Night Eternal
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{{Infobox album
| name = Night Eternal
| type = studio
| artist = Moonspell
| cover = Moonspell - Night Eternal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art by Seth Siro Anton
| released = 16 May 2008
| recorded = 7 January 2008 – 31 January 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{Hlist|Gothic metal|melodic death metal|melodic black metal}}
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=14}}
| label = Steamhammer
| producer = Tue Madsen
| prev_title = Under Satanæ
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Alpha Noir/Omega White
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1384486|pure_url=yes}}|work=Allmusic|author=Prato, Greg|title=Night Eternal:Overview|accessdate=22 September 2009}}
| rev2 = Heavy Rock News
| rev3 = Home Nucleonics
| rev3Score = (favorable){{cite web |url=http://homenucleonics.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/moonspell-night-eternal/|title=Review: Moonspell – Night Eternal |accessdate=24 June 2011|work=homenucleonics|date=February 2011 }}
| rev4 = The Metal Crypt
| rev4Score = 3.75/5{{cite web |url=http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=3997|title="Night Eternal" review|accessdate=24 June 2011|work=The Metal Crypt}}
| rev5 = Metal Rules
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=August&year=2008&pos=507|title="Night Eternal" by Moonspell – review at Metal Rules |accessdate=24 June 2011|work=Metal Rules}}
| rev6 = Metal Storm
| rev6Score = 9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=5574|title=Moonspell – Night Eternal review |accessdate=24 June 2011|work=Metal Storm}}
| rev7 = Room Thirteen
| rev8 = Sputnikmusic
| rev8Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=27050|title="Night Eternal" by Moonspell – review at Sputnikmusic |accessdate=24 June 2011|work=Sputnikmusic}}
| rev9 = Teeth of the Divine
| rev9Score = (favorable){{cite web |url=http://www.teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/moonspell-night-eternal/|title=REVIEWS>> MOONSPELL – NIGHT ETERNAL|accessdate=24 June 2011|work=Teeth Of The Divine}}
| rev10 = Trash Pit
| rev10Score = {{rating|4|10}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rocknworld.com/thrashpit/reviews/08/MoonspellNightEternal.shtml|title=Moonspell – Night Eternal Review by Matt Hensch|accessdate=24 June 2011|work=rocknworld}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Night Eternal 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.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 44:14
| title1 = At Tragic Heights
| length1 = 6:51
| title2 = Night Eternal
| length2 = 4:09
| title3 = Shadow Sun
| length3 = 4:23
| title4 = Scorpion Flower
| note4 = featuring Anneke van Giersbergen
| length4 = 4:33
| title5 = Moon in Mercury
| length5 = 4:22
| title6 = Hers Is the Twilight
| length6 = 4:53
| title7 = Dreamless (Lucifer and Lilith)
| length7 = 5:16
| title8 = Spring of Rage
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = First Light
| length9 = 5:43
}}
= Limited edition bonus tracks =
{{tracklist
| total_length = 58:30
| title10 = Age of Mothers
| length10 = 5:42
| title11 = Scorpion Flower (Dark Lush Cut)
| length11 = 4:36
| title12 = Scorpion Flower (The Feeble Cut)
| length12 = 3:57
}}
= Limited edition bonus DVD =
{{tracklist
| title1 = Finisterra
| note1 = live at Wacken Open Air 2007
| length1 =
| title2 = Memento Mori
| note2 = live at Wacken Open Air 2007
| length2 =
| title3 = Blood Tells
| note3 = live at Wacken Open Air 2007
| length3 =
| title4 = Finisterra
| note4 = music video
| length4 =
| title5 = Finisterra
| note5 = making-of video
| length5 =
| title6 = Luna
| note6 = music video
| length6 =
}}
Personnel
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;Moonspell
- Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
- Ricardo Amorim – guitars
- Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples, guitars
- Miguel Gaspar – drums
;Additional musicians
- Niclas Etelävuori – bass
- Patrícia Andrade – choir vocals
- Sophia Vieira – choir vocals
- Carmen Susana Simões – choir vocals
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;Production
- Adriano Esteves – logo
- Natalie Shau – model
- Jorge Pina – choir recording
- Pedro Paixão – recording
- Waldemar Sorychta – pre-production, arrangements
- Jacob Olsen – additional engineering
- Fernando Ribeiro – executive producer
- Seth Siro Anton – artwork
- Tue Madsen – producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
- Edgar Keats – photography
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Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|France|144|artist=Moonspell|album=Night Eternal|rowheader=true|accessdate= 12 December 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|62|id=88667|artist=Moonspell|album=Night Eternal|rowheader=true|accessdate= 12 December 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|3|artist=Moonspell|album=Night Eternal|rowheader=true|accessdate= 12 December 2021}} |
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/121091|title=Moonspell - Night Eternal}}
{{Moonspell}}
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Category:SPV/Steamhammer albums