Hermitage (album) explained

Hermitage
Type:	studio
Artist:	Moonspell
Cover:	Moonspell - Hermitage.png
Studio:	Orgone (United Kingdom)
Genre:	Gothic metal progressive metal hard rock
Length:	52:25
Label:	Napalm
Producer:	Jaime Gomez Arellano
Prev Title:	1755
Prev Year:	2017

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).^[1]

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.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Pedro Paixão and Ricardo Amorim, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro (except "Darkness in Paradise" - Leif Edling).

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: MOONSPELL Parts Ways With Original Drummer MIGUEL 'MIKE' GASPAR, Prepares To Record New Album. 23 July 2020. Blabbermouth.net.
2. Web site: MOONSPELL Announces 'Hermitage' Album . Blabbermouth.net. 7 March 2021.