Irreligious is the second studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released in 1996. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as "Opium", "Ruin & Misery", "Awake!" and "Full Moon Madness". The latter is usually the closing song during almost every Moonspell concert, which over time has become a characteristic of their concerts. Before the song begins, Fernando Ribeiro often makes the sign of the circle (symbolizing Moon) over the crowd. The third track, "Awake!", features a recording of Aleister Crowley reading his poem "The Poet".
The album was promoted by the first Moonspell music video "Opium", which contained imagery of 19th-century-looking opium den.
Track listing
Irreligious track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Perverse... Almost Religious"
1:07
2.
"Opium"
2:48
3.
"Awake!"
3:04
4.
"For a Taste of Eternity"
3:53
5.
"Ruin & Misery"
3:49
6.
"A Poisoned Gift"
5:35
7.
"Subversion"
2:44
8.
"Raven Claws"
3:16
9.
"Mephisto"
4:58
10.
"Herr Spiegelmann"
4:35
11.
"Full Moon Madness"
6:46
Total length:
42:35
Digipak release bonus track
No.
Title
Length
12.
"Opium" (radio edit)
2:48
Total length:
45:23
Personnel
Fernando Ribeiro – vocals
Ricardo Amorim – guitars
João Pedro Escoval (Ares) – bass
Pedro Paixão – keyboards, samples
Miguel Gaspar (Mike) – drums
Guest musicians
Markus Freiwald – percussion on "For a Taste of Eternity"
