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. 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. 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.
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.
On 25 March 2026, Moonspell released the title track "Far From God" as the album's lead single. On 27 May 2026, the band released the second single "Cross Your Heart". On 30 June 2026, they released the third single "The Great Wolf in the Sky", which features Spanish violinist Alicia Nurho.
Track listing
Personnel Credits are adapted from Tidal and Bandcamp. Moonspell Ricardo Amorim – electric guitar Pedro Paixão – keyboards Aires Pereira – electric bass guitar Fernando Ribeiro – lead vocals Hugo Ribeiro – drums
Technical Jaime Gomez Arellano – production, recording, mixing, mastering Sonja Schuringa – photos Eliran Kantor – cover artwork
Charts + Chart performance for Far from God Chart (2026) Peakposition Finnish Physical Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 7 French Physical Albums (SNEP) 66 French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 22 German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 8 Greek Albums (IFPI) 99 Portuguese Albums (AFP) 3
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