One Jaded Goth Metal Girl + The Great Silver Eye = Instant M
02/28/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Let's face it: we all get bored with a genre of music if there fails to be any impressive releases for a long time. Of course, what is impressive is also subjective. I hadn't felt impressed with the Gothic Metal genre since Lacuna Coil's Comalies. Since then, I have bought and felt disppointed with release after release. Seeking something to satisfy my Goth and Metal yearnings, I finally decided to give Moonspell a chance. Oh my, I wish I had done it sooner! I purchased The Great Silver Eye, because I wanted a good representation of the band's career before I delved in further. Every track on this disc is absolutely amazing! From the near-Black Metal stylings of Wolfshade, Vampira, and Alma Mater (all taken from Wolfheart) to the full-on Goth Metal attack of Luna and Finisterra (from Memorial), every track was a hit with me. That's something that rarely ever happens. I am so excited to hear much, much more!"
A good introduction to a great band
L Salisbury | Maryland United States | 07/14/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"In 1995 Monspell put Portigul on the map (musically) with their full length debut "Wolfheart"- arguibly the greatest metal of the 90s (NOT a good overall decade for metal). They continued with a string of good followups, especially "Sin/ Pacado" (98) and "Darkness & Hope" (01). While most of their CDs need to be heard in their entirety to be fully appriciated this new best-of should serve as a nice intro to those not fimiliar.
Like all greatest-hits packages this is not complete, however. Missing is their debut 45 "goat on fire" (93), highlights from their debut EP "Under the Moonspell" (94), anything from their Deamonarch side-project (98) and several good Eruo-only rarities (ie "the darkening" from 03). Still, this is a well compiled retro mapping their early years as Black Metal to their current Goth approach. Fans of Type O, 69 Eyes, Tenebre, HIM, Danzig and especially the Damned ought to buy this.
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Track Listings (16) - Disc #1