The Gathering

Hmm...I still can't used to listening to it... I need more time, but right now I have to be prepared for the Arcturus and Therion gigs!

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Luna Obscura (Atmospheric Death/Gothic Metal)
Their demo "Darcanda" (With the permission of Luna Obscura)
New album "Feltia" out: Soon in 2008!

BE THERE!!!!

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Moonspell Rulez!

I preffered bands like paradise lost and anathema too but it all changed after the one second album was released. I'm glad bands like moonspell and my dying bride still play the old fashion way.

I've seen them live twice. Fernando - although he's famous for his deep goth-like vocals - growls like mad when they play their wolfheart stuff. And their general perfomance is very good.

I think it's time they came to Greece. They are one of the bands I'd love to see live...

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Luna Obscura (Atmospheric Death/Gothic Metal)
Their demo "Darcanda" (With the permission of Luna Obscura)
New album "Feltia" out: Soon in 2008!

Comparing Moonspell to anathema??? why?? different styles!!! and Paradise lost are long ago away from true gothic, in fact few bands play it. Moonspell evolved in a way that was expected. Buterfly FX was a mystake, some of the best songs (musically) are there but it just sucked. Then again they restarted a path that lead them to the curent album. But if you prefer darker things get Daemonarch, a kind of black metal from some elements of Moonspell

And i am a big fan of Paradise Lost, i started listening to them on Gothic. and i do love anathema

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I turned to God and found despair, pain, death and eternal pride, i´ve found home.

haha haa haaa haaa haahahahaa haahaa!!!
Actually the band would have splitted after this one, the would have stopped at the moment they were still very interesting [Sin remaining their ultime masterpiece in my opinion]
What followed Butterfly FX sounds old, dead, not good, and also looks like a band who tries to go to a past "glory" that tehy will never reach cause they evolved as persons...
Actually I think Moonspell shows all the TG fans who claim a Mandylion 2 that this would be a huge mistake!

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

I believe that TG are unstoppable and I think that if there was a "Mandylion 2" it would be as great as the first one, why not?

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Luna Obscura (Atmospheric Death/Gothic Metal)
Their demo "Darcanda" (With the permission of Luna Obscura)
New album "Feltia" out: Soon in 2008!

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

In my opinion Moonspell after Butterfly became different, more somber, evolved musicians, the recent exchange of bass player for me it was a big big big mystake. Sérgio was an excellent bass player you can see the vibes he gave on Sin, one o f the best if not the best album from Moonspell

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I turned to God and found despair, pain, death and eternal pride, i´ve found home.

hmm to me Moonspell carry on cause they can make their living out of it.. I don't feel the passion anymore...

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Maybe i'm paranoid, yeah that's my problem
You almost have to be when you look like me

Mmmmm, knowing at least Fernando as i do he could win his life another way, the rest of the band members i cannot say. I know a bit of Fernando, we tooked coffee sometimes together in the presence of mutual friends and he is has a degree in literature or filosofy if i am not mistaken. Thou that is sure not a great thing to work on. Damned country

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I turned to God and found despair, pain, death and eternal pride, i´ve found home.

I compared them because i consider them all members of the old (or not so old) atmospheric metal scene. I understand bands changing but i think that the fact they all became softer except from some bands is not a coinsidence because they did it on the same time. So, i like it when a band i liked still has some death/black metal elements in it. One of the very few bands that changed dramatically yet kept high quality standards is the gathering in my opinion.

Paradise Lost used to be my favourite band, i started on shades of god - as i die. Then came Icon which kept been my favourite album for ages. I do like anathema too but i really love the silent enigma and eternity.

I haven't listened to Daemonarch yet. I will once i get the chance.

Now i understand your comparison, and you are right but Moonpsell tried to revive their old sound with the new album but on live performances hearing Alma Mater is pure hell like As i Die with Paradise Lost (i lost my voice in the show at that song)

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I turned to God and found despair, pain, death and eternal pride, i´ve found home.

This voice thing can become a big problem, specially when you cannot move either

Well yeah moonspell sort of made a come back but i dont mind much because they only released a single album (Sin) that didn't have death vocals. Butterfly was quite modern too but hard to listen by somebody whos not familiar with this stuff. As for the concerts...from what i can recall (i go into a shock state and can hardly recall much after a concert) they played alma mater ok but they played the wolfshade VERY well as if they had arrived from the mid 90s. He was screaming beautifully

Well, I really like Moonspell, is one of my favourite bands, but, like a lot of people has said...they are losing "something", I don 't know how to explain it, but Darkness and Hope and The Antidote are not good works at all...

My favourite one is Butterfly effect followed by Sin/pecado and Irreligious. I like when a band evolves somehow (like the Gathering does)and listen different things in every new album. They're trying to return to their pasts sounds, and I really think they are making worse every album...I don't like darkness and Hope, In fact, I've just listened to it a few time, and The Antidote...well, it has some good tracks (In and above man, Capricorn at her feet, Lunar still and maybe Everything invaded) but the whole album for me sounds empty, not like Butterfly effect or Sin does.

Nonetheless...I'm still hoping they'll continue the sounds in Sin and Butterfly FX...

Think that Butterfly fx is a great album.I like the albums after that but i would prefer to hear something between butterfly and sin.

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i got a poster signed by all members on the "darkness & hope" tour here, anyone wants to swap? its a 36cmx36cm promo picture from that time.

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INSECURE
adjective
insecure people lack confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities and about whether other people really like them.

I'm fan of Moonspell and i want to swap

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Let the blood have it's way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6vyIe_mS-E

What do you think? Like old times...

Like most gothic bands who came about around the 90s (Paradise Lost, Katatonia etc) I liked Moonspell more back in their early days, especially Under the Moonspell (which even had some middle eastern vibes) and Irreligious but now they seem rather gimmicky. There's absolutely nothing wrong with evolution but in my mind, Moonspell have been going about it in the wrong way lately.