Irreligious (album)

Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released in 1996. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as "Opium", "Ruin & Misery", "Awake!" and "Full Moon Madness". The latter is usually the closing song during almost every Moonspell concert, which over time has become a characteristic of their concerts. Before the song begins, Fernando Ribeiro often makes the sign of the circle (symbolizing Moon) over the crowd. The third track, "Awake!", features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem "The Poet".

The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th-century-looking opium den.

Personnel

 * Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
 * Ricardo Amorim – guitars
 * João Pedro Escoval (Ares) – bass
 * Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples
 * Miguel Gaspar (Mike) – drums

Guest musicians
 * Markus Freiwald – percussion on "For a Taste of Eternity"
 * Birgit Zacher – vocals on "Raven Claws"

Production
 * Rolf Brenner – photography
 * Siggi Bemm – engineering
 * Waldemar Sorychta – producer, mixing