On the other hand, I feel miserable about not being home.

Great people, a top of the chain Cradle of Filth, packed rooms, and (almost) everything a musician needs. On and off stage, this is perfect for me. I am happy being here and everything is tremendous. I have nothing to complain about this tour. Moonspell is currently on the road in Europe with Cradle Of Filth.Touring is the best and the worst thing that can happen to a musician.īefore you go crazy and farewell phobic, let me just say, this is meant to be but a very personal account of what happens in the road and most importantly what happens to a musician on the road. A must have for any Moonspell fan or for any enthusiast of dark poetic verse. It’s an intense and heavy book, getting into much more detail and proximity to the author’s expanse, even more than the lyrics he pens for Moonspell.Ī trip into dark rooms of uncertain futures, of demonology lists and straight forward love poems. In his own words he states that he rewrote more than what he translated, bringing his original Portuguese pieces into a new light, fitting to the English language. This anthology sees the light of the day via Alma Mater Books, a newly founded Portuguese printing house dedicated to release the poetry of musicians, actors, politicians, athletes and whoever still feels the impulse of communicating through the written word.įernando took upon his own hands the job of translating all the poems himself for a better and more personal end result. The newly translated English version was released on February 9th and can be ordered here. Purgatorial is a collection of poems by Fernando Ribeiro, lead singer of Moonspell.

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