Thoughts: Where did this come from? Where on earth did this come from? The last thing I knew the band was playing gothic metal with some cool atmospheres and effects on The Antidote. This album is by far the most extreme that the band has put out since Wolfheart... maybe even Under the Moonspell.
Fernando's trademark clean vocals are all but absent in this album. This is almost 100% harsh. The riffs are heavy, yet are played faster and more aggressively than the band has in forever. The drums feature more double bass than ever and even have some blast beats on songs. The keyboards are tasteful and carry the melody most of the time, they are never overbearing though. This is full on keyboard driven black metal for most of the album... interludes and all.
Moonspell have always had an interesting direction with their releases, never content to stay in one style for more than an album. Here they went in a more extreme direction, and it was a great decision. The album holds up well even decades later and to this day stands as one of my favorite from the band.
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