP Gatefold BLACK
2 LP Gatefold MARBLED WHITE/BLACK incl. Poster
Earbook incl. 2xDVD/1xBluRay
Digital Album
Pre-Order From Down Below – Live 80 Meters Deep HERE
In celebration of their nothing short of amazing 30-year career, crowned by the band’s latest and critically acclaimed studio album Hermitage, the undisputed kings of the dark, MOONSPELL, have announced an extensive North American anniversary tour dubbed “American Full Moon”, featuring special guests Swallow The Sun and Witherfall, and kicking off in New York City this August! Tickets are now on sale at THIS LOCATION – see below for all dates!
Since their formation 30 years ago, the Portuguese band has taken the international heavy music scene by storm, followed by a monumental journey through an impressive, enthralling yet varying back catalogue of thirteen records, earning their place as one of the most distinctive dark metal artists of all time. But playing live has always been the motor of the band. For the first time since the world went into lockdown, and in addition to their extensive touring schedule throughout Europe this year, the band satiates the hunger of the wolfpack by announcing an upcoming tour of North America! Says charismatic frontman Fernando Ribeiro:
“American Full Moon is going to be the ultimate celebration of Moonspell’s legacy, past and present. 30 years under the spell can’t be missed by any fans overseas! Joining us will be Swallow The Sun and Witherfall, masters of their own craft who will add their own awesomeness to a tour which will bring us all together under, hell yea, a FULL MOON madness!
We will be revisiting our career and playing classics, new songs and hidden gems alike, so the hype is real, brace yourself for an extraordinary voyage in the amazing company of these bands, probably the best and most heartfelt tour of 2022.”
Watch an official tour trailer HERE:
30 years of MOONSPELL, and blessedly the band doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon. With their latest record Hermitage, the gothic metal masters proved they still belong to the first league of the darkest art of sounds. To celebrate their band anniversary in style, MOONSPELL also announced many more reissues and new release highlights for 2022! The band is currently putting the final touches on their new live album + DVD/BluRay, recorded live 80 meters deep below the earth, at Grutas de Mira D’Aire (a cave and one of Portugal’s seven natural wonders), while writing their new album which shall see the light of the day in 2023. One can be sure, their upcoming live performances will contain an exciting blend of timeless classics and modern MOONSPELL anthems!
Make sure to catch MOONSPELL live in North America with Swallow The Sun and Witherfall at the following dates:
Aug-25 New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge Aug-26 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage Aug-27 Greensboro, NC – The Blind Tiger Aug-28 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven) Aug-29 Orlando, FL – The Haven Aug-31 Houston, TX – Scout Bar Sep-1 Austin, TX – Come and Take it Live Sep-2 Dallas, TX – Trees Sep-3 El Paso, TX – Rockhouse Bar & Grill Sep-4 Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater Sep-5 San Diego, CA – Brick by Brick Sep-6 Los Angeles, CA – 1720 Sep-7 Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Sep-8 Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom Sep-9 Seattle, WA – Substation Sep-11 Denver, CO – Marquis Theater Sep-12 Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater Sep-13 Joliet, IL – The Forge Sep-14 Indianapolis, IN – Irving Theater Sep-15 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace Sep-16 Montreal, QC – Cafe Campus Sep-17 Quebec City, QC – Source de la Martinière Sep-18 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs
Tickets for MOONSPELL’s North American run are now on sale at THIS LOCATION!
The European wolfpack will be able to see the band live at the following dates:
10.05.2022 (RO) Cluj-Napoca, Form Space 12.05.2022 (RO) Bucharest, Arenele Romane 14.05.2022 (BG) Sofia Metal Fest 16.05.2022 (TR) Istanbul, KucukCiftlik Park 17.05.2022 (TR) Ankara, Jolly Joker Ankara 18.05.2022 (TR) Izmir, Sold Out Performance Hall 20.05.2022 (GR) Athens, Fuzz Live Music Club 22.05.2022 (GR) Thessaloniki,Principal Club Theater 27.05.2022 (GB) Whittlebury Park, ManorFest 10.06.2022 (ES) Zamora, Z! Rock Festival 24.06.2022 (FR) Clisson, Hellfest 26.06.2022 (CZ) Spalene Porici, Basinfirefest 16.07.2022 (IT) Cremona, Luppolo in Rock 25.07.2022 (SI) Tolmin Metaldays 05.08.2022 (DE) Wacken Open Air
“Ultima Ratio Fest” 2022: Moonspell + My Dying Bride + Borknagar + Wolfheart + Hinayana
The undisputed kings of the dark, MOONSPELL, are currently gearing up for a UK tour with PARADISE LOST, kicking off this Friday in Glasgow!
