| Mourning Sun | ||||
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| Released | November 28, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2005 | |||
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| Label | SPV | |||
| Producer | Carl McCoy | |||
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Mourning Sun, released on 28 November 2005, is the fourth studio album by English gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. [1] Vocalist Carl McCoy is the only original band member to be featured on this album and is the bands first studio album since Elizium which was released on 24 September 1990.
McCoy along with John "Capachino" Carter (original Nefilim collaborator) 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, [2] the only identified persons involved in the writing and recording process to date are John "Capachino" Carter (a musician who also worked with McCoy on Zoon demos in the beginning of 1990's) 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." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shroud (Exordium)" | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Straight to the Light" | 6:24 |
| 3. | "New Gold Dawn" | 7:58 |
| 4. | "Requiem (Le Veilleur silencieux)" | 7:21 |
| 5. | "Xiberia (Seasons in the Ice Cage)" | 7:33 |
| 6. | "She" | 9:26 |
| 7. | "Mourning Sun" | 10:35 |
| 8. | "In the Year 2525" (bonus item available only on the limited edition of the album) | 9:28 |
| Total length: | 62:69 | |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [4] |
| Kerrang! | [ citation needed ] |
| Maelstrom Zine |   [5] |
| Release Magazine | [6] |
| Tartarean Desire | [7] |
Reception to the new album was generally positive, with even the NME listing no less than six of the album's tracks amongst their Top 10 for the band's best songs to date. [8]
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