Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Gothic metal, industrial death metal
Full length: Zoon
Format: CD
Label: Beggars Banquet Records
Release date: April 22, 1996 (remastered and expanded version released December 13, 2024)
Fields of the Nephilim have another act simply known as The Nefilim. This album is extremely heavy and contains hints of Slayer, Fear Factory and Pitchshifter. The album as a whole while you listen to it has a real industrial thrash metal vibe to it. Excellent soundtrack for those rainy days. It comes off like Fields but isn’t exactly goth through & through. A perfect example would be comparing the singing in Shine to the much heavier track Xodus. It is wonderfully written and beautifully executed with some very cool solos to boot. The drums on it are the driving force of the album and give the listener a sense of dread throughout its presence. It is a monolith of sorts that makes the music sound really interesting to me and keeps my attention on the music it plays in such a dark manner. I would have to say these guys done this album only for one time and delivered with a lot more detail than what was initially expected. The hypnotic sounds they make all the while capturing that sick thrash metal grooves is what makes it stand out the most. Filled with sick drumming and an overwhelming vocal performance, Nefilim simply stands out from the bunch. It is an engrossing album to say the least and the most potent to my ears. I can only imagine what effort it took to make this album. Underground maniacs rejoice this one was made for us. –Daniel Ryan
Track list:
1. "Still Life"
2. "Xodus"
3. "Shine"
4. "Penetration"
5. "Melt (The Catching of the Butterfly)"
6. "Venus Decomposing"
7. "Pazuzu (Black Rain)"
8. "Zoon, Parts 1 & 2: Saturation"
9. "Zoon, Part 3: Wake World"
10. "Coma"
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