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Released 20 years ago

Memorial

Moonspell · 2006

64 min · 14 tracks · gothic metal

A haunting blend of gothic melodies and heavy instrumentation, exploring themes of loss and mortality.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • contemplative late-night reflections
  • layered, dense sonic textures

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on April 24, 2006, 'Memorial' is Moonspell's sixth studio album, following their critically acclaimed 'The Antidote' from 2003. At this point in their career, the band was solidifying its place within the gothic metal scene while experimenting with darker, more introspective themes that reflected their evolution as artists.
Stylistic neighbors
Paradise Lost· Type O Negative· My Dying Bride

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 In Memoriam 1:25
  • 2 Finisterra 4:08
  • 3 Memento Mori 4:27
  • 4 Sons of Earth 1:51
  • 5 Blood Tells 4:08
  • 6 Upon the Blood of Men 4:55
  • 7 At the Image of Pain 4:21
  • 8 Sanguine 5:50
  • 9 Proliferation 2:39
  • 10 Once It Was Ours! 4:53
  • 11 Mare Nostrum 1:56
  • 12 Luna 4:42
  • 13 Best Forgotten 6:47
  • 14 Atlantic 12:43

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