Ceromonies

Ceromonies' is the long-awaited live album and DVD by Fields Of The Nephilim. Subtitled Ad Mortem , Ad Vitam' (To Death, For Life), this release marks the closing of one chapter in Fields Of The Nephilim's history paving the way for what is soon to come.Recorded over two sell-out shows at London's Shepherds Bush Empire, Ceromonies' features songs from their earliest days such as Trees Come Down' and Preacher Man', through a series of undeniable classics including Moonchild', Psychonaut' and a rare performance of Celebrate', whilst taking in the dramatic soundscapes of the mid-90s Nefilim incarnation (Penetration', Shine' and Zoon'), and coming right up to date with the band performing tracks from their most recent studio album Mourning Sun'. Ceromonies' also includes a very rare live performance of Wail Of Sumer / And There Will Be Your Heart Also', the thirteen minute, elegiac finale of the band's landmark Elizium' album.As a visual document, the DVD captures the true essence of the band, bringing the ritualistic nature of their live show to the screen and demonstrating the quite remarkable power of their performance. Beautifully edited and directed by Carl McCoy at his visual production company, Sheer Faith, it is a striking example of why this most elusive and mysterious of bands has been revered for so long.The double-CD set - only the second live album the band have ever released and a perfect companion to its live predecessor, 1991's legendary Earth Inferno' - is a sensory treat; the enormous sound and brooding instrumentation of the band bursting forth from the speakers, crowned with McCoy's haunting incantations and tour-de-force vocals.