1755 (album)
1755 is the eleventh full-length album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on November 3, 2017, and unlike previous albums, it is entirely sung in Portuguese. This is a concept album, detailing the story of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.
This album was recorded in Antfarm Studios and Poison Apple Studios, produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, noted for working with Meshuggah, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Dir En Grey, and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Cover artwork was designed by João Diogo. It includes guest performances in some songs, including vocals by Paulo Bragança on the track 'In Tremor Dei'.Track listing
All songs written by Moonspell, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro.Personnel
- Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
- Ricardo Amorim - guitars
- Aires Pereira - bass
- Pedro Paixão - keyboards
- Miguel Gaspar - drums
Additional musicians
- Silvia Guerreiro - choir vocals
- Mariangela Demurtas - choir vocals
- Carmen Susana Simões - choir vocals
- Jon Phipps - virtual orchestration
- Martin Lopez - darbuka on "1755"
- Paulo Bragança - vocals on "In Tremor Dei"
Production
- Adriano Esteves - logo
- Tiago Canadas - engineering, recording
- Jon Phipps - pre-production, arrangements
- João Diogo - artwork
- Tue Madsen - producer, mixing, mastering
- Paulo Mendes - photography
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