Elizium (Expanded Deluxe Edition)

Beggars Arkive releases a double vinyl expanded deluxe reissue of Fields of the Nephilim's third highly acclaimed album Elizium, originally released by Beggars Banquet in 1990. The album has been expanded onto a double LP for audio clarity and contains 4 bonus tracks. The pressing is brick red.

Recorded and produced by Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson, the audio is transferred via analogue to 96khz/24 bit by John Dent at Loud, with vinyl mastering by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road.

Formed in 1984, Fields of the Nephilim is the creation of vocalist and front man Carl McCoy. Highly influential in the world of goth, metal, and electronic genres, their legacy endures to this day. Their unique sound, an apocalyptic fusion of Victorian underworld meets Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, set them apart from their contemporaries.

Elizium is considered by many to be one of their most beautiful albums. According to The Quietus, it was both their most accessible and experimental work, concluding and consolidating the Nephilim’s five-year shamanic journey. Lead-off single and opening track "For Her Light" featured a lengthy mid-section that anticipated the apocalyptic post-rock of Godspeed! You Black Emperor. The album also featured some of the band’s hardest rock in the wah-overload of "Submission," as well as dance elements on second single "Sumerland."

Louder Sound called "Sumerland" their “greatest ever track,” showcasing the band's versatility and creativity.