MOONSPELL "Opus Diabolicum" featuring the renowned Orquestra Sinfonietta de Lisboa

2LP Black

 

The heavy metallic power of Portuguese dark metal pioneers MOONSPELL meets the classical magnitude of the 45-piece Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra - one of Portugal's finest orchestras - conducted by maestro Vasco Pearce de Azevedo! 
 

October 26, 2024 saw MOONSPELL performing their first-ever symphonic show, dubbed "Opus Diabolicum", at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital city. The band made history at this unforgettable live event, adding another magnificent chapter to both metal music made in Portugal and their very own legacy. Now, a year later, this monumental event can be yours to view anytime, available in DVD/Blu-ray, 2 CD, Black and Colored Vinyl and Digital formats via Napalm Records on October 31, 2025.

On "Opus Diabolicum", the band revisits their classics and their bombastic album "1755" at a one-off, exclusive show and their biggest production to date. No MOONSPELL fan, anywhere in the world, should miss their chance to add this rare and massive performance to their own collection!

 

 

Artist Quote

"I have never been the one to push MOONSPELL into an orchestral direction. I mean, like any fan, I can recognise the impact Classic had over Heavy Metal (Quorthon, from Bathory, used to quote Wagner as his favourite “band”) and in my musical collection Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Ravel, could be found, shoulder to shoulder with the aforementioned Bathory, Celtic Frost, Sarcófago or Maiden. But, I wasn’t a fan of the metal meets orchestra efforts myself and when I approached Jaime (Gomez Arellano) to mix this beast, I asked him: have you heard S&M and other "live with an orchestra" metal bands albums? We want nothing like that!

This is work of passion: truly the work of the devil (opus diabolicum): imperfect, unprocessed, untamed. A release made by friends to all the friends we have around this goth forsaken world and that in an arena in Lisbon or in a sweaty club in Texas, keep the spell going, until we are no more" Fernando Ribeiro, Moonspell

 

"Opus Diabolicum" tracklist

1. Tungstennio (cd and dvd/Br only)

2. Em Nome do Medo

3. 1755

4. In Tremor Die

5. Desastre

6. Ruinas

7. Breathe (Until We Are No More)

8. Extinct

9. Proliferation

10. Finisterra

11. Everything Invaded

12. Scorpion Flower

13. Vampiria

14. Alma Mater

15. Fullmoon Madness

 

"Opus Diabolicum" will be available on October 31, 2025 in the following Formats:

- Digipak 1 BluRay + 1 DVD + 2 Audio CD
- Digipak 1 BluRay + 1 DVD + 2 Audio CD w/Ticket Replica | Alma Mater Exclusive | LIMITED TO 200

- 2LP Black Gatefold Vinyl

- 2LP Splatter Cristallo/Black SP026 Gatefold Vinyl - Napalm Records EXCLUSIVE | LIMITED

- 2PL Gold with Ticket Replica - Alma Mater EXCLUSIVE | LIMITED to 300

- Digital