Butterfly Effect

Moonspell

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: November 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Century Media
• ASIN: B00002MYZC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #192,400 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1999 & fourth album by Portugal's top goth/black metal act, who've toured in the past with Type O Negative, Morbid Angel & Tiamat. Recorded at Trident Studio in London, the album was produced by Andy Reilly (Bruce Dickinson, David Bowie, UFO). 12 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experimental and Very Cool, July 23, 2002

By	Azrael (Lake Forest, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I own a number of Moonspell's albums, but I think this one is by far the most interesting out of them all. I love how they threw in the industrial twist here, making things much more experimental sounding and appealing to both fans of Moonspell's earlier works as well as fans of bands like My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and Ministry. I see that a lot of people rip on this album pretty badly, yet still give it a good rating. I'm not sure what that's all about, but I can tell you that this album will keep your attention with its unique variety of songs ranging from very screamy (Lustmord) to very heavy (Soul Sick) to almost tribal (title track).

Fans of Moonspell's first couple albums will likely not appreciate this one as much as someone with a taste in older industrial looking for something a little darker or with more of a gothic twist (ala Theater of Tragedy, maybe). I am personally a fan of just about every genre of metal with perhaps the exception of rapcore, and I find this album to be a nice blend of things. I especially gave the song "Soul Sick" a lot of air time on the radio while DJing in Nashville, TN. There are also a number of nice melodies thrown into the mix. I highly recommend this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspired and iconoclastic., February 13, 2000

By	Bete Noire (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews

A mixture of death,gothic,industrial and electronica,this is an extremely adventurous and well-crafted album coming from one of the better representatives of the genre.Moonspell are an amazing Portuguese act,capable of playing with the limitations of the death-metal format,ultimately giving new shape to old things...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best goth I've heard in a long time, May 28, 2000

By	"dethmetul" (NJ) - See all my reviews

I discovered this album completely by accident. I read someone told me they were good black metal so I bought it. Turns out they're goth not black metal. The album blew me away. It's mood constantly changes. It also has interesting rythms and beats. If you're into goth, metal, industrial, or death metal, get this album.