Extinct is the tenth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 5 March 2015 in several versions with a different cover for each (jewel case, limited deluxe box, mediabook, gatefold LP).

Extinct
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by
Released5 March 2015
Recorded2014
StudioFascination Street Studios (Örebro and Stockholm, Sweden)
Length45:38
LabelNapalm
ProducerJens Bogren
Moonspell chronology
Alpha Noir/Omega White
(2012)
Extinct
(2015)
1755
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[1]

The album was recorded at Fascination Street Studios, and was produced and mixed by Jens Bogren. The cover artwork was designed by Seth Siro Anton.[2] It includes a guest bozuoukitara performance by Yossi Sassi on the track "Medusalem". Also, on that same track, before the guitar solo starts, another guest artist, Mahafsoun, narrates the chorus in the Persian language.[3]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Moonspell, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro

Extinct
No.TitleLength
1."Breathe (Until We Are No More)"5:33
2."Extinct"4:42
3."Medusalem"5:06
4."Domina"5:09
5."The Last of Us"3:26
6."Malignia"5:06
7."Funeral Bloom"4:10
8."A Dying Breed"4:29
9."The Future Is Dark"5:09
10."La Baphomette"2:48
Total length:45:38
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
11."Until We Are No Less"7:02
12."Doomina"4:49
13."Last of Them"5:24
14."The Past Is Darker"5:43
Total length:01:08:34

Personnel edit

  • Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
  • Ricardo Amorim – guitars
  • Aires Pereira – bass
  • Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples
  • Miguel Gaspar – drums

Charts edit

Charts (2015) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 69
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 87
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 42
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 178
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 39
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[11] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 32

References edit

  1. ^ Ray Van Horn, Jr. (19 February 2015). "Extinct". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Extinct – tracklist and covers | Moonspell". moonspell.cz. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  3. ^ Vera. "Interview – Moonspell". Lords of Metal. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Moonspell – Extinct" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – Extinct" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – Extinct" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Moonspell – Extinct" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Moonspell: Extinct" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Moonspell – Extinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – Extinct" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Moonspell – Extinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Moonspell – Extinct". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.