Carl McCoy
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Carl McCoy, WGT 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carl McCoy |
| Born |
18 January 1963 London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Gothic rock, gothic metal, death metal, industrial metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Graphic designer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Beggars Banquet, Jungle Records, Situation Two Records, Sacred Symphony |
| Associated acts |
Fields of the Nephilim Nefilim |
| Website | www.fields-of-the-nephilim.com |
Carl McCoy (born 18 January 1963, Lambeth, London, England) is the frontman for gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim.
The band formed in 1984. Following on from two EPs, their first album Dawnrazor was released in 1987. They produced two more full-length albums, The Nephilim and Elizium, plus a live album called Earth Inferno and a handful of singles, before splitting in 1991. McCoy went on to form Nefilim. The 1996 release of Nefilim's album Zoon saw a departure from the ethereal gothic sound of Elizium in favour of an industrial metal and death metal direction.
McCoy's most recent studio album, Mourning Sun, was released in 2005. Although it was released under the name Fields of the Nephilim, McCoy has been secretive about the musicians who play on Mourning Sun, with John 'Capachino' Carter the only named contributor. The album was conceived and produced in McCoy's studio.
McCoy frequently uses mystical and occult references in his lyrics. Samples of Aleister Crowley's voice were featured on Elizium; one of Fields of the Nephilim's biggest hits, "Moonchild", shares a name with one of Crowley's novels.
In interviews, McCoy has hinted that he sees his on-stage performances as theurgic, magickal or shamanic workings. He is also an admirer of Austin Osman Spare (the name of the Fields of the Nephilim live album Earth Inferno comes from one of Spare's works) and has thanked "AOS" in dedications on his albums. In another nod to Chaos magic, Fields of the Nephilim's song Psychonaut shares its name with a book on the subject by Peter J. Carroll, and quotes lines from the Necronomicon. McCoy's lyrics are heavily influenced by the work of H. P. Lovecraft, and mention Cthulhu in several places.
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