Night Eternal

Night Eternal
Studio album by Moonspell
Released May 16, 2008
Recorded 7 January 2008 – 31 January 2008
Genre Gothic metal
Melodic death metal
Length 44:15
Label SPV
Producer Tue Madsen
Moonspell chronology
Under Satanæ
(2007)		 Night Eternal
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Heavy Rock News (9/10)[2]
Home Nucleonics (favorable)[3]
Metal Rules [4]
Metal Storm (9/10)[5]
Room Thirteen (10/13)[6]
Sputnikmusic [7]
Teeth Of The Divine (favorable)[8]
The Metal Crypt (3.75/5)[9]
Trash Pit [10]

Night Eternal is the eighth full-length album by the Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on May 16, 2008 in Europe and on June 10, 2008 in North America. It was pre-produced in Portugal with Waldemar Sorychta from 16 November to 30 November 2007 and it was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm studio from 7 January to 31 January 2008.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "At Tragic Heights" – 6:51
  2. "Night Eternal" – 4:09
  3. "Shadow Sun" – 4:24
  4. "Scorpion Flower" – 4:33 (feat. Anneke van Giersbergen)
  5. "Moon in Mercury" – 4:22
  6. "Hers Is the Twilight" – 4:53
  7. "Dreamless (Lucifer and Lilith)" – 5:16
  8. "Spring of Rage" – 4:04
  9. "First Light" – 5:43

Bonus Tracks for Limited Editions:

  1. "Age of Mothers" – 5:42
  2. "Earth of Mine" – 5:25
  3. "Unhearted" – 4:25
  4. "Scorpion Flower" (Dark Lush Cut) by Orchestra Mortua – 4:36
  5. "Scorpion Flower" (The Feeble Cut) by [F.E.V.E.R] – 3:57

Limited Edition Bonus DVD

  1. "Live At The Wacken Open Air 2007":
    • Finisterra
    • Memento Mori
    • Blood Tells
  2. "Finisterra" (Video)
  3. "Finisterra - Making Of (Video)
  4. "Luna" (Video)

Line-up

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[11] 144
Portuguese Albums Chart[11] 3

Notes

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Night Eternal:Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1384486. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 
  2. ^ "[Crítica Moonspell – Night Eternal"]. heavyrocknews. http://heavyrocknews.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/critica-moonspell-night-eternal/. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  3. ^ "Review: Moonspell – Night Eternal". homenucleonics. http://homenucleonics.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/moonspell-night-eternal/. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  4. ^ ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell - review at Metal Rules". Metal Rules. http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=August&year=2008&pos=507. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  5. ^ "Moonspell - Night Eternal review". Metal Storm. http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=5574. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  6. ^ "Moonspell - Night Eternal review". roomthirteen. http://www.roomthirteen.com/cd_reviews/8184/Moonspell__Night_Eternal.html. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  7. ^ ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell - review at Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=27050. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  8. ^ "REVIEWS>> MOONSPELL - NIGHT ETERNAL". Teeth Of The Divine. http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/moonspell-night-eternal/. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  9. ^ ""Night Eternal" review". The Metal Crypt. http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=3997. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  10. ^ "Moonspell - Night Eternal Review by Matt Hensch". rocknworld. http://www.rocknworld.com/thrashpit/reviews/08/MoonspellNightEternal.shtml. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 
  11. ^ a b ""Night Eternal" at Portuguesecharts.com". Portuguesecharts. http://portuguesecharts.com/search.asp?search=Moonspell&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-06-24. 

External links

Moonspell
Albums
Singles and promos
"Goat on Fire" · "Opium" · "2econd Skin" · "Butterfly Effect" · "Nocturna" · "Everything Invaded"
EPs and other releases
Morbid God · Anno Satanæ · Wolves from the Fog · Under the Moonspell · The Great Silver Eye
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