Mourning Sun


Mourning Sun, released on 28 November 2005, is the fourth studio album by English gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. Vocalist Carl McCoy is the only original band member to be featured on this album and is the band's first studio album since Elizium which was released on 24 September 1990.

Background

McCoy along with John "Capachino" Carter spent eighteen months recording new demos in McCoy's mobile recording studio, dubbed "The Ice Cage" which took them to various places, including Norway. According to McCoy, Ice Cage sessions generated enough material for a double album, 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 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 NME listing no less than six of the album's tracks amongst their Top 10 for the band's best songs to date.

Personnel