Moonspell - The Antidote

I have here Moonspell's 6th album, and not only is it their best, it's also the best Goth Metal album ever made.  Now, most of you are going to be totally phobic to anything Goth Metal or will just roll your eyes because you think Moonspell is just a Portuguese Type O Negative, which is pretty true, but that doesn't change the fact that this is one monumental album.  The consistency, songwriting, and production have been taken up several levels since their ho-hum 90's albums and uber-crappy "Butterfly Effect".  These changes were evident in in their previous album, but really came to fruition here.  The songs are all memorable, the playing is damn tight, but what really pushes this work over the edge is the production.  The tones are super-warm, the instrumentation is concise and uncluttered, and the delays have a perfect shimmering quality.  The only drawback I would say is the vocals being a bit over the top; there seems to be too many "whispered" parts, and there's still a heavy Portuguese accent to the English lyrics.  But hey, in either Goth or Metal good singing is pretty hard to come by, so finding someone that can do both effectively might as well be impossible.

For the two of you that might like this, here it is...

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