The Nephilim

Fields of the, Fields Of The Nephilim

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 9, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars UK - Ada
• ASIN: B00000189D
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #92,227 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A band of epic stature emerges, June 4, 2003

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

As the album begins, it seems as though The Nephilim picks up where Dawnrazor left off, with consecutive tracks of potent Gothic guitar rock. Endemoniada, The Watchman and Moonchild are all excellent as Goth singles.

However as the album progresses the true genius of FotN begins to emerge. The minimal, soulful Celebrate represents the best performance Carl McCoy had given up to that point. The effort becomes even more inspired as the album wraps with Love Under Will and Last Exit for the Lost. There may not be 2 other songs in the entire history of the genre that are more epic than these; this is what Goth was meant to be - beautiful, mysterious, manic, edgy, apocalyptic and truly grand.

The suggestion that FotN was derivative of other Goth bands must end with these 3 final tracks as none were ever so massive in scope and feel before, and none since (other than what Nephilim themselves accomplish later on Elizium).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Last Exit For The Lost, September 5, 2002

By	joseph stewart (Hastings, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews

"Nephilim" is one of those rare albums that will forever change you. From the haunting strains of Celebrate to the discordant brilliance of Last Exit For the Lost there are no momnets that will not engage you in a dream like duality of mind and body.

ps...for those of you out there that think FOTN sound like sisters of mercy I suggest you listen again...or at the very least listen...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! More happy memories!, May 13, 2000

By	Mr N Forbes-warren "author of RESURGENCE and ... (Newport, South Wales, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fields of the Nephilim were one of my favourite bands in the late 1980s/early 1990s, along with the later 1996 incarnation NEFILIM. Listening to this band now, wow, what a refreshing change from the underage sex-pop that dominates the charts these days(i.e. Britney, N-sync etc). ENDEMONIADE is a blistering goth-rock epic which begins slowly and speeds up with a driving, disco-rock beat and echoing guitars that made so much impact to me when it first came out. PHOBIA, while being a rip-off of Motorhead's THE ACE OF SPADES just rocks big time! This is a real fast thrasher that will have all you death-metal maniacs out there banging your heads in unison. MOONCHILD was a Top 40 hit in the UK in 1988 and combines great guitar work with a pounding bassline, moving along with a great sense of urgency. In another manic vein, CHORD OF SOULS belts along with all the subtlety of a pramful of china hurtling down the street maiming passers-by. Much of the lyrics on this LP are occult-inspired, and if you play LAST EXIT FOR THE LOST backwards, you can hear vocalist CARL McCOY saying 'He's here, I'm high.' And the rest sounds like Russian being spoken. Anyway, the second segment of the album has the haunting ballad CELEBRATE, where McCoy does not growl, as he does on all the louder numbers, he proves he can actually sing properly, and very well at that too. Never before has apocalyptic goth rock sounded so uplifting! Check it out!