Night Eternal

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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]

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.

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.