Dawnrazor

Fields Of The Nephilim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 21, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars Banquet
• ASIN: B000005S3O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,261 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Goth & Industrial

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flour Power, November 12, 2003

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Crypt "thecrypt777" (Arkham) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dawnrazor (Audio CD)

This cd should be a mandatory listen for all these "neo-goths" that think that Goth music and culture is all about techno and S&M. This is raw, in your face, Gothic Rock & Roll. The Nephilim still seem to be one of a kind. No other band has used their Spaghetti Western influenced image or sound. The dusty, decaying, floury Cowboy outfits, the slide guitar and slight twang, and those sore throat growls still sound completely fresh today. And what other band has taken on the task of covering an Ennio Morricone theme as they did with Harmonica Man? (Taken from Once Apon A Time In The West) Sure there are a FEW similarities to the Sisters but to say that this is a rip off is simply too narrow minded (not to mention inaccurate) for me to stomach.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just Scratching the Surface of Their Depth, June 4, 2003

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SandmanVI (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dawnrazor (Audio CD)

Dawnrazor is certainly an excellent power Goth album, and it is the one FotN release where the comparisons to the Sisters make sense; The deep, snarling vocals and throbbing bass guitar were TSOM trademarks to be sure. However, where the Sisters' Floodland was a majestic work of stylized synth-Goth reminiscent of that typical Euro-Victorian aesthetic, Dawnrazor is an original blending of Goth force and the romantic Old West where lawless desperados walk alone. Carl McCoy is that desperado, half-cowboy and half-shaman, roaming the mysterious badlands within his own soul, continually crossing the line between life and death, consciousness and dreams, reality and occult mysticism.

There are any number of hard-hitting rockers here: Laura, Power, Dust, Preacher Man and Reanimator. The centerpiece and crescendo is the towering title track, though in truth the live version on Earth Inferno is probably better. There are also a couple of darkly wistful slower tracks like Vet for the Insane and Secrets - both are strong. Given the quality of all of the tracks, this is a must-have for Goths and those who like their rock with an edge of mystery.

Still this is clearly not Nephilim at their most powerful. At this time, the band and Carl had not fully developed the musical depth, emotional range and sense of grandeur that would become their calling card. I feel very sad for the reviewer who cast them off as a Sisters clone and never looked beyond this album; that review will make him look like a fool to all who know the genre well and understand what FotN would become.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Flowers in your kitchen weep for you, March 20, 2003

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"silene138" (Tampa-the hottest part of Hell) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dawnrazor (Audio CD)

Probably my favorite line of the whole CD appears in "Vet for the Insane--the flowers in your kitchen, they weep for you, I'm gonna shred them all to pieces, like I did to you, relax" Ahhh the majesty of Carl McCoy's growl is enough to make me relax while he dons the claws! I highly recommend this CD as a jumping off point for new Neph fans. This CD was their tribute to spagetti westerns. If I had to catagorize this music (and I do so hate to label things), I would say Gothabilly. Just buy it and you won't be disappointed!