''Mourning Sun'', released on 28 November 2005, is the fourth studio album by English

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band

Fields of the Nephilim Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in 1984. The band's name refers to a biblical race of angel-human hybrids known as the Nephilim. Career Early years (1984–1991) The band's debut 1 ...

. Vocalist

Carl McCoy Carl Douglas McCoy (born 15 January 1963) is a British singer who is the frontman for the gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. Biography McCoy frequently uses mystical and occult references in his lyrics. Samples of Aleister Crowley's v ...

is the only original band member to be featured on this album and is the band's first studio album since ''

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'' which was released on 24 September 1990.

Background

McCoy along with John "Capachino" Carter (original

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collaborator) spent eighteen months recording new demos in McCoy's mobile recording studio, dubbed "The Ice Cage" which took them to various places, including

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. According to McCoy, Ice Cage sessions generated enough material for a

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, yet it was ultimately decided to narrow the track listing down to one disc. While McCoy has suggested that additional musicians were recruited for the recording process, the only identified persons involved in the writing and recording process to date are John "Capachino" Carter (a musician who also worked with McCoy on '' Zoon'' demos in the beginning of the 1990s) and McCoy's daughters Scarlett and Eden on backing vocals for the title track. McCoy has admitted to having applied preprogrammed drums on some of the tracks, stressing at the same time that most of the drum parts "were created by a real human being - Carter."

Track listing

Reception

Reception to the new album was generally positive, with even the ''

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'' listing no less than six of the album's tracks amongst their Top 10 for the band's best songs to date.

Personnel

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, producer * John "Capachino" Carter -

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& backing vocals * Scarlett McCoy - backing vocals on "Mourning Sun" * Eden McCoy - backing vocals on "Mourning Sun"

References

External links

* {{Authority control Fields of the Nephilim albums 2005 albums SPV/Steamhammer albums