After Garbage, Caro Emerald, Selah Sue, The Qemists, Mala Vita, Meshuggah and Obituary, another band has confirmed for this year’s B’estfest edition - Moonspell. The music festival will be between July 6 and July 8, 2012, in Tunari, 10 minutes north of Bucharest.

Moonspell are a Portuguese goth metal band formed in 1992. They released their first EP ‘Under the Moonspell’ two years later. The band are, apart from Metallica and Iron Maiden, the only metal band to reach the top of the Portuguese charts.

Moonspell's current line up is Fernando Ribeiro - vocals, Miguel Gaspar - drums, Ricardo Amorim - guitar, Pedro Paixao - guitar and keyboard, and Aires Pereira - bass.  In January 2012, Moonspell revealed the title of their new album as ‘Alpha Noir’, with a release date of April 27, 2012. More about the band here.

Find more about the B’estfest Summer lineup and ticket prices here.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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