MOONSPELL

MOONSPELL
SIN/PECADO (1997)
320 KBPS

"Sin/Pecado" is very different from the previous albums, but Moonspell has taught us that that is positive and that we don't have to fear change. This is the most calm Moonspell album, still influenced by Doom Metal but more centered in the Gothic Metal environment, giving this album a newer, more emotional and beautiful athmosphere. For this reasons the rough vocals aren't as used as in "Wolfheart" or "Irreligious" and clean vocals make most of the album, showing us another side of Fernando Ribeiro's singing capabilities.
"Slow Down" is a small introduction and preceds the excellent "handmadeGod", which shows a great combination between keyboards and guitars. "2econd Skin" has a catchy chorus and great guitars. "Abysmo" follows the same logic. "Flesh" has an oriental sound and works as an introduction to the fantastic "Magdalene", where we clearly hear an electronic touch. "V.C. Gloria Domini" reveals great guitars and keyborads. Next track, "EuroticA", has electronic elements all over it, and Fernando Ribeiro practically seems to be speaking, which gives an amazing and very different environment. "Mute" has a nice chorus, great guitars and keyboards. Track ten is "DeKadence" and has some of the best lyrics of this album and sounds great as well. "Let The Children Cum To Me..." is another excellent track, with a nice melody, mainly thanks to great guitar work. "The Hanged Man" is the last "real" song on this album, as "13!" is just some seconds of an electronic sound, a nice way of ending the work.
The poetic lyrics are all in charge of Fernando Ribeiro and again this is another perfect aspect, texts that you wont get from any other band. It's erotic, irreligious, beautiful, controvertist, original, it's amazing.
All the elements in this album fit perfectly in every single second of music here. "Sin/Pecado" is the highest expoent of a melodic, melancholic, sad, relexing but still Metal complex combination suprebly executed. An album that no Gothic Metal fan should miss, even though it's not Moonspell's best work.

1. Slow Down!
2. handmadeGod
3. 2econd Skin
4. Abysmo
5. Flesh
6. Magdalene
7. V.C. (Gloria Domini)
8. EuroticA
9. Mute
10. Dekadance
11. Let The Children Cum To Me...
12. The Hanged Man
13. 13!