Night Eternal[11] is the eighth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 16 May 2008 in Europe and on 10 June 2008 in North America. It was pre-produced in Portugal with Waldemar Sorychta from 16 to 30 November 2007 and recorded in Denmark at Antfarm studio from 7 to 31 January 2008.

Night Eternal
Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
Studio album by
Released16 May 2008
Recorded7 January 2008 – 31 January 2008
Genre
Length44:14
LabelSteamhammer
ProducerTue Madsen
Moonspell chronology
Under Satanæ
(2007)
Night Eternal
(2008)
Alpha Noir/Omega White
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Heavy Rock News9/10[2]
Home Nucleonics(favorable)[3]
The Metal Crypt3.75/5[4]
Metal Rules[5]
Metal Storm9/10[6]
Room Thirteen10/13[7]
Sputnikmusic[8]
Teeth of the Divine(favorable)[9]
Trash Pit[10]

Tracklist edit

No.TitleLength
1."At Tragic Heights"6:51
2."Night Eternal"4:09
3."Shadow Sun"4:23
4."Scorpion Flower" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)4:33
5."Moon in Mercury"4:22
6."Hers Is the Twilight"4:53
7."Dreamless (Lucifer and Lilith)"5:16
8."Spring of Rage"4:04
9."First Light"5:43
Total length:44:14

Limited edition bonus tracks edit

No.TitleLength
10."Age of Mothers"5:42
11."Scorpion Flower (Dark Lush Cut)"4:36
12."Scorpion Flower (The Feeble Cut)"3:57
Total length:58:30

Limited edition bonus DVD edit

No.TitleLength
1."Finisterra" (live at Wacken Open Air 2007) 
2."Memento Mori" (live at Wacken Open Air 2007) 
3."Blood Tells" (live at Wacken Open Air 2007) 
4."Finisterra" (music video) 
5."Finisterra" (making-of video) 
6."Luna" (music video) 

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Charts (2008) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 144
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 62
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[14] 3

References edit

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Night Eternal:Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  2. ^ "[Crítica] Moonspell – Night Eternal". heavyrocknews. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Review: Moonspell – Night Eternal". homenucleonics. February 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  4. ^ ""Night Eternal" review". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. ^ ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell – review at Metal Rules". Metal Rules. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Moonspell – Night Eternal review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Moonspell – Night Eternal review". roomthirteen. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  8. ^ ""Night Eternal" by Moonspell – review at Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  9. ^ "REVIEWS>> MOONSPELL – NIGHT ETERNAL". Teeth Of The Divine. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Moonspell – Night Eternal Review by Matt Hensch". rocknworld. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Moonspell - Night Eternal".
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Moonspell – Night Eternal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – Night Eternal" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Moonspell – Night Eternal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2021.