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Elizium
Sign in to saveElizium is the third studio album by English gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. It was released on 24 September 1990 through record label Beggars Banquet. The album peaked at number 22 in the UK albums chart. It was the last album that Fields of the Nephilim would record with what is regarded as their classic line-up of Carl McCoy, Tony Pettitt, Peter Yates, and Paul and Alexander "Nod" Wright.
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Elizium is a gothic dark metal band from Zoetermeer, the Netherlands. After releasing two demos, one in 1995 called 'War and Knowledge' and one in 2003 called 'Angel of Mistrust' they released their debut album in 2006 also named 'Angel of Mistrust'. In 2011 their second album was released called 'Relief by the Sun' followed by 'Elysium' in 2015. Their current line-up consists of: Peter Berends - Vocals, Guitar Peter Röge - Guitar Erik Dijkstra - Keys Michael Paap - Bass guitar Vincent Bakker -
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- album
- Genre
- gothic rock
- Follows
- The Nephilim
- Performer
- Fields of the Nephilim
- Record label
- Beggars Banquet Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- publication date
- 1990-09-24
- language of work or name
- English language
- place of publication
- United Kingdom
- form of creative work
- studio album
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Elizium is the third studio album by English gothic rock band Fields of the Nephilim. It was released on 24 September 1990 through record label Beggars Banquet. The album peaked at number 22 in the UK albums chart. It was the last album that Fields of the Nephilim would record with what is regarded as their classic line-up of Carl McCoy, Tony Pettitt, Peter Yates, and Paul and Alexander "Nod" Wright.
==Background== Using sensational spelling, the album was named after Elysium, a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.
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