Metal-Exiles.com recently hooked up with MOONSPELL frontman Fernando Ribeiro to discuss the band's lates album, MKemorial. The following is a brief excerpt:

Metal Exiles: Memorial is a great piece of work, what went into creating it?

Fernando: "We took our time writing Memorial."

Metal Exiles: Yes, it has been a long time since Antidote.

Fernando: "Well, we had a lot of shows to play for Antidote. Quite seriously we started writing this record on November 2nd and our last show was on October 31st, 2005. This will let you know that we do not have a lot of time off. We really wanted to take our time with Memorial, we wanted it to be brilliant in a way as we worked very hard on the songs, the way the lyrics intertwine with the music. We picked up Waldemar Sorychta as a producer because he understood what we wanted for this record. He is the biggest producer of our generation because bands like TIAMAT or SAMAEL went to him to produce them. It was an album that was written with what was in our minds which was a very clear picture. We wanted an album that picked up where The Antidote left off, it was very overwhelming and we wanted to transport that into our new album. When we played tracks from The Antidote live people reacted to it and it was very overwhelming. I think that with this record we have achieved it. With everything about this album, the artwork, the music, the production and the video clip we wanted to pass along our enthusiasm to the fans."

Metal Exiles: Do you go out of your way to make an album complex or does it just happen in the writing?

Fernando: "I think it comes very natural. With Moonspell our biggest challenge was to translate our epic and multileveled ideas into music. With our first album we had a great imagination but we did not have the technical skills, the maturity nor the time to do it, but with Memorial all of the things we were missing have arrived. The producer was with us three times before we started recording to help with arrangements so he could help make this record interesting and something that you wanted to discover. There is a lot of talent on this record but there was also a lot of hard work to go with that. Once we knew what we wanted to do we dedicated our heart and soul to making the record work. We only had three weeks to record and mix the record as well as master it so we had to work fast."

To read the entire interview go to this location.

Remaining dates on Moonspell's currenty North American tour with KATATONIA and DAYLIGHT DIES are as follows:

November

6 - Anaheim, CA at House Of Blues
9 - Tempe, AZ at The Clubhouse
10 - Albuquerque, NM at The Launch Pad
11 - San Antonio, TX at The Venue
12 - Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
13 - Ft. Worth, TX at Ridglea Theater
15 - St. Petersburg, FL at State Theater
16 - Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade
17 - Springfield, VA at Jaxx
18 - Troy, NY at Revolution Hall
19 - Hartford, CT at Webster Theatre / Underground