“I have my own ways of ritual magick, but not in the typical way that most people would imagine. We’re not all Victorians, are we?”: The otherworldly story of goth mystics Fields Of The Nephilim

Fields Of The Nephilim’s Carl McCoy posing for a photograph in 2012.

Fields Of The Nephilim rose during goth’s 80s heyday, looking like a cross between Victorian undertakers and the stars of a spaghetti western. In 2012, as they prepared to release live CD/DVD, Metal Hammer caught up with singer and sole original remaining member Carl McCoy to talk mysticism, metal and unfortunate ‘drug’ busts.