Far From God
Moonspell
Far From God is Moonspell’s thirteenth studio album, released on July 3, 2026 via Napalm Records and widely framed as a rebirth for the Portuguese gothic metal pioneers. Developed over roughly five years after 2021’s Hermitage, it was recorded in December 2025 with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano and runs about 42 minutes across eight tracks, deliberately stripping away much of the orchestral bombast and symphonic layering that characterized some of their 2000s records. The band and label both describe Far From God as their “Irreligious of the 21st century”—a bold, back‑to‑basics statement of gothic metal in its purest form: dark, romantic, dramatic, and unapologetically heavy, reconnecting with the atmosphere and straight-ahead songwriting of their classic era while still sounding contemporary.
Musically, the album leans on dense, guitar-driven riffs, brooding melodies, and carefully used keyboards that support rather than overwhelm, with Fernando Ribeiro’s vocals moving between deep, grave intonations and restrained, emotive intensity. The title track Far From God serves as a burning, vampiric love hymn that revives the band’s old mystique, while songs like Cross Your Heart and Our Freedom to Fall channel 1990s Moonspell through slick grooves and moody, melodic motifs, balancing restraint and impact. Other highlights include The Great Wolf in the Sky, an epic, melancholic piece with strings by Alicia Nuhro, and For the Love of Mortals and Reconquista, which critics single out for their climactic emotional weight; reviewers describe the album as a journey with a strong beginning, a core of mood exploration, and a conclusion that “etches all those emotions into stone,” praising its consistency, powerful bass, and Ribeiro’s best vocal form in years. Thematically, Far From God explores Baudelairian love, existential guilt, redemption, faith, and the nobility of vampires and other creatures of the night, using nocturnal allegories and sacred imagery to reflect on drifting away from the divine—whether that means love, human connection, or comforting belief—making the record feel both romantically gothic and deeply human.
Far From God
Moonspell
Far From God is Moonspell’s thirteenth studio album, released on July 3, 2026 via Napalm Records and widely framed as a rebirth for the Portuguese gothic metal pioneers. Developed over roughly five years after 2021’s Hermitage, it was recorded in December 2025 with producer Jaime Gomez Arellano and runs about 42 minutes across eight tracks, deliberately stripping away much of the orchestral bombast and symphonic layering that characterized some of their 2000s records. The band and label both describe Far From God as their “Irreligious of the 21st century”—a bold, back‑to‑basics statement of gothic metal in its purest form: dark, romantic, dramatic, and unapologetically heavy, reconnecting with the atmosphere and straight-ahead songwriting of their classic era while still sounding contemporary.
Musically, the album leans on dense, guitar-driven riffs, brooding melodies, and carefully used keyboards that support rather than overwhelm, with Fernando Ribeiro’s vocals moving between deep, grave intonations and restrained, emotive intensity. The title track Far From God serves as a burning, vampiric love hymn that revives the band’s old mystique, while songs like Cross Your Heart and Our Freedom to Fall channel 1990s Moonspell through slick grooves and moody, melodic motifs, balancing restraint and impact. Other highlights include The Great Wolf in the Sky, an epic, melancholic piece with strings by Alicia Nuhro, and For the Love of Mortals and Reconquista, which critics single out for their climactic emotional weight; reviewers describe the album as a journey with a strong beginning, a core of mood exploration, and a conclusion that “etches all those emotions into stone,” praising its consistency, powerful bass, and Ribeiro’s best vocal form in years. Thematically, Far From God explores Baudelairian love, existential guilt, redemption, faith, and the nobility of vampires and other creatures of the night, using nocturnal allegories and sacred imagery to reflect on drifting away from the divine—whether that means love, human connection, or comforting belief—making the record feel both romantically gothic and deeply human.