{"id":28146,"date":"2025-08-21T22:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=28146"},"modified":"2025-08-21T22:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T22:20:31","slug":"moonspell-to-release-massive-live-album-opus-diabolicum-featuring-the-renowned-orquestra-sinfonietta-de-lisboa-this-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/moonspell-to-release-massive-live-album-opus-diabolicum-featuring-the-renowned-orquestra-sinfonietta-de-lisboa-this-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"MOONSPELL to Release Massive Live Album, Opus Diabolicum, Featuring the Renowned Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa, This Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 26, 2024 saw&nbsp;<strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;performing their first-ever symphonic show, dubbed&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221;<\/strong>, at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal\u2019s capital city. The band made history at this unforgettable live event, adding another magnificent chapter to both metal music made in Portugal and their very own legacy. Now, a year later, this monumental event can be yours to view anytime, available in DVD\/Blu-ray, 2 CD, Black and Colored Vinyl and Digital formats&nbsp;<strong>via Napalm Records<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221;<\/strong>, the band revisits their classics and their bombastic album &#8220;1755&#8221; at a one-off, exclusive show and their biggest production to date. The heavy metallic power of the dark metal pioneers meets the classical magnitude of the 45-piece Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra &#8211; one of Portugal&#8217;s finest orchestras &#8211; conducted by maestro Vasco Pearce de Azevedo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new video clip for the&nbsp;<strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;anthem,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Vampiria&#8221;<\/strong>, is premiering today below. Captured live at the&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;show, it&#8217;s a haunting tribute to the gothic roots of&nbsp;<strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong>, that now rises once more in full symphonic glory, unleashing dramatic orchestration and vampiric grandeur like never before!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frontman Fernando Ribeiro comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;\u2019VAMPIRIA\u2019 is a Moonspell classic, as old as time itself. It was a first choice for us because it\u2019s actually one of the most remarkable arrangements of the whole show, which granted new blood and life (aren\u2019t they the same?) to a timeless, eternal song. See it risen from the dead with your own eyes, after \u2018travelling oceans of time\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MOONSPELL - Vampiria feat. Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa (Official Video) | Napalm Records\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MzcZXjJYiIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=2e803c4f39a050a5&amp;acc=SzBpWUU5VE9qU2lyallzOHpsaXoyNkk3NFhsVGhVZjg2WnU3TFNORmExT3d6c2Q5RmMyam1JUURFMDRlNFF4cTVlUlNINGhMVGt4NnFudEJwUzhDRGc9PQ%3D%3D\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=2e803c4f39a050a5&amp;acc=SzBpWUU5VE9qU2lyallzOHpsaXoyNkk3NFhsVGhVZjg2WnU3TFNORmExT3d6c2Q5RmMyam1JUURFMDRlNFF4cTVlUlNINGhMVGt4NnFudEJwUzhDRGc9PQ%3D%3D\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I have never been the one to push MOONSPELL into an orchestral direction<\/em>&#8220;,&nbsp;<strong>Ribeiro admits.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I mean, like any fan, I can recognise the impact Classical had over Heavy Metal (Quorthon, from Bathory, used to quote Wagner as his favourite \u201cband\u201d) and in my musical collection Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Ravel, could be found, shoulder to shoulder with the aforementioned Bathory, Celtic Frost, Sarc\u00f3fago or Maiden. But, I wasn\u2019t a fan of the metal meets orchestra efforts myself and when I approached Jaime (Gomez Arellano) to mix this beast, I asked him: have you heard S&amp;M and other &#8220;live with an orchestra&#8221; metal bands albums? We want nothing like that!