Zoon
| Zoon | |
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| Studio album by The Nefilim | |
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Publication |
1996 |
| Label (s) | Beggars Banquet Records , Metal Blade Records |
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Format (s) |
CD, double LP, audio cassette |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
53:17 |
| occupation |
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Carl McCoy |
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Zoon ( ancient Greek ζῷον zóon 'animal') is the only album by The Nefilim . Zoon is a name according to singer Carl McCoy .
Emergence
McCoy had announced shortly after the breakup of his previous band Fields of the Nephilim that he would form a new band called The Nefilim, for which his followers had to wait a long time. After his first appearance with The Nefilim in 1993 at the Zillo Festival in Germany, no album was released, instead rumors surfaced that McCoy was constantly firing musicians and producers or had become addicted to drugs.
In 1996 the album Zoon was finally released . McCoy justified the long waiting time with problems to find a producer; these were either good in the studio or in the technical aspects of live performances, but never in both. Because of their dissatisfaction with the production, the band had to re-record the album after its completion. However, in his opinion, completion was fairly quick and could have taken a lot more time. Much of the songs from the Zillo Festival were good at the time of the performance, according to McCoy, but not for the album, and were therefore not used for this; it should stand for a change:
" I wanted 'Zoon' to mark a change, and it is a mark for me. I think it is the best album ever done. "
The album was dedicated to Scarlett McCoy. "Artwork by Sheer Faith" is specified for the design , which means Carl McCoy himself, and his girlfriend, Alison Fielding, was also involved.
Track list
- Still Life - 3:38 (Music: McCoy, Miles; Text: McCoy)
- Xodus - 3:47 (Music: McCoy, Miles; Text: McCoy)
- Shine - 6:48 (Music: McCoy, Miles; Text: McCoy)
- Penetration - 3:31 (Music: McCoy, Miles; Text: McCoy)
- Melt (The Catching of the Butterfly) - 5:02 (Music: McCoy, Miles, Houchin, Rippin; Text: McCoy)
- Venus Decomposing - 6:06 (Music: McCoy, Miles, Houchin, Rippin; Text: McCoy)
- Pazuzu (Black Rain) - 6:38 (Music: McCoy, Miles, Houchin, Rippin; Text: McCoy)
- Zoon (Parts 1 & 2) (Saturation) - 9:41 (McCoy)
- Zoon (Part 3) (Wake World) - 5:28 (McCoy)
- Coma - 2:38 (McCoy)
Music and lyrics
In Voices from the Darkside , The Nefilim's music was referred to as a more metallic version of McCoy's activities on Fields of the Nephilim. Deviating from Fields of the Nephilim, numerous pieces show an affinity for Death Metal and Industrial Metal and thus scared off numerous Gothic-Rock listeners from the start. McCoy revealed, however, that he generally does not like Death Metal, but does like some aspects of the genre, in which there is a lot of power and energy, and described Zoon in 1996 as the best album he had ever recorded.
The lyrics were not included in the booklet; McCoy considered this, but did not want the listeners to focus only on the lyrics and not on the music. Ideally, the music conveys the meaning and can be understood by everyone without knowing the exact words. However, he confirmed that this time his lyrics were more personal than on previous works. At the end of the song Melt (The Catching of the Butterfly) there is the passage spoken by Carl McCoy's daughter "Even angels lose their wings eventually" . With respect to the intended change of McCoy asked Dagmar Rath why the album Still Life ( ' Still Life ' begin with) Coma (, coma ') end, both related death status; McCoy responded by pointing out his starting point, the breakup of his previous band, from which to begin.
Reviews
In Voices from the Darkside , pieces like Xodus and Penetration were attested to being able to hold their own against many contemporary Death Metal releases without any problems. The album is one of the biggest surprises of 1996, but it will probably not please all old fans of McCoy's works.