Ever since their formation 30 years ago, the Portuguese took the international heavy music scene by storm, followed by a monumental journey through an impressive, enthralling yet various back catalogue of thirteen records earning their places as one of the most distinctive dark metal classics of all time. But playing live has always been the motor of the band. Especially after the world went into shutdown the more MOONSPELL showed the hunger of a wolve. Now, celebrating their 30th band anniversary and alongside many more release highlights, and previously announced live dates to hopefully happen in 2022, the band fronted by charismatic singer Fernando Ribeiro is on its way to the United Kingdom, appearing as very special guests on the upcoming tour with PARADISE LOST!
Says Ribeiro: “We couldn’t think of a more perfect way of getting back to touring than to join forces with the mighty Paradise Lost, a group we always looked up to and that helped ignite our very own existence as a band!”
Get yourself into the mood of the ultimate wolfpack experience, and don’t miss MOONSPELL and PARADISE LOST live on tour – Grab your ticket HERE!
Feb 11th 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage Feb 12th 2022 – Newcastle, UK @ Riverside Feb 13th 2022 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill Feb 14th 2022 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms Feb 16th 2022 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy Feb 17th 2022 – Bristol, UK @ SWX Feb 18th 2022 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
As the Portuguese pioneers of dark metal, MOONSPELL, are approaching their 30th anniversary as a band more ambitiously and stronger than ever, 2022 will see them celebrating their impressive career with a busy touring schedule and many more highlights to come. Aside an extensive UK run with PARADISE LOST, as well as the previously announced “Ultima Ratio Fest” tour featuring the high class line-up of MY DYING BRIDE, BORKNAGAR, WOLFHEART and HINAYANA in the Fall of 2022, now MOONSPELL have revealed a first tour leg of their “The Greater Tour” 30th anniversary!
Kicking off on May 10, 2022 in Romania, the undisputed kings of the dark will furthermore play Bulgaria, Greece and a bunch of shows in Turkey, with many more dates to come. Says MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro:
“We are happy to present you with a few assorted dates, part of the greater plan, or, namely, THE GREATER tour, that we intend to expand worldwide, to celebrate Moonspell’s third decade together. Besides supporting the might Paradise Lost in February or team up with such luminaries like My Dying Bride, Borknagar and Wolfheart in October’s 2022 darkest tour (Ultima Ratio Fest), our plan is more and further, coming back to places where were have been so happy in the past and who knows, venture into territories we never been before…before we get extinct. Not going to happen soon as 2022 looks promising with shows, festivals, more touring, a handful or two of commemorative reissues of old material like Anno Satanae demo, Wolfheart LP box, etc all to celebrate in style our thirty turns around the moon. Blessed be, happy anniversary under the spell!”
Ever since their formation, the Portuguese took the international heavy music scene by storm, followed by a monumental journey through an impressive, enthralling yet various back catalogue of thirteen records earning their places as one of the most distinctive dark metal classics of all time. But playing live has always been the motor of the band. 30 years of MOONSPELL, and blessedly the band doesn’t show any signs to slow down soon. With their latest record Hermitage, the gothic metal masters proved they still belong to the first league of the darkest art of sounds. But, MOONSPELL also announced to reissue their fifth, 2001- album, Darkness And Hope, as well as the pathbreaking Irreligious this year, with many more exciting reissues, highlights and special gifts to their wolf pack in 2022 to be announced in the weeks ahead.
