Far from God

Far from God
Studio album by
Moonspell
Released3 July 2026 (2026-07-03)
RecordedDecember 2025
StudioArda Recorders[1]
Length42:23
LabelNapalm
ProducerJaime Gomez Arellano
Moonspell chronology
Hermitage
(2021)		 Far from God
(2026)
Singles from Far from God
  1. "Far from God"
    Released: 25 March 2026
  2. "Cross Your Heart"
    Released: 27 May 2026
  3. "The Great Wolf in the Sky"
    Released: 30 June 2026

Far from God is the thirteenth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell. The album was released on 3 July 2026, by Napalm Records.

Background

On 1 June 2024, Fernando Ribeiro announced that Moonspell would not have a new album scheduled for release until 2025 or 2026. They also plan to do several 30th anniversary tours for their first three studio albums, from 2025 to 2028.[2] In October 2025, Ribeiro announced that they would start recording their follow-up to the 2021 album Hermitage in December. By January 2026, he announced that Moonspell had almost completed mixing the album.[3][4] He stated that the upcoming album would be a "very atmospheric and gothic metal album" and have beautiful songs as well as strong and catchy choruses.[5]

Release and promotion

On 8 March 2026, Moonspell announced that Far from God is the name of the thirteenth studio album, released on 3 July.[6]

On 25 March 2026, Moonspell released the title track "Far From God" as the album's lead single.[7][8] On 27 May 2026, the band released the second single "Cross Your Heart".[9][10] On 30 June 2026, they released the third single "The Great Wolf in the Sky", which features Spanish violinist Alicia Nurho.[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Fernando Ribeiro; all music is composed by Pedro Paixão and Ricardo Amorim.[12]

Far from God track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cross Your Heart"4:48
2."Far from God"5:06
3."Biblical"5:00
4."The Great Wolf in the Sky" (featuring Alicia Nurho)5:50
5."Your Promise of Light"5:01
6."For the Love of Mortals"5:46
7."Our Freedom to Fall"4:41
8."Reconquista"6:11
Total length:42:23

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal and Bandcamp.[12][1]

Moonspell

  • Ricardo Amorim – electric guitar
  • Pedro Paixão – keyboards
  • Aires Pereira – electric bass guitar
  • Fernando Ribeiro – lead vocals
  • Hugo Ribeiro – drums

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Far from God
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]92
Finnish Physical Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 7
French Physical Albums (SNEP)[17] 66
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[18] 22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]27
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 8
Greek Albums (IFPI)[21] 99
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22]71
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[23] 3
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]46
UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[25]89
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[26]41

References

  1. 1 2 "Far From God | Moonspell". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "No New Moonspell Album Until Late 2025 Or Early 2026". Blabbermouth.net. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Moonspell To Record New Album In December: 'We Are Very, Very Happy With The Result Of The Songwriting'". Blabbermouth. 28 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Moonspell Is 'Almost Finished' Mixing First Album In Five Years". Blabbermouth. 15 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Ribeiro On Upcoming Moonspell Album: 'It's A Very Atmospheric, Very Gothic Metal' Record With 'Beautiful Songs' And 'Strong, Catchy Choruses'". Blabbermouth. 28 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "'Far From God' In July; Title Track To Arrive Later This Month". Blabbermouth. 8 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Moonspell Announces Details Of New Album 'Far From God', Shares Title Track". Blabbermouth. 25 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Moonspell Reveal New Album 'Far From God', Title Track is Streaming Now". MetalSucks. 25 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Bendin, Bendetta (27 May 2026). "Moonspell release music video for new gothic metal hymn "Cross Your Heart"". Chaozine.
  10. ↑ "MOONSPELL Shares Music Video For 'Cross Your Heart' From Upcoming 'Far From God' Album". Blabbermouth.net. 27 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Zukowski, Zenae (2 July 2026). "Moonspell unveil 'The Great Wolf in the Sky' lyric video". Metal Insider.
  12. 1 2 "Far From God / Moonspell / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Moonspell – Far from God" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – Far from God" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Moonspell – Far from God" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Suomen virallinen lista: Moonspell – Far From God" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Top Albums Physiques (Semaine du 10 juillet 2026)" (in French). Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Top Rock & Metal Albums (Semaine du 10 juillet 2026)" (in French). Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Moonspell – Far from God" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Top 20 Rock/Metal-Charts – 10 Juli 2026" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts Top-100 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 28/2026" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 03.07.2026–09.07.2026 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 28 de 2026" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Moonspell – Far from God". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  25. ↑ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 10/7/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 10/7/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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