Irreligious

Critic Score
Based on 1 review
User Score
Based on 62 ratings
1996 Ratings: #225
July 29, 1996 / Release Date
LP / Format
Century Media / Label
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50
AllMusic

Judged as pure sound, Irreligious is a powerful slice of visceral power, but no one outside of die-hard metal fans will have the patience to slog through these muddy, malicious noises.

b1dd0
80

The guitar melodies and the atmosphere are so good on this album

JayCrackers
80

Although underappreciated by the wider range of metal, Irreligious is almost a staple in Gothic Metal community and it is easy one of the best within the genre and hosting some of the best the genre has to offer with Opium, Raven Clows, Awake and one of the most underrated closes to a metal record Full Moon Madness but with weaker middle sadly does hinder the overall experience for me but I can't deny that this is a great listen.

Track Review

Perverse... almost Religious 7.5/10.
Opium ... read more

Elynescence
79

Thanks for the recommendation my friend @Minghas

So Moonspell was actually recommended to me by multiple people and i can absolutely see why. As someone who really likes the Dark rock genre (a genre aoty should finally acknowledge) this is once again quite up my alley, i like the guitar tuning, the melancholic atmosphere and especially the gothic elements in the samples and synth and i think this is what kept it together to me and made songs like ruin & misery stand out to me(and just ... read more

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Track List

1Perverse... Almost Religious
1:07
65
2Opium
2:46
92
3Awake!
3:05
82
4For a Taste of Eternity
3:53
79
5Ruin & Misery
3:48
84
6A Poisoned Gift
5:34
83
7Subversion
2:44
77
8Raven Claws
3:16
85
9Mephisto
4:58
81
10Herr Spiegelmann
4:35
86
11Full Moon Madness
6:47
91
Total Length: 42 minutes
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