Zoon, Nefilim

Nefilim

The Nefilim was a Carl McCoy project formed after the disbanding of Fields of the Nephilim.-History:Originally formed with John Carter, Nefilim featured McCoy on vocals, Paul Miles on guitar, Simon Rippin on drums and Cian Houchin on bass...

's only studio album, was released in October 1996 by Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...

 (Calatogue number BEGA172). The album saw a move away from the rich soundscapes that characterised earlier works from Fields of the Nephilim

Fields of the Nephilim

Fields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Carl McCoy, saxophonist Gary Whisker, Tony Pettitt on bass, guitarist Paul Wright and drummer Alexander "Nod" Wright...

 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

Behemoth (band)

Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....

 on their EP Slaves Shall Serve

Slaves Shall Serve

Slaves Shall Serve is the fifth EP by Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth. The first 4 tracks were recorded during the Demigod studio sessions at Hendrix Studios during July and August in 2004. And the last 2 live tracks were recorded live at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2005.The EP was...

.

The album is a concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

, 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

Book of Enoch

The Book of Enoch is an ancient Jewish religious work, traditionally ascribed to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. It is not part of the biblical canon as used by Jews, apart from Beta Israel...

. The word "zoon" is derived from Greek, meaning "living creature" or "beast".

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"