Live Review : Fields of the Nephilim
Fields of the Nephilim is not a gothic rock band - it’s more: institution, godfather of goth, legends… pick any, they’re all appropriate. Of course Fields in the year 2008 has changed significantly compared to the original, mythic line-up. And although only McCoy is the only founding member left, and although the wall-of-fog is gone (gosh), Fields has lost none of its magic. None.

GOTHIC FESTIVAL - Expo Hall, Waregem (BE) - 26th of July 2008

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Fields of the Nephilim - live in Waregem 2008

Line-up:

  • Carl McCoy : vocals
  • John Carter : bass
  • Gav King : guitar
  • Tom Edvards : guitar
  • Lee Newell : drums

Setlist:

  1. Shroud
  2. Straight to the light
  3. Penetration
  4. Trees come down
  5. Dawnrazor
  6. The sequel
  7. From the fire
  8. Moonchild
  9. Psychonaut
  10. Zoon (encore)
  11. Last exit for the lost (encore)
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Field of the Nephilim - into the light

Instead of lurking shadows on stage, the awed audience got to see the heroes walk on stage under bright spotlights, clad like always in their dark and dusty cowboy outfit that would put any of the villains in “Once upon a time in the West…” to shame. In the past the band relied heavily on fog on stage to create a gloomy mood with lurking shadows, so performing in bright light was a real big novelty – one that fans and photographers alike did appreciate.
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Fields of the Nephilim - last exit for the lost

And at the same time, they managed to prove that there is more to Fields of the Nephilim than the image - there’s the music: Older hits like Moonchild and Trees come down and new material from the last album “Mourning Sun” mixed with a few excerpts from McCoy’s project Nefilim, culminating in an absolute highlight during the encore, the 15 minutes rendition of Last exit for the lost – atmospheric music can’t get much better than this. The sound was heavy, bass-laden and at the same time clear and pristine. Fields of the Nephilim were crushing. Really, they were. The goth-rock veterans did prove that they are a force to be reckoned with when it comes down to delivering an atmospheric and intense show.
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Fields of the Nephilim - photos

For more photos from this event, have a look at our gothic events photo gallery featuring photos from this concert shot by our staff photographer Mister Denial.

For more information about the band, please visit the official Fields of the Nephilim website.

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