May 18, 2023
MOONSPELL
Time: 6:30PM
Venue: The Forge
Address: 22 W Cass Street
State: IL

Linchpins in the fertile gothic metal scene of the 1990s, Portugal’s Moonspell became regional favorites with the releases of their first two albums. They took the European continent by storm in 1998 with their chart-topping third effort, Sin/Pecado. Employing a dark and doomy amalgam of steely guitar riffs, lush gothic textures, and harsh yet melodic hooks, the band have continued to find favor both at home and abroad with acclaimed outings like Darkness and Hope(2001), Alpha Noir(2012), and Hermitage (2021).

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