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Staff review by
DerRozzengarten
Rating:
8.2
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Moonspell from Portugal, back in the first half of the 90s, didn't sound the way they sound from "Irreligious" (or even "Wolfheart") and on (in any of the soundscapes they explored, because they didn't remain static to one style but explored various ways of expression remaining always Moonspell). Their sound back then was a successful hybrid of black metal, gothic aesthetic, occult image and lyrics, Mediterranean culture and drama with an intense oriental touch making them unique from their very beginning. The lyrics move in occult fields of knowledge written in an intense poetic way, interpreted in a unique manner by Langsuyar's (a.k.a. Fernando Ribeiro) elegiac voice that whether he sings in a morbid chanting way or screams in ecstasy is utterly expressive and theatric.
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| published 28.01.2005 | Comments (2)
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