[2] It was the last album 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.

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.

as well as "Sumerland (What Dreams May Come)" which he claimed "takes the apocalyptic element of the Nephilim to its furthest extent; its relentless pulse supports some of the most powerful guitar out there while McCoy achieves a similar high point with his commanding voice."

Combine that with another fantastic job on art design, and Elizium, once you accept the Nephilim's basic conceits, simply stuns.

The track "Submission," for example, jumps into a flailing guitar solo midway through before dropping to a quieter moment, then gradually builds back up to more steel- string masturbation."