Editing Fields of the Nephilim (section)

=== Departure of McCoy and hiatus (1991–1998) ===
Frontman McCoy left the band in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title = Sumerland: Press: Melody Maker, October 1991|url = http://sumerland.net/articles/nephilim-melodymaker-2-1991.shtml|website = sumerland.net|access-date = 14 October 2015|archive-date = 6 April 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160406151447/http://sumerland.net/articles/nephilim-melodymaker-2-1991.shtml|url-status = dead}}</ref> The remaining members, together with singer Andy Delaney, chose not to continue with the "Fields of the Nephilim" name and instead recorded under the name [[Rubicon (English band)|Rubicon]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Sumerland: Press: Rubicon, Legacy, 1992|url = http://sumerland.net/articles/rubicon-legacy-1992.shtml|website = sumerland.net|access-date = 14 October 2015|archive-date = 5 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000854/http://sumerland.net/articles/rubicon-legacy-1992.shtml|url-status = dead}}</ref> The band released two albums before disbanding: ''What Starts, Ends'' in 1992 and ''Room 101'' in 1995.

Meanwhile, Carl McCoy formed a new project called [[Nefilim]]<ref>{{cite web|title = Sumerland: Press: Nefilim in Zillo, 1993|url = http://sumerland.net/articles/nefilim-zillo-1993.shtml|website = sumerland.net|access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref> in 1991, after the disbanding of Fields of the Nephilim.

The band played some gigs in 1993, showcasing new material. According to McCoy,<ref>[http://sumerland.devin.com/articles/orkus-interview.shtml Carl McCoy in Orkus Magazine, 1998], mentioning the album "could have appeared four years earlier". Accessed through Sumerland on 28 July 2009.</ref> the release of their debut album, ''[[Zoon (Nefilim album)|Zoon]]'', was delayed for several years due to disagreements with the record label. ''Zoon'' was eventually released in 1996 and featured a distinctly heavier sound<ref>{{cite web|title = Nefilim – Zoon – Reviews – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives|url = http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Nefilim/Zoon/22354/|website = Metal-archives.com|access-date = 14 October 2015}}</ref> than McCoy's previous works.