MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro has issued the following update:

"Brother wolves, sister moon:

....It was long Summer, we have gone almost everywhere in Europe, most of it was excellent (Graspop, Rock Em All Athens, MOR CZ, M'era Luna, Maia Act, Rock in Rio Lisbon), some of it was not so good (the cancellation of Kalfest Turkey, he poorly organized Alliance Fest in Portuga, the trouble at Kiev airport) but we have surfaced and the balance is promising.

Night Eternal was absorbed and great perspectives are opening for the forthcoming US and Euro Tour and if our plans turn out right, a visit to Latin and South America and a couple of special shows in Portugal will in order before the end of the year.

Last week we had a great time at M'era Luna. The show and the response was awesome, Anneke was there (she is our lucky charm, and there might be a good chance she joins for some dates in the Euro Tour with Cradle) and the feeling was truly what we like, by all means intimate, quite dark and involving. We got good compliment and we needed it after Alliance Fest (the big PT text is our official stand re. this festival which was a night mare and organized by stubborn amateurs), so foreign people can overlook it, please J.

We are also adding some final production touches to the Lusitanian Metal DVD, which will come out on the end of October and from which we'll be giving more details soon.

Next stop is Beirut's Big Bang festival, which we look forward too, since we have never played in that territory and we are receiving surprising feedback from fans over there!

Until next time, stay out of the crushing sun!"

Big Bang Festival takes place August 28th in Beirut, Lebanon.