The Nephilim (album)
The Nephilim is the second studio album by Fields of the Nephilim, released in September 1988 by Situation Two/Beggars Banquet Records.[4] The record debuted at number 12 in the UK album charts.[5][6]
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| Released | September 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 55:23 | |||
| Label | Situation Two/Beggars Banquet | |||
| Producer | Fields of the Nephilim | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10.0)[2] |
| Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music |  [3] |
The album was recorded in The Justice Rooms, a former courthouse in England's Somerset countryside where defendants who were sentenced to death were hanged on site. “The place had a really cool vibe” recalls bassist Tony Pettitt.[7]
The Nephilim’s opening track, "Endemoniada", shares its name with a 1968 Mexican horror film and features a man growling “Penitenziagite!”, sampled from Ron Perlman's hunchback character, Salvatore, in The Name of the Rose.[7] The album's top-charting single, "Moonchild", shares its name with Aleister Crowley's novel, while "Love Under Will" is a phrase from Crowley's Book of the Law.[7] The lyrics for "The Watchman" and "Last Exit for the Lost" reference H. P. Lovecraft's character Cthulhu.[7]
The third track "Phobia" is stylistically similar to Motörhead's hit song "Ace of Spades" including near identical guitar riffs.
The track "Shiva", originally the b-side of "Moonchild" single, is included only on the CD version of the album and not on the original LP release.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Endemoniada" | 7:15 |
| 2. | "The Watchman" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Phobia" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Moonchild" | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Chord of Souls" | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Shiva" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Celebrate" | 6:23 |
| 8. | "Love Under Will" | 7:08 |
| 9. | "Last Exit for the Lost" | 9:42 |
| Total length: | 55:23 | |
References
- Allmusic review
- Pitchfork Media review
- Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin encyclopedia of eighties music. London: Virgin in association with Muze Inc. p. 185. ISBN 0-7535-0159-7.
- Sutherland, Steve (3 September 1988). "The Living Dead". Melody Maker. London: IPC: 30. ISSN 0025-9012.
- Jungle Records: FotN Biography
- Metropolis Records: FotN Biography
- "Celebrate: Fields of the Nephilim's 'The Nephilim' at 25". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
- The Nephilim at MusicBrainz (list of releases)