Hermitage (album)
2021 studio album by Moonspell
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Hermitage is the twelfth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on 26 February 2021. This is their first album without original drummer Miguel "Mike" Gaspar. Drums are performed by new member Hugo Ribeiro (not related to singer Fernando Ribeiro).[7]
Released26 February 2021
StudioOrgone (United Kingdom)
Length52:25
| Hermitage | ||||
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| Released | 26 February 2021 | |||
| Studio | Orgone (United Kingdom) | |||
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| Length | 52:25 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Jaime Gomez Arellano | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[5] |
| New Noise Magazine |  [6] |
This album was recorded in Orgone Studios, UK, produced and mixed by Jaime Gomez Arellano, noted for working with Paradise Lost, Primordial, Ghost, and Sólstafir.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Pedro Paixão and Ricardo Amorim, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro (except "Darkness in Paradise" - Leif Edling).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Greater Good" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Common Prayers" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "All or Nothing" | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Hermitage" | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Entitlement" | 6:16 |
| 6. | "Solitarian" (instrumental) | 4:07 |
| 7. | "The Hermit Saints" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Apophthegmata" | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Without Rule" | 7:41 |
| 10. | "City Quitter" (Outro) | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 52:25 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Darkness in Paradise" (Candlemass cover) | 7:10 |
| Total length: | 59:35 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Darkness in Paradise" (Candlemass cover) | 7:10 |
| 12. | "The Great Leap Forward" | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 64:25 | |
Personnel
- Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
- Ricardo Amorim – guitars
- Aires Pereira – bass
- Pedro Paixão – keyboards
- Hugo Ribeiro – drums
Production
- Artūrs Bērziņš – cover art
- Ivo Sotirov – engineering
- Jon Phipps – music consultant
- João Diogo – design
- Jaime Gomez Arellano – producer, mixing, mastering
- Paolo Ramos – vocal coaching
- Rui Vasco – photography
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 33 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 49 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 60 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] | 19 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] | 17 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 24 |
