1755 (album)

1755 is the eleventh full-length album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released on November 3, 2017, and unlike previous albums, it is entirely sung in Portuguese. This is a concept album, detailing the story of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[4][5][6]

1755
Studio album by Moonspell
Released	November 3, 2017
Recorded	2017
Studio	Antfarm Studios (Aarhus, Denmark), Poison Apple Studios (Lisbon, Portugal)[1]
Genre	Gothic metal[2]
Length	47:42
Label	Napalm
Producer	Tue Madsen
Moonspell chronology
Extinct (2015) 1755 (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	[3]

This album was recorded in Antfarm Studios and Poison Apple Studios, produced and mixed by Tue Madsen, noted for working with Meshuggah, The Haunted, Dark Tranquillity, Dir En Grey, and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter. Cover artwork was designed by João Diogo.[5] It includes guest performances in some songs, including vocals by Paulo Bragança on the track 'In Tremor Dei'.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Moonspell, all lyrics by Fernando Ribeiro (except "Lanterna dos Afogados").

1755

No.	Title	English Translation	Length
1.	"Em Nome do Medo" (Orchestral Version)	In the Name of Fear	5:33
2.	"1755"		5:12
3.	"In Tremor Dei"	In Fear of God	4:26
4.	"Desastre"	Disaster	3:22
5.	"Abanão"	Quake	4:08
6.	"Evento"	Event	4:44
7.	"1 de Novembro"	November 1st	3:53
8.	"Ruínas"	Ruins	4:45
9.	"Todos os Santos"	All Saints	5:09
10.	"Lanterna dos Afogados" (Os Paralamas do Sucesso cover)	Lighthouse for the Drowned	6:30
Total length:			47:42

Digipak and Limited Edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Desastre (Spanish version)"	3:26
Total length:		51:08

Personnel

• Fernando Ribeiro - vocals
• Ricardo Amorim - guitars
• Aires Pereira - bass
• Pedro Paixão - keyboards
• Miguel Gaspar - drums

Additional musicians

• Silvia Guerreiro - choir vocals
• Mariangela Demurtas - choir vocals
• Carmen Susana Simões - choir vocals
• Jon Phipps - virtual orchestration
• Martin Lopez - darbuka on "1755"
• Paulo Bragança - vocals on "In Tremor Dei"

Production

• Adriano Esteves - logo
• Tiago Canadas - engineering, recording
• Jon Phipps - pre-production, arrangements
• João Diogo - artwork
• Tue Madsen - producer, mixing, mastering
• Paulo Mendes - photography

Charts

Charts (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	89
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	95
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	159
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	72
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12]	11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	62
US World Albums (Billboard)[14]	14

Notes

1. Moonspell - 1755 on discogs.com Retrieved December 30, 2018
2. "Moonspell - 1755". Lords of Metal. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
3. Jay H. Gorania. "CD Reviews - 1775 Moonspell". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
4. "Album Review: Moonspell - 1755". 14 December 2017.
5. "Details about 1755; Moonspell". moonspell.cz. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
6. "MOONSPELL - 1755 / Digipak CD". shop.napalmrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Moonspell – 1755" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
8. "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – 1755" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
9. "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – 1755" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
10. "Lescharts.com – Moonspell – 1755". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – 1755" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
12. "Portuguesecharts.com – Moonspell – 1755". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Moonspell – 1755". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
14. "Moonspell Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 September 2018.