Editing Fields of the Nephilim (section)

=== Early years (1984–1991) ===
[[File:20170722 Köln Amphi Fields of the Nephilim 0008 Fields of the Nephilim.jpg|thumb|Vocalist Carl McCoy performing in 2017]]
The band's debut 12" EP, ''Burning the Fields'', was first released in 1985 on their own Tower Release label and was quickly picked up by [[Jungle Records]], who put them in the studio for further recordings that became the ''Returning to Gehenna'' 12" EP. Managed by a Jungle Records director, they soon got signed to [[Situation 2]] records (an imprint of [[Beggars Banquet Records]]) in 1986 to release "Power" and "Preacher Man", and their first album, ''[[Dawnrazor]]'', which topped the Indie chart in 1987.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sutherland|first1=Steve|title=A fistful of dynamite|magazine=Melody Maker|date=16 January 1988|page=24|issn=0025-9012}}</ref> The next release, "Blue Water", was the first Fields of the Nephilim single to reach the [[UK Singles Chart]] (number 75).<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]] | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 199}}</ref> It was followed by "Moonchild", the lead single from the second LP ''[[The Nephilim (album)|The Nephilim]]'', which reached number 28 in the UK chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Collins |first1=Andrew |title=Bluffer's Guide to Goth |magazine=New Musical Express |date=30 November 1991 |page=30|issn=0028-6362}}</ref>

''Psychonaut'' was released in May 1989 and peaked at number 35;<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" /> the ten-minute track indicated a slight shift for the band toward a more experimental and intense sound. This single/EP was a precursor to the polished and highly produced ''[[Elizium]]'' album (1990), for which they "upgraded" to the Beggars Banquet label. Produced by [[Pink Floyd]] / [[David Gilmour]] engineer [[Andrew Jackson (recording engineer)|Andy Jackson]]<ref>{{cite web|title = Biography|url = http://andyjacksonmusic.com/biography/|website = Andy Jackson Music|access-date = 15 October 2015}}</ref> (taking over from previous band producer Bill Buchanan), the album was preceded by the single "For Her Light," which clipped the British Top 40 in its first week of release. A remixed version of "Sumerland (Dreamed)" (this version is on the CD single only and differed from the 7" vinyl format of the same release), released in November 1990, peaked at number 37.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />

In 1991, the band played their final gigs, a two-day 'Festival of Fire' in London. The final releases of this era are the live CD ''[[Earth Inferno (album)|Earth Inferno]]'' and the video ''Visionary Heads'', followed by the compilation ''[[Revelations (Fields of the Nephilim album)|Revelations]]''.