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Moonspell

Portuguese gothic metal band formed in 1989 under the name of [A=Morbid God]. They changed their name in 1992. Moonspell started out as folk-tinged black metal in their very early era (demos and debut EP), but eventually moved on to a more atmospheric/gothic metal style. Current line-up Fernando Ribeiro (Langsuyar) - Vocals (1992-present) Pedro Paixão (Neophytus Lupus Maris/Passionis) - Keyboards, Samples, Programming (1992-present) Ricardo Amorim (Morning Blade) - Guitars (1995-present) Aires Pereira (Ahriman (6)) - Bass (2004-present) Hugo Ribeiro (5) - Drums (2020-present) Former members Mike Gaspar (Nisroch O.F.) - Drums (1992-2020) Sérgio Crestana - Bass (1997-2003) João Pedro Escoval (Ares (3)/Tetragrammaton T.M.) - Bass (1992-1997) Duarte Picoto (Mantus (3)) - Guitars (1992-1995) Luís Lamelas (Fenrir (9)/Malah L.L.) - Guitars (1992-1993) João Fonseca (JM/Tanngrisnir) - Guitar, Backing vocals (1993-1995)