One can be sure, MOONSPELL will celebrate their anniversary in style, and their upcoming live performances will contain an exciting blend of timeless classics and modern MOONSPELL anthems! Make sure to howl with the wolves, when they will play live at the following, memorable dates of “The Greater Tour” with tickets on sale now:
May 10th 2022 (RO) CLUJ-NAPOCA – Form Space May 12th 2022 (RO) BUCHAREST – Arenele Romane May 14th 2022 (BG) SOFIA – Sofia Metal Fest May 16th 2022 (TR) ISTANBUL – KucukCiftlik Park May 17th 2022 (TR) ANKARA – Jolly Joker Ankara May 18th 2022 (TR) IZMIR – Sold Out Performance Hall May 20th 2022 (GR) ATHENS – Fuzz Live Music Club May 22th 2022 (GR) THESSALONIKI – Principal Club Theater
More MOONSPELL Live Dates: + PARADISE LOST Feb 11th 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage Feb 12th 2022 – Newcastle, UK @ Riverside Feb 13th 2022 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill Feb 14th 2022 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms Feb 16th 2022 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy Feb 17th 2022 – Bristol, UK @ SWX Feb 18th 2022 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
April 22th 2022 – Rabat, MT / Dark Malta Festival *Moonspell only June 24th 2022 Clisson, FR / Hellfest *Moonspell only
August 4th – 06th 2022 – WACKEN OPEN AIR, GER *Moonspell only
In order to celebrate their -nothing short of amazing- 30 years career, crowned by the band’s latest and critically acclaimed studio album Hermitage live, together with their European wolfpack, the undisputed kings of the dark, MOONSPELL, have announced a series of tour dates for 2022!
Ever since their formation 30 years ago, the Portuguese took the international heavy music scene by storm, followed by a monumental journey through an impressive, enthralling yet various back catalogue of thirteen records earning their places as one of the most distinctive dark metal classics of all time. But playing live has always been the motor of the band. Especially after the world went into shutdown the more MOONSPELL showed the typical hunger of wolves, and just revealed to team up with no one less than MY DYING BRIDE, BORKNAGAR, WOLFHEART and HINAYANA for an extensive European tour run in 2022!
My Dying Bride, one of THE doom metal bands per excellence joins this high- class line-up. Along with Paradise Lost and Anathema, the British band from Halifax has been lauded as one of the Doomy Three who popularised the genre in the 90s. However, the formation was rarely seen on tour – in this respect the “Ultima Ratio Fest” tour not only offers one of the rare opportunities to experience My Dying Bride but to celebrate their latest album, “The Ghost Of Orion”, live.
Progressive Black Metallers Borknagar are no strangers to the scene either. Founded in 1995 and featuring members of acts such as Enslaved, Immortal, Gorgoroth and Ulver, there’s hardly any other formation that developed classic Black Metal with as much musical versatility as these Norwegians!
And although the Finns of Wolfheart have only been active since 2013, they have left a big stamp with their heavy, melodic doom metal sound. Their last album “Wolfes Of Karelia” even made it to number #8 in the official album charts. Up&coming melodic death metal band, Hinayana, rounds up this eclectic tour package: The Texas- based band made their debut in 2018 but with their latest record, “Death Of The Cosmic”, they stepped out as one of the US best kept metal secrets!
Says MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro about the upcoming tour: “Musically speaking, this might be the best tour Moonspell has ever joined. My Dying Bride is one of our favourites when it comes to deep emotional songwriting and there’s no one that can spell Doom as they do. Borkanagar’s last album (Pure North) is a masterpiece and of course that Wolfheart has a special place in our “heart” for reasons that are obvious. We will be celebrating our 30 years together as a band in amazing company and if you’re into bands that “do it for the music” this is a one of a kinda experience that no true fan can afford to miss.
We will be revisiting our career and play classics, new songs and hidden gems alike, so the hype is real, brace yourself for an extraordinary voyage in the amazing company of these bands, probably the best and most heartfelt tour of 2022.”
30 years of MOONSPELL, and blessedly the band doesn’t show any signs to slow down soon. With their latest record Hermitage, the gothic metal masters proved they still belong to the first league of the darkest art of sounds. To celebrate their band anniversary in style, MOONSPELL furthermore announced to reissue their fifth, 2001- album, Darkness And Hope, as well as the pathbreaking Irreligious! One can be sure, their upcoming live performances will contain an exciting blend of timeless classics and modern MOONSPELL anthems. With a ticket sale to start on October 1, 2021 make sure to catch this killer live package live on tour!
