Fields of the Nephilim is a Gothic rock band, active throughout the 1980s. They formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984 (1984 in music). Carl McCoy, Gary Whisker, Tony Pettit and Paul and Nod Wright were the starting lineup, and Peter Yates joined by the time they signed to Beggar's Banquet to release "Power" and "Preacher Man". Both singles were alternative rock hits, and Dawnrazor (1987 in music) did similarly well, also scoring a charting pop single with "Blue Water". Future singles included "Moonchild" and "Psychonaut", which were similarly successful. Elyzium (1990 in music) was their last studio album, and McCoy left in 1991 (1991 in music). They remaining band members formed Rubicon, while McCoy began a new group called Nefilim.