Country: England
Tracklist
1. Still Life 03:38
2. Xodus 03:47
3. Shine 06:48
4. Penetration 03:31
5. Melt (The Catching Of The Butterfly) 05:02
6. Venus Decomposing 06:06
7. Pazuzu (Black Rain) 06:38
8. Zoon (Parts 1 & 2) (Saturation) 09:41
9. Zoon (Part 3) (Wake World) 05:28
10. Coma 02:38
2. Xodus 03:47
3. Shine 06:48
4. Penetration 03:31
5. Melt (The Catching Of The Butterfly) 05:02
6. Venus Decomposing 06:06
7. Pazuzu (Black Rain) 06:38
8. Zoon (Parts 1 & 2) (Saturation) 09:41
9. Zoon (Part 3) (Wake World) 05:28
10. Coma 02:38
Well, this is an album that made all "Goths" staring at it with their mouths open,
while a question mark was hanging above their heads.
Carl McCoy after the disbanding of Fields Of The Nephilim and a 5 year hiatus,
while a question mark was hanging above their heads.
Carl McCoy after the disbanding of Fields Of The Nephilim and a 5 year hiatus,
formed The Nefilim and released Zoon, going into more brutal musical fields.
The album is a move away from the rich soundscapes that characterized earlier works of
The album is a move away from the rich soundscapes that characterized earlier works of
Fields of the Nephilim, towards, a darker more industrial - Death Metal sound.
Dark atmospheric industrial parts, pleasantly distracting keys, thundering drums and metal-slashing riffs
mixed with the deep characteristic voice (almost death metal) of Carl McCoy.
Zoon is a concept album, and while McCoy remained largely silent about the themes,
Dark atmospheric industrial parts, pleasantly distracting keys, thundering drums and metal-slashing riffs
mixed with the deep characteristic voice (almost death metal) of Carl McCoy.
Zoon is a concept album, and while McCoy remained largely silent about the themes,
one possible explanation is that the story revolves around the "Watchers" and the "Book of Enoch".
The word "Zoon" is derived from Greek, meaning "living creature-animal" or "beast".
The word "Zoon" is derived from Greek, meaning "living creature-animal" or "beast".
that one is an amazing album...a must have masterpiece!
ReplyDeleteYes indeed.
ReplyDeleteThe mix between the goth rock, industrial, ambiant and trash metal influences is very interesting. Thanx
ReplyDeleteWell when you've got to do with a Carl McCoy release then for sure it is gonna be interesting.
ReplyDeleteAs a teenager at the time of its release, "Zoon" was one of several influences that triggered my interest in the occult; I became happily lost in the Cabala of its lyrics, riffs and melodies, and cryptic references that in many instances only revealed themselves years later. (Does ANYONE know what film the stills on pages 4-5 of the inlay are taken from ?!) From the sample of O'Brien in Orwell's "1984" that heralds the crescendo of "Still Life", to the apparent recording of McCoy himself reciting a selection of GG Allin's prison writings that introduces "Venus Decomposing", to the Crowley/Thelema reference of "Wake World"; thank you Mr McCoy for a unique gnostic puzzle that some of us are still trying to find a way out of!
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