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Moonspell - Wolfheart



8.8 | 885 votes |
Release date: 1 April 1995
Style: Gothic black metal, Folk metal

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Disc I
01. Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)
02. Love Crimes
03. ...Of Dream And Drama (Midnight Ride)
04. Lua D'Inverno
05. Trebaruna
06. Vampiria
07. An Erotic Alchemy
08. Alma Mater
09. Ataegina [digipak bonus][limited deluxe bonus]

Disc II [Moonspell Live (1995): limited deluxe bonus live CD]
01. Intro
02. Love Crimes
03. ...Of Dream And Drama (Midnight Ride)
04. An Erotic Alchemy
05. Lua D'Inverno
06. Trebaruna
07. Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)
08. Vampiria
09. Alma Mater

Top 20 albums of 1995: 8
Top 200 albums of all time: 105

Additional info
Produced by Moonspell at Studio 2 (29/01 until 13/02 1995)
Logo by Christopher Szpadjel.
Original photo credits by Nuno Cartaxo.
Original cover artwork by Axel Hermann.
Reissue photo credits by Paulo Moreira.
Reissue layout and design by Carsten Drescher.

The album has been reissued in the same year by Century Media with different artwork and digipak bonus track "Ataegina". The 2002 Brazilian version has live bonus tracks "Opium" and "Awake" instead. Reissued again on October 15, 2007 with new mastering, artwork and expanded 28 page booklet with liner notes. Limited deluxe edition has bonus live CD, recorded in Paris, France, fall of 1995 and Saarbrücken, Germany, winter of 1995.

Original issue has misspelled name for track 5: "Trebraruna". The 2007 reissue has misspelled names for tracks 3 and 5.

Guest review by
Wolf
Rating:
8.0
A metal band from Portugal isn't something you see every day...and of course Moonspell is already a band with a reputation, a band that commands respect! You cannot mention gothic or doom metal without naming Moonspell, that's for sure!
For the following review we have to go back in time...

The Wolfheart is my one and only Moonspell album I have in my collection for the moment and to come straight at the point, it is a tremendous one! This Portuguese gothic/doom metal band or as we used to call it 'dark metal' has a great ability of combining external instruments with 'metal? and other rhythmical music styles.

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published 01.12.2003 | Comments (1)

Staff review by
Herzebeth
Rating:
9.5
The first and only Black Metal Full Length Album made by Moonspell, A great album with the most incredible atmosphere I've heard in metal scene. The album is incredible well structured, the double bass are in the right place, the distorted and acoustic guitars came in the exact moment, The cleanest Bass-lines are shown in the most depressive moments of the album, and the vocals, man the vocals are beautiful, filled with anger (the guttural voice show only anger and pain, the vocals are not low and throaty for no reason) this album is a true masterpiece.

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published 07.01.2005 | Comments (21)

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04.11.2012 - 15:56
Rating: 9
Erik M.

Amazing album, as well as it being the best Moonspell album. However, if all songs would be as great as Wolfshade, Love Crimes, Vampiria and An Erotic Alchemy, this would be a 10/10 easily. I'm giving it a 9/10 because I don't like the other 5 songs nearly as much as the ones I just mentioned, though they're still good.
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21.12.2013 - 22:25
Rating: 7
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Found this to be a very fun record for some reason Might've been the mood I was in...
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16.08.2014 - 18:00
Rating: 9
Erik M.

Written by LeKiwi on 21.12.2013 at 22:25

Found this to be a very fun record for some reason Might've been the mood I was in...


I'm suprised that you're surprised. This album is a total classic in the genre (black/gothic metal). It's definitely the best thing this band ever did.
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21.12.2014 - 21:08
Rating: 8
NorthernDickhead

Nice mix of Black/Gothic metal. Don't really like Moonspell of nowdays,but this is very enjoyable.
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04.11.2016 - 01:03
Rating: 10
Redel

What a classic, easily their best.
We were addicted to this album back at that time.
Almost no weak songs.
Best songs: Love crimes, of dream and drama, alma mater, and of course the wolfshade.
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03.03.2019 - 07:30
Rating: 9
DeathMetal

Yes, excellent, we like it.
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28.09.2020 - 14:02
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
May I ask anyone who has several versions of the three vinyl pressings if are there sound differences between the three releases, change of mixing, or dynamics perhaps?
It's unfortunate this got pointless remixing treatment at the expense of distorting the balance of the property to flow smoothly. I'm comparing the two mixes available on Spotify although I'll just have to accept it, inevitably...

Discovering this almost a decade ago, relistened earlier this year curiously but still indecisive (discovering about the remixed one with chagrin) only to then listen to the original after a recent hard day up thinking about where I am in life and now it truly hits the heart. Let's say that goth at it's great can make a heartbeat of tears. Gothic black is a gem that never really saturated and is a staple cog for the creation of experimental bm that followed in the late '90s. Beautiful and even more unique after several unfolds. Seeing Moonspell exclusively reuse this logo as a reign of style onto the Lisboa live concert art was a nice touch.

So relistening to the 'latest' version after, it holds up more acceptable despite feeling forced on options but what can I do? Going to my wantlist. Even learned my name means Wolf in Turkish .
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I may not have the largest collection but I certainly have the absolute best

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27.11.2020 - 02:21
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Phuket got the lilac edition. So much for having another gold disc... This album is 40 minutes of emotional beauty knotted into perfection. The jewel within the crown of a rarely tainted, watered-down niche subgenre that is Gothic Black metal..
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I may not have the largest collection but I certainly have the absolute best

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10.12.2020 - 15:30
Rating: 10
The Melting Snow

Revisiting Moonspell's discography these days in anticipation of the new album. This album is truly beautiful. I have been a big fan of Ricardo over the years, yet he wasn't a part of Moonspell when this album came out but the guitars are still great to listen to. The album is the height of creativity.

I've been learning Alma Mater and Wolfshade these days on guitar and I thoroughly enjoy the experience.
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10.12.2020 - 22:59
Rating: 10
Redel

Written by The Melting Snow on 10.12.2020 at 15:30

I've been learning Alma Mater and Wolfshade these days on guitar and I thoroughly enjoy the experience.

Attaboy!
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25.10.2021 - 22:21
Rating: 9
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
I love to go back to this album often as I can, there isn't a single moment that I find short of spectacular, this album is utter perfection!!
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29.12.2021 - 23:50
Rating: 9
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Unbelievably magical atmosphere! I'm entranced - I've never heard music like this before (I find the melodies sound like a mix of Dan Swanö's Moontower and Necromantia's Crossing the Fiery Path!)

The melodies are so mesmerizing, the various vocals are engaging, the riffs are powerful, the basslines are fantastic- masterpiece!

My favorite songs here are: Vampiria, An Erotic Alchemy, Of Dream and Drama, Wolfshade, and Love Crimes
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13.04.2022 - 16:52
Rating: 9
F3ynman2000
Nocturnal Bro
Is it just me or does the riff in Wolfshade sound like a melodic version of the main riff in Bolt Thrower's "The IVth Crusade" title track?
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