Atramentus - Stygian
On the 21st of August, 20 Buck Spin is releasing the debut album 'Stygian' by extreme funeral doom band Atramentus. Tracklist: 1. Stygian I: From Tumultuous Heavens... (Descended Forth The Ceaseless Darkness) 2. Stygian II: In Ageless Slumber (As I Dream In The Doleful Embrace Of The Howling Winds) 3. Stygian III: Perennial Voyage (AcrossThe Perpetual Planes Of Crying Frost & Steel Eroding Blizzards) Atramentus formed in 2012 by Phil Tougas the guitarist in death metal band Chthe'ilist and 'Stygian' is his epic tale of eternity, loss and memories. The word stygian means related to the river Styx, the river in Hades, over which Charon ferries the dead to the underworld according to Greek mythology and mythology plays a big part on this record. It tells the tale of an unnamed knight that makes a pact with the gods to grant him immortality. The knight witnesses the death of the sun and passes out. When he wakes up from a terrifying sleep plagued by sleep paralys