Fields of the Nephilim is a gothic rock/gothic metal band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984.

The original line-up consisted of vocalist Carl McCoy, saxophonist Gary Whisker, Tony Pettitt on bass, guitarist Paul Wright and drummer Alexander "Nod" Wright.

Following the release of the debut EP Burning the Fields, Wisker left the band to be replaced by Peter Yates as second guitarist. The band's name refers to (magnetic) fields and a biblical race of giants or Angel/Human hybrids, known as the Nephilim.

The band has a "dust and death" image, and often associated with characters from Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns" and often wore cowboy clothes with a weather-beaten look during photo shoots. Their debut EP, Burning the Fields, was released in 1985 by Situation Two Records (an imprint of Beggars Banquet Records).

The band "upgraded" to Beggars Banquet Records in 1986 (1986 in music) to release "Power" and "Preacher Man". The next release "Blue Water" was the first Fields of the Nephilim single to reach the UK charts (#75). It was followed by "Moonchild", lead single from the second LP The Nephilim which reached number 28 in UK charts.

Fields of the Nephilim "officially" reformed in the late 1990s. Fallen, a collection of out-takes and assorted unreleased recordings, was released in 2002.