Zoon

Not to be confused with the Microsoft Zune music player.
Not to be confused with the West End Games card game.
See also: zooid
Zoon
Studio album by Nefilim
Released October, 1996
Genre Industrial/Death metal, gothic rock
Length 53:17
Label Beggars Banquet Records
Producer Carl McCoy (as The Nefilim)
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Zoon, Nefilim's only studio album, was released in October 1996 by Beggars Banquet Records (Calatogue number BEGA172). The album saw a move away from the rich soundscapes that characterised earlier works from Fields of the Nephilim towards a darker, more industrial / death metal sound. The album is dedicated to Scarlett McCoy, Carl McCoy's daughter.

A music video was created for "Penetration", and the song was later covered by Polish band Behemoth on their EP Slaves Shall Serve.

The album is a concept album, and while McCoy remained largely silent about the themes,[2] one possible explanation is that the story revolves around the Watchers and the Book of Enoch.[3] The word "zoon" is derived from Greek, meaning "living creature" or "beast".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Still Life"
  2. "Xodus"
  3. "Shine"
  4. "Penetration"
  5. "Melt (The Catching of the Butterfly)"
  6. "Venus Decomposing"
  7. "Pazuzu (Black Rain)"
  8. "Zoon, Parts 1 & 2: Saturation"
  9. "Zoon, Part 3: Wake World"
  10. "Coma"

References

  1. ^ "Zoon - Review". MP3.com. http://www.mp3.com/albums/191306/reviews.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  2. ^ a b "Sumerland: Press: Nefilim in Fight Amnesia". Sumerland.devin.com. http://sumerland.devin.com/articles/spv-nefilim.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 
  3. ^ Beth Winegarner (2010-02-25). "Nephilim Reborn: Zoon". Echoes.devin.com. http://echoes.devin.com/zoon.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07. 

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