The Butterfly Effect is the fourth studio album by Portuguese gothic metal band Moonspell, released in 1999, inspired by chaos theory. The album is characterised by a more experimental approach than their previous material, incorporating many elements of electronic music and industrial metal. The music is composed primarily by the band's keyboardist, Pedro Paixão. "Tired" samples Mozart's Requiem.

Track listing

Credits

Band members

Fernando Ribeiro – vocals

Ricardo Amorim – guitars

Sérgio Crestana – bass

Pedro Paixão – synthesizers, samples

Miguel Gaspar – drums

Additional personnel

Oli Albergaria Savill – various misc instruments

Production

Paulo Moreira – photography, layout

Patrick Bird – mastering

Richard Hinton – engineering assistant

Andy Reilly – producer, engineering, mastering

Carsten Drescher – artwork, layout

Charts

References

1999 albums

Moonspell albums

Century Media Records albums

The Butterfly Effect (Moonspell album)