Moonspell release »The Great Wolf In The Sky« lyric video; highly acclaimed new studio album »Far From God« out now via Napalm Records!

Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell has released new single and lyric video »The Great Wolf In The Sky« taken from their thirteenth studio album, »Far From God«, out on July 3rd, 2026 via Napalm Records.

Tracklist:
01. Cross Your Heart
02. Far From God
03. Biblical
04. The Great Wolf In The Sky (feat. Alicia Nuhro)
05. Your Promise Of Light
06. For The Love Of Mortals
07. Our Freedom To Fall
08. Reconquista

Courtesy of Hold Tight PR:

Just days before the release of their critically acclaimed new studio album »Far From God«, Portuguese gothic metal icons Moonspell have unveiled a lyric video for their latest single, »The Great Wolf In The Sky«. The track showcases the band’s unmistakable blend of dark atmospheres, soaring melodies and emotional intensity, offering another compelling glimpse into what promises to be one of the band’s most celebrated records to date. »Far From God« will be released this Friday, 3rd July, via Napalm Records.

Stream single and order the album HERE.

With »The Great Wolf In The Sky«, Moonspell unveil a sweeping gothic anthem driven by expansive keys, harmonized guitars, striking vocals and a guest appearance by Alicia Nuhro on strings.

Photo credit: Sonja Schuringa // Chantik Photography

The band’s charismatic frontman Fernando Ribeiro reveals: “It’s a shameless ode to the ‘Great Gig In The Sky’ and also a return for us to a theme that is very dear to us: wolves. This is one of my favourite songs ever for Moonspell, the keyboards sound like a melancholic wolf howling throughout the progress of the song into its epic chorus, that I feel so liberating, like if one took flight to the stars and met that wolf up there. It’s one of the first songs that was written for this album and it has been gently nurtured for over three years or so. It tells the story of Moonspell, of the wolves who crossed our paths and went away from the pack, due to life circumstances of the inevitability of death. It bridges the many times of Moonspell, past, present and future and it has the shape of a new anthem that we do hope our fans embrace. It’s also dedicated to a fan and a friend who, unfortunately, passed away before he could hear our new album.”

Born out of five years of creative searching, doubt and ultimate rediscovery, the album marks a powerful return for the band. Far from playing it safe, Moonspell deliver a work that feels like a rebirth: darker, sharper and emotionally unfiltered. Rather than bending to modern trends, the band double down on identity and substance, presenting a bold and beautiful statement of Gothic Metal in its purest form: dark, romantic, dramatic and unapologetically heavy.

Thematically, »Far From God« moves through Baudelairian love, existential guilt and redemption, Christlike resurrections and the quiet nobility of creatures of the night. Vampires, werewolves and sacred symbolism are not escapism here, but vehicles for genuine dark emotion: solemn, romantic and unfiltered. The album rejects artificial gloss in favour of fantasy grounded in sincerity, rediscovering the heart of Gothic Metal in its most authentic form.

“To create »Far From God« we had to wait for the muse,” Ribeiro admits. “Again, she didn’t failed us and revealed herself in the most mysterious and beautiful ways to us. It took us five long years of hit and miss, of despairing to the point of thinking we didn’t have it anymore and why should we at all create new music. But I’m glad we persisted. »Far From God« is a true crusade against the decline of the style in the past few years, a darkly crafted statement that Moonspell is here to stay and to claim our throne. No politics, no socials, no intervention, just sickly romantic love, vampires, werewolves so we can all die of beauty, in peace and elegance. Goth bless you.”

Moonspell’s forthcoming magnum opus – produced with Jaime Gomez Arellano (Paradise Lost, Sólstafir, Ghost among many others) – shines like a black diamond, luminous yet shadowed in texture and colour, both musically and sonically. It reconnects with the darker spirit of Moonspell’s classic era while sounding powerful and contemporary. »Far From God« is not nostalgia; it is a statement. A gothic metal hallelujah. Moonspell’s 21st century Irreligious. It’s not only a powerful reminder that Moonspell remain a defining force in the genre they helped shape, but an album that will truly save gothic ,etal from boredom and predictability.

Moonspell live in 2026:
10.07.2026 (FI) Kotka – Dark River Festival
16.07.2026 (PL) Bolków – Castle Party Festival
02.08.2026 (BU) Plovdiv – Ancient Theatre of Plovdiv (Opus Diabolicum Orchestra Show)
06.08.2026 (DE) Schlotheim – Party.San Metal Open Air
28.08.2026 (RO) Câmpulung Muscel – Posada Rock Festival
12.09.2026 (PT) Sintra – Quinta da Ribafria
18.09.2026 (UK) London – Cosmic Void Festival
19.09.2026 (TR) Istanbul – Bosphorus Open Air Metal Fest
31.10.2026 (PT) Porto – Hard Club (Halloween Show)

Moonspell are:
Fernando Ribeiro – Vocals
Ricardo Amorim – Guitars
Pedro Paixão – Keys
Aires Pereira – Bass
Hugo Ribeiro – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well