The Nephilim
Studio album by
Fields of the Nephilim
ReleasedSeptember 1988
Recorded1988
GenreGothic rock
Length55:23
LabelSituation Two/Beggars Banquet
ProducerFields of the Nephilim
Fields of the Nephilim chronology
Dawnrazor
(1987)		 The Nephilim
(1988)		 Elizium
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10.0)[2]
Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[3]

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]

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

The Nephilim
No.TitleLength
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

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin encyclopedia of eighties music. London: Virgin in association with Muze Inc. p. 185. ISBN 0-7535-0159-7.
  4. ↑ Sutherland, Steve (3 September 1988). "The Living Dead". Melody Maker. London: IPC: 30. ISSN 0025-9012.
  5. ↑ Jungle Records: FotN Biography
  6. ↑ Metropolis Records: FotN Biography
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Celebrate: Fields of the Nephilim's 'The Nephilim' at 25". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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