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is work of passion: truly the work of the devil (opus diabolicum): imperfect, unprocessed, untamed. A release made by friends to all the friends we have around this goth forsaken world and that in an arena in Lisbon or in a sweaty club in Texas, keep the spell going, until we are no more.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No&nbsp;<strong>MOONSPELL<\/strong>&nbsp;fan, anywhere in the world, should miss their chance to add this rare and massive performance to their own collection! Pre-Order<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong>now at<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=65ead9c3f310e9a9&amp;acc=ZVpsSUhHdTErdWNLb3pkVHZtcXFJa045QnVyU2NSWlQ3K3FpTEI0SmkvbU5YQnhPdzJtdTdETFBneW5Ybksxdk9EaDk3YUNRanZBMi96VDFpSlRVT1E9PQ%3D%3D\"><strong>THIS LOCATION!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221; track listing:<\/strong><br>1. Tungstennio (CD + DVD\/Blu-ray only)<br>2. Em Nome do Medo<br>3. 1755<br>4. In Tremor Die<br>5. Desastre<br>6. Ruinas<br>7. Breathe (Until We Are No More)<br>8. Extinct<br>9. Proliferation<br>10. Finisterra<br>11. Everything Invaded<br>12. Scorpion Flower<br>13. Vampiria<br>14. Alma Mater<br>15. Fullmoon Madness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221; will be available on October 31, 2025 in the following Formats:<br><\/strong>&#8211; Digipak 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD + 2 Audio CD<strong><br><\/strong>&#8211; 2-LP Black Gatefold Vinyl<strong><br><\/strong>&#8211; 2-LP Splatter Cristallo\/Black SP026 Gatefold Vinyl<strong><br><\/strong>&#8211; Digital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Info Visit:<br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=a4a7a18aff86137d&amp;acc=c1RLK20zZkRtTVRvSHpnS2NWRU02T2s2a3hrK0RKUlVBVUtlWG5EUUxJWT0%3D\">https:\/\/www.moonspell.com<\/a><strong><br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=ef6786e4512afe39&amp;acc=enRScEhnQmIyYkczZ0VYMUZjakdmU2o4T2pyd1RmYVRuanhYcDVHbWdhSGM2Z29rSGJDdjNUNDVyZ3VzOWhoaA%3D%3D\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/moonspellband<\/a><strong><br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=0272c0b128c20313&amp;acc=RTdKT2QvS3VXYW1TZ0dGeTkzdWJNQ0hLM2hCYkVrYmdORnRpZ2RpbFZxZ3ZZbGxBcUl4eFRzUHpjR3lNTmlGbw%3D%3D\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/moonspellofficial<\/a><strong><br><\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.promojukebox.com\/nwldel\/link\/?nlsendlistid=10835766&amp;checkcode=91a50747928a7d57&amp;urlcc=c7f304edb942c050&amp;acc=OFYvOVhtcVNsT2pJZnpZY2syeDVSOVh1Rjl3aUg0dXphYzZWSnJuSnJieVpHZXZCeER3WWdLa081KzZCTU9zVQ%3D%3D\">https:\/\/label.napalmrecords.com\/moonspell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MOONSPELL is:<br><\/strong>Fernando Ribeiro \u2013 Vocals<strong><br><\/strong>Ricardo Amorim \u2013 Guitars<strong><br><\/strong>Pedro Paix\u00e3o \u2013 Keys<strong><br><\/strong>Aires Pereira \u2013 Bass<strong><br><\/strong>Hugo Ribeiro \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MOONSPELL live:<br><\/strong>23.08.2025 (IT) Metal For Emergency<strong><br><\/strong>27.08.2025 (PT) Festas De Corroios<strong><br><\/strong>29.08.2025 (GR) Crete, Rethymno Rocks<strong><br><\/strong>05.09.2025 (CH) Meh Suff<br>13.09.2025 (DE) Prophecy Fest<br>26.10.2025 (NL) Samhain Festival, Maastricht<strong><br><\/strong>31.10.2025 (PT) Halloween United (w\/ Dark Tranquillity &amp; Sinistro) &#8211; Lisbon, LAV&#8217;s Arena<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 26, 2024 saw&nbsp;MOONSPELL&nbsp;performing their first-ever symphonic show, dubbed&nbsp;&#8220;Opus Diabolicum&#8221;, at the MEO Arena in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[284,2433,4677],"class_list":["post-28146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news","tag-goth","tag-gothic-metal","tag-moonspell"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28148,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28146\/revisions\/28148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}