Irreligious (album)

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Irreligious
MoonspellIrreligiousFrontS.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 July 1996
Genre
Length42:35
Label Century Media
Producer Waldemar Sorychta
Moonspell chronology
Wolfheart
(1995)
Irreligious
(1996)
Sin/Pecado
(1998)
Singles from Irreligious
  1. "Opium"
    Released: 1 October 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released in 1996. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as "Opium", "Ruin & Misery", "Awake!" and "Full Moon Madness". The latter is usually the closing song during almost every Moonspell concert, which over time has become a characteristic of their concerts. Before the song begins, Fernando Ribeiro often makes the sign of the circle (symbolizing the Moon) over the crowd. The third track, "Awake!", features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem "The Poet". Irreligious is the first Moonspell album to feature Ricardo Amorim, who went on to become the band's guitarist and main songwriter for the rest of their career.

Contents

The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th-century-looking opium den.

Track listing

Irreligious track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Perverse... Almost Religious"1:07
2."Opium"2:48
3."Awake!"3:04
4."For a Taste of Eternity"3:53
5."Ruin & Misery"3:49
6."A Poisoned Gift"5:35
7."Subversion"2:44
8."Raven Claws"3:16
9."Mephisto"4:58
10."Herr Spiegelmann"4:35
11."Full Moon Madness"6:46
Total length:42:35
Digipak release bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Opium" (radio edit)2:48
Total length:45:23

Personnel

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Irreligious
Chart (1996)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [2] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 93
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [4] 55
2023 chart performance for Irreligious
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [5] 50

References

  1. "AllMusic review".
  2. "Moonspell: Irreligious" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Moonspell – Irreligious" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – Irreligious" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. "Portuguesecharts.com – Moonspell – Irreligious". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2023.