1755 (album)

1755
Studio album by
Released3 November 2017
Recorded2017
StudioAntfarm Studios (Aarhus, Denmark), Poison Apple Studios (Lisbon, Portugal)[1]
Genre
Length47:42
LanguagePortuguese
LabelNapalm
ProducerTue Madsen
Moonspell chronology
Extinct
(2015)
1755
(2017)
Hermitage
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[4]

1755 is the eleventh studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 3 November 2017. Unlike previous albums, it is entirely sung in Portuguese. It is a concept album, detailing the story of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[5][6][7]

This album was recorded in Antfarm Studios and Poison Apple Studios, produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, noted for working with Meshuggah, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Dir En Grey, and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Cover artwork was designed by João Diogo.[6] It includes guest performances in some songs, including vocals by Paulo Bragança on the track 'In Tremor Dei'.[2]

  1. ^ Moonspell – 1755 on discogs.com Retrieved 30 December 2018
  2. ^ a b "Moonspell – 1755". Lords of Metal. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ^ Moonspell – 1755 album review Retrieved 3 April 2021
  4. ^ Jay H. Gorania (6 January 2018). "CD Reviews – 1775 Moonspell". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Moonspell – 1755". 14 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Details about 1755; Moonspell". moonspell.cz. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. ^ "MOONSPELL – 1755 / Digipak CD". shop.napalmrecords.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

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