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Moonspel
Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989 under the name of "Morbid God". They changed their name in 1992. Moonspell started out as folk-tinged black metal in their very early era (demos and debut EP), but eventually moved on to a more atmospheric/gothic metal style. Line-up: Fernando Ribeiro - Vocals Ricardo Amorim - Guitars Pedro Paixão - Keyboards, Samples, Programming Aires Pereira - Bass Mike Gaspar - Drums
Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart. The band quickly gained status and became one of the most recognizable metal bands from Portugal.Moonspell reached the Portuguese top first with their album Sin/Pecado, and were, along with Metallica and Iron Maiden, the only metal band to reach the first place of the Portuguese charts after the release of their album, Memorial, in 2006. With Memorial, Moonspell also became the first Portuguese heavy metal band to have a record certified gold status. They are also very popular in Germany, where Memorial entered at 68th in the Top 100 Chart.