Customer Reviews

Sin Pecado

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have 4 CDs of Moonspell. I think this is their best effort to date. The production, lyrics, guitars and voice of Fernando are at their best in this work of art. The album begins with the relaxing Slow Down! which is a warm up to the whole dark exercise. Track 2-6 * 9-12 are the perhaps the best works of Moonspell in their career. Hanger Man, Mute, Magdalene are dark, down to earth and very very melodic. This is Moonspell displaying their perfect art, meloncholic metal with thrashing guitars. Handmade God wants you to headbang while Mute makes you cry. Totally this is an album that will make you a fan of Moonspell for life. In these days of superficial metal and fake melodies, this is a work of art. This will stand tall. Sin is smashing!!!

I didn't gave this record 5 stars because I miss the folkloric sounds of Wolfheart, but this is truly awesome, you can find straight metal songs with a doomy feel, "Eurotica" has a dance-industrial melody that's very cool to dance to but favorite songs are "Abysmo" and "Dekadance". This is a must-buy.

Sin Pecado is quite a bit different from Wolfheart and Irreligious, due to the fact that it is something even the parentals won't be screaming about every ten seconds! The bass for it is very hypnotic, and through that, and Fernando's own voice, Moonspell has added another chapter into their already impressive musical diaries. If you like the deep throatiness of Type O, and the deep bass of most goth-metal bands, this album is definitely worth the listen!

Well, what can I say ... This is one of the best goth metal albums of all time, period. It stands right IN THE MIDDLE between the two genres. I can understand why metal fans don't like it that much. There are the big loud guitars of heavy metal but there is also a great deal of melody, melancholy and atmosphere like in the best goth bands. The lyrics take a turn towards themes keen to goths (love, sex, decadence). And each of the songs reminds me of a different goth band with the most obvious influence being the Sisters of Mercy. And there's even a hint of Depeche Mode ("Dekadence") for good measure. All that off course put the band on the top of the Goth Metal scene next only to Paradise Lost but on the other hand put off some of their earlier days audience. In fact their next album ("The Butterly Effect") was much heavier.
But this remains their masterpiece.

Moonspell pulls out a different sound on every single release, so if you don't know what you are getting into as an established fan, listen to the samples to get an idea. This is probably their most accessible album (along with maybe Darkness And Hope).... kind of hard to classify, but the best term I can come up with is spacey erotic gothic rock/quasi-metal. A nice soundtrack for all your tumescent activities. The guitars are buried compared to previous (and latter) albums, with more soupy reverb and delay as well. Despite the mostly god awful song titles, lyrically Sin stays pretty interesting, though never straying from erotic tones except for the opening track, HandMadeGod. As with all Moonspell albums, the one common element that identifies the music immediately as Moonspell is Langsuyar's vocals, which use less screaming than Irreligious or Wolfheart, but on the other hand he is learning to actually sing instead of quasi-chant. In all, a good album that hinges on mood... if you're in the mood for it, it sounds awesome, if not, well.... it's not the Moonspell album I automatically pop in if all I know is I want to hear Moonspell.

I was quite shocked when I bought this CD. After listening to Wolfheart and Irreligious, I was expecting more of the same, but Moonspell came out with a big surprise. Although I love their old roots (Even when they were known as Morbid God), this CD was a definite beauty.

Moonspell started off with an eerie but appropriate introduction to the CD with Slow Down! Handmadegod was the first actual song and basically carried the theme of the CD very well. My favourite song is Magdalene, it's real smooth, spine-chilling, and beautiful.

If you're new to Moonspell, then you should maybe try Irreligious or Wolfheart first to hear what they really sound like. This CD took on it's own personality and maybe took the time to share the views of the band. It was definitely mature and easy to get into. Now quit reading this and buy the CD!

While this is a pretty blasphemous album and I'm not really into that sorta thing, the music is great. Fernando has a great voice, unlike a lot of male vocalists in 'gothic' metal. The song "Magdalene" is extremely hypnotic and I usually end up playing it over six to eight times, much to the dismay of my roommate, but hey, it's my payback for him making me listen to punk and soft rock! If they hadn't done the whole sacrilege deal, track #11 could've been the perfect theme song for Michael Jackson! Anyway, a good album with a few minor flaws, but nothing to keep one from purchasing it.

Sin/Pecado is more mature and more dramatic than previous albums. New songs are longer and deeper. Very best lyrics.

I'd never heard Moonspell before I heard this album. As a Type O Negative fanatic, I was not dissapointed by this album. I'm no lover of black metal - no, far from it - but I love this album. From the Castlevania-esque intro to "V.C." to the dancefloor-worthy beat of "Eurotica", there's a lot here to love. My sister is a big "Magdalene" and "Second Skin" fan - who could blame her? Surely, not me, and I pray not you either. The people who should be blamed are those who do not love this album. But not too harshly:) - music is a matter of tastes and those tastes should be respected. For now, let me return to the vulture culture and bid you farewell.

Moonspell's stylistic changes have been a bit too drastic for me from album to album. I loved their first mCD, Wolfheart, and like Irreligious. They seemed to lose their raw edge too quickly, and some of their passion dissipated with it. The previous albums were enjoyable, but I can't say the same for this.

On this new album, they've mellowed out so much that I'm not sure they're even alive any more. The vocals are painfully monotone and flat. It looks like they're trying for a subtle gothic dance-club theme while using the metal guitars to maintain their status in that genre as well. It doesn't work. I don't know if goth finds will like this, but I doubt many metal fans will. The use of strange percussion emphasizes their new direction, but it sounds like a bunch of pots and pans banging around in the back of a truck. I don't know why they did it, but it's all through the album, and wears thin as the counter reaches the 60th minute.