“Ultima Ratio Fest” 2022: Moonspell
My Dying Bride
Borknagar
Wolfheart
Hinayana
29.09.2022 THU (DE) FRANKFURT Batschkapp 30.09.2022 FRI (DE) LEIPZIG Hellraiser 01.10.2022 SAT (BE) ANTWERP Trix 02.10.2022 SUN (LU) LUXEMBURG Den Atelier 03.10.2022 MON (FR) PARIS Elysee Montmatre 04.10.2022 TUE (FR) LYON Transbordeur 05.10.2022 WED (CH) PRATTELN Z 7 06.10.2022 THU (DE) STUTTGART LKA 07.10.2022 FRI (DE) GEISELWIND Music Hall 08.10.2022 SAT (DE) MUNICH Backstage Werk 09.10.2022 SUN (CZ) Brno Sono 10.10.2022 MON (HU) BUDAPEST Barba Negra 11.10.2022 TUE (AT) VIENNA Arena 12.10.2022 WED (PL) WROCLAW A2 13.10.2022 THU (DE) BERLIN Kesselhaus 14.10.2022 FRI (DE) HAMBURG Markthalle 15.10.2022 SAT (DE) OBERHAUSEN Turbinenhalle 16.10.2022 SUN (NL) UTRECHT Ronda
More MOONSPELL Live Dates: w/ PARADISE LOST Feb 11th 2022 – Glasgow, UK @ The Garage Feb 12th 2022 – Newcastle, UK @ Riverside Feb 13th 2022 – Wolverhampton, UK @ KK’s Steel Mill Feb 14th 2022 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms Feb 16th 2022 – Manchester, UK @ Club Academy Feb 17th 2022 – Bristol, UK @ SWX Feb 18th 2022 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
April 22th 2022 – Rabat, MT / Dark Malta Festival *Moonspell only June 24th 2022 – Clisson, FR / Hellfest *Moonspell only
Originally released on August 27, 2001 and celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, MOONSPELL’s fifth album, Darkness and Hope, caught the band in a strange crossroad upon its debut. Their first four records saw them skyrocketing from Portugal into Gothic Metal stardom, yet their almost violent musical swings left a lot of their fans confused and unaware of what to expect next. Nonetheless, Darkness and Hope was the ticket for many followers of the band to continue their monumental journey with the Portuguese wolves.
Out of print and sold out for many years, Darkness and Hope will finally be re-released on December 3, 2021 via Napalm Records, and available in several exclusive vinyl LP colors and sleevepack, re-designed to portray the obscure elegance of the original album. Amazing melancholic anthems such as ‘Nocturna’, ‘How We Became Fire’ and ‘Than The Serpents In My Arms’ – not to mention the inclusion of tracks delivering MOONSPELL‘s very own brand of infectious gothic metal like classics ‘Firewalking’ or ‘Devilred’ – once again prove in this day and age that MOONSPELL are still the hopeful kings of the dark!
This must-have reissue will also contain some very special, personalized cover versions of Ozzy’s ‘Mr. Crowley’, Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and a beautiful tribute to Portuguese wool music masters MadreDeus with cover songs of ‘Os Senhores da Guerra’ (The Warlords) in Portuguese language.
“Darkness and Hope is such a representative title for that period in our personal lives and also as musicians, as a band,“Fernando Ribeiro reveals. “We were astray and this album made us find our way again into our songs, our darkness, our will to play music together for many years to come. We had a hard time, after an album so experimental like The Butterfly Effect, to make our peace with Darkness and Hope. We were depressed and extremely sad when we went to Finland to do this album and by making it, we raised our heads again and since then never gave up the fight for our fans’ hearts and souls. Moonspell might be darkness but for sure we are hope too.”
Slated for a re-release on December 3, 2021, Darkness And Hope will be available in the following formats:
Bonus Songs: “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (Joy Division Cover | Napalm Edition Bonus Track) “Mr. Crowley” (Ozzy Osbourne Cover | Sleevepack + Black LP Bonus Track) “Os Senhores da Guerra” (MadreDeus Cover | Band Edition Bonus Track)
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