''Extinct'' is the tenth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band

Moonspell Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1992. The group released their first EP, '' Under the Moonspell'', in 1994 and followed up with their debut album, ''Wolfheart'', a year later. They quickly became the most recognizable metal ...

, released on 5 March 2015 in several versions with a different cover for each (

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, LTD deluxe box, mediabook, gatefold LP). The album was recorded at Fascination Street Studios, and was produced and mixed by

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. The cover artwork was designed by

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. It includes a guest bozuoukitara performance by

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on the track "Medusalem". Also, on that same track, before the guitar solo starts, another guest artist, Mahafsoun, narrates the chorus in the

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Track listing

All songs written by Moonspell, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro

Personnel

*Fernando Ribeiro – vocals *Ricardo Amorim – guitars *Aires Pereira – bass *Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples *Miguel Gaspar – drums

Charts

References

MOONSPELL – Announce New Album Details! - Napalm RecordsMoonspell- Extinct – Encyclopaedia Metallum
2015 albums Moonspell albums Napalm Records albums Albums with cover art by Spiros Antoniou Albums produced by Jens Bogren {{2010s-death-metal-album-stub