Memorial (Moonspell album)

Memorial
Studio album by Moonspell
Released	25 April 2006
Recorded	November 2005
Genre	Gothic metal Melodic death metal
Length	59:33
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Waldemar Sorychta
Moonspell chronology
The Antidote (2003) Memorial (2006) The Great Silver Eye (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Memorial is Moonspell's seventh full-length album, released on April 24, 2006 by SPV. The album is available in two versions: a standard edition and a limited 'digipack' edition with the "Atlantic" bonus track.

On January 16, 2007, Memorial was certified gold by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa for selling over 10,000 copies in Portugal. This is the first time a Portuguese heavy metal group has received this award.^[2]

Each of the limited versions and the standard edition end with a different song, but on every version the final track ends with a 6 minute wolfs-howling outro ("The Sleep of the Sea"), hence there are actually two official versions of "Best Forgotten".

Track listing

CD

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" – 4:43
13. "Best Forgotten" – 6:47 (standard edition with hidden outro – 14:08)
14. "Atlantic" (limited edition bonus track) – 12:43 (with hidden outro)
15. "Phantom North" (Portuguese limited edition bonus track) - 5:46

DVD (Special Edition)

Live At CC Estudio 2

1. "Memento Mori"
2. "Blood Tells"
3. "Sanguine"
4. "Best Forgotten"

Live At Vilar de Mouros

1. "In Memoriam"
2. "Finisterra"
3. "Memento Mori"
4. "Blood Tells"
5. "Proliferation"
6. "Upon The Blood Of Men"

Videos

1. "Luna"
2. "Finisterra"
3. "Making Of Finisterra"

Hard Club Slideshow

Credits

• Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
• Ricardo Amorim - guitars & keyboards
• Pedro Paixão - keyboards & guitars
• Mike Gaspar - drums

Additional credits

• Waldemar Sorychta - bass guitar, produced, mixed and engineered
• Big Boss (Root) - vocals on "At the Image of Pain"
• Birgit Zacher - vocals on "Luna" and "Sanguine"
• Raimund Gitsels - violins on "In Memoriam", "Memento Mori", "Sanguine" and "Once it was Ours!"

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Portuguese Albums Chart[3]	1

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ "Moonspell: Memorial certified gold in Portugal". Blabbermouth.net. 2007-01-16. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65364. Retrieved 2007-01-17. 
3. ^ http://portuguesecharts.com/search.asp?search=Moonspell&cat=a