Irreligious, released in 1996, is the second full-length album by the Portuguese

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

 band Moonspell

Moonspell

Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band from Brandoa, Lisbon. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart...

. 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 Moon) over the crowd.

Track listing

1. "Perverse... Almost Religious" – 1:07
2. "Opium" – 2:48
3. "Awake!" – 3:06
4. "For a Taste of Eternity" – 3:53
5. "Ruin & Misery" – 3:48
6. "A Poisoned Gift" – 5:34
7. "Subversion" – 2:44
8. "Raven Claws" – 3:16
9. "Mephisto" – 4:58
10. "Herr Spiegelmann" – 4:35
11. "Full Moon Madness" – 6:47

2007 remastered version bonus track

12. "Opium (Radio Edit)" – 2:47

"Moonspell live across Europe, winter 1996/1997" (2007 remastered version bonus disk)

1. "Intro" - 0:46
2. "Opium" - 2:53
3. "Awake!" - 2:58
4. "Ruin & Misery" - 3:58
5. "Raven Claws" - 3:42
6. "Herr Spiegelmann" - 4:20
7. "Mephisto" - 5:22
8. "Intro" - 1:33
9. "For a Taste of Eternity" - 3:53
10. "Full Moon Madness" - 8:30

Lineup

• Fernando Ribeiro (Vocals)
• João "Ares" Pedro (Bass)
• Pedro Paixão (Keyboards, Guitars)
• Mike Gaspar (Drums)
• Ricardo Amorim (Guitars)

Opium video

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

Opium den

An opium den was an establishment where opium was sold and smoked. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the 19th century, most notably China, Southeast Asia, North America and France...

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