Moonspell is a band from Portugal, initially formed in 1989 as "Morbid God" by Fernando Ribeiro (vocals), Ares (bass guitar) and two of the bands former members as a black metal band. The band has often been described as doom-death and gothic-doom with several groups of critics and fans arguing between which of the two doom metal forms they truly belong to. Ribeiro, the band's vocalist however has stressed that "devilish music" would be a more appropriate term, as he often cites Luciferian Saga as an important influence to the band.

The band was changing its style through the years. It's started as black metal band ("Anno Satanae"), and after becoming more folkish ("Under the Moonspell", "Wolfheart") or more gothish ("Irreligious") Moonspell started to use many electronic elements ("Sin/Pecado", "The Butterfly Effect"). Lately they came back to their more gothic/dark metal sound.

Discography:
Serpent Angel (demo, 1992)
Anno Satanae (demo, 1993)
Under the Moonspell (1994)
Wolfheart (1995)
Irreligious (1996)
2econd Skin (1997) - Single w/ bonus live CD
Sin/Pecado (1998)
The Butterfly Effect (1999)
Darkness and Hope (2001)
The Antidote (2003)
Memorial (2006)
The Great Silver Eye (2007) - Best Of
Under Satanae (2007) - The first three releases re-recorded