Night Eternal

Night Eternal[11] is the eighth studio album by 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.

Night Eternal
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by
Moonspell
ReleasedMay 16, 2008
Recorded7 January 2008 – 31 January 2008
GenreGothic metal, melodic death metal, melodic black metal
Length44:14
LabelSteamhammer
ProducerTue Madsen
Moonspell chronology
Under Satanæ
(2007)		 Night Eternal
(2008)		 Alpha Noir/Omega White
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Heavy Rock News9/10[2]
Home Nucleonics(favorable)[3]
The Metal Crypt3.75/5[4]
Metal Rules[5]
Metal Storm9/10[6]
Room Thirteen10/13[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]
Teeth Of The Divine(favorable)[9]
Trash Pit[10]

Tracklist
No.TitleLength
1."At Tragic Heights"06:51
2."Night Eternal"04:09
3."Shadow Sun"04:23
4."Scorpion Flower" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)04:33
5."Moon in Mercury"04:22
6."Hers Is the Twilight"04:53
7."Dreamless (Lucifer and Lilith)"05:16
8."Spring of Rage"04:04
9."First Light"05:43
Total length:44:14

Limited Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Age of Mothers"05:42
11."Scorpion Flower" (Dark Lush Cut)04:36
12."Scorpion Flower" (The Feeble Cut)03:57
Total length:58:30

Limited Edition Bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Finisterra" (Live at the Wacken Open Air 2007) 
2."Memento Mori" (Live at the Wacken Open Air 2007) 
3."Blood Tells" (Live at the Wacken Open Air 2007) 
4."Finisterra" (Music Video) 
5."Finisterra" (Making of Video) 
6."Luna" (Music Video) 

Personnel
  • Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
  • Ricardo Amorim - guitars
  • Pedro Paixão - keyboards, samples, guitars
  • Miguel Gaspar - drums

Additional musicians
  • Niclas Etelävuori - bass
  • Patrícia Andrade - choir vocals
  • Sophia Viera - choir vocals
  • Carmen Susana Simões - choir vocals

Production
  • Adriano Esteves - logo
  • Natalie Shau - model
  • Jorge Pina - choir recording
  • Pedro Paixão - recording
  • Waldemar Sorychta - pre-production, arrangements
  • Jacob Olsen - additional engineering
  • Fernando Ribeiro - executive producer
  • Seth Siro Anton - artwork
  • Tue Madsen - producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
  • Edgar Keats - photography

Charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[12] 144
Portuguese Albums Chart[12] 3

Notes
  1. Prato, Greg. "Night Eternal:Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. "[Crítica] Moonspell – Night Eternal". heavyrocknews. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  3. "Review: Moonspell – Night Eternal". homenucleonics. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  4. ""Night Eternal" review". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  5. ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell - review at Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  6. "Moonspell - Night Eternal review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  7. "Moonspell - Night Eternal review". roomthirteen. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  8. ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell - review at Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  9. "REVIEWS>> MOONSPELL - NIGHT ETERNAL". Teeth Of The Divine. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  10. "Moonspell - Night Eternal Review by Matt Hensch". rocknworld. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  11. https://www.discogs.com/master/view/121091
  12. ""Night Eternal" at Portuguesecharts.com". Portuguesecharts. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved 2011-06-24.



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