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Atramentus - Stygian



7.9 | 85 votes |
Release date: 21 August 2020
Style: Funeral doom metal

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01. Stygian I: From Tumultuous Heavens... (Descended Forth The Ceaseless Darkness)
02. Stygian II: In Ageless Slumber (As I Dream In The Doleful Embrace Of The Howling Black Winds)
03. Stygian III: Perennial Voyage (Across The Perpetual Planes Of Crying Frost & Steel-Eroding Blizzards)

The Best Extreme Doom Metal Album Of 2020

Additional info
Recorded, engineered and mixed by Xavier Berthiaume at Studio Tehom in Montreal, QC.
Mastered by Greg Chandler at Priory Recording Studios in Birmingham
Cover artwork by Mariusz Lewandowski and layout by Chimere Noire.

Staff review by
RaduP
Rating:
9.0
Turns out the slow gurgling vocals of caverncore work just as well when slowed down on some funeral doom.

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published 29.08.2020 | Comments (8)

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20.08.2020 - 01:39
Rating: 10
Neachy

Finally, some elite doom metal this year.
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20.08.2020 - 12:35
Enemy of Reality
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Just after 1 spin it goes directly into the 2020 best of
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23.08.2020 - 15:07
Rating: 8
Starvynth
i c deaf people
By a large margin best funeral doom I've heard this year and I can't believe that this is their debut.
The vocals are insane, can't get enough of the gurgling throat singing (?) of "Stygian III".
Funeral doom AOTY thus far.
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23.08.2020 - 16:12
Rating: 8
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Starvynth on 23.08.2020 at 15:07

By a large margin best funeral doom I've heard this year

Cheers for the inadvertent suggestion. And to think I'd miss something great coming out of Quebec. Shame on me.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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25.08.2020 - 12:45
Rating: 8
musclassia

Written by Starvynth on 23.08.2020 at 15:07

The vocals are insane


I've just started listening to it, and that opening gargle a minute into the first track is quite something
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29.08.2020 - 01:12
Rating: 8
Tornado Of Souls

Written by Starvynth on 23.08.2020 at 15:07

By a large margin best funeral doom I've heard this year and I can't believe that this is their debut.
The vocals are insane, can't get enough of the gurgling throat singing (?) of "Stygian III".
Funeral doom AOTY thus far.


If you like this you should check out the death metal band these guys are in, they are called Chthe'ilist and are similar to Blood incantation, Demilich, etc.
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29.08.2020 - 02:20
Rating: 8
Starvynth
i c deaf people
Written by Tornado Of Souls on 29.08.2020 at 01:12

If you like this you should check out the death metal band these guys are in, they are called Chthe'ilist and are similar to Blood incantation, Demilich, etc.

I'm listening to Chthe'ilist's Le Dernier Crépuscule right now and I can indeed confirm a striking resemblance to Demilich... Thanks for the rec!
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08.09.2020 - 22:14
Desha
delicious dish
I think it's fine. Didn't blow me away like it seemed to have most others. But maybe I'm just too busy and depressed rn for it. Though tbh that's prime funeral doom mood and if it can't capture that... Seems a bit by the numbers and not too emotional
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building a house in the fire on the hill
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08.09.2020 - 22:52
Rating: 8
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Desha on 08.09.2020 at 22:14

I think it's fine. Didn't blow me away like it seemed to have most others.

I'm with you there. I think it's a really good album but not quite deserving of some of the hype it's getting online. Its greatest strength is its atmosphere but lacks variation in the riff department, even with the piano usage and pace change.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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08.10.2020 - 15:51
Rating: 9
Daggon
Underpaid M.D.
Oh man, this is just too good to be real. From the beginning you know you're in for a ride.
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"Les vers savent qu'ils n'ont pas d'ailes, c'est pour cela qu'ils se cachent sous terre"
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21.11.2020 - 20:16
Rating: 8
quieted_darkness

I absolutely loved the first track. As many have said the vocals are insane. Which is the main reasoning for my high score. The final track though wasn't as great as the first. I wasn't a fan of the "crying" guitar because it reminds me a bit of the shredding genre which I'm not a fan of.
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07.07.2021 - 14:37
Mourning Doomer
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Almost one year since its release, this is on repeat every month, at least. I wish it could have a higher rate, more than 8, to show a minimal justice to the stately composition level these guys employed here. This became one of my favorite records of all time and helps me a lot with my constant miserable feelings of existence.
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06.08.2021 - 15:13
Rating: 9
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Yup, one of the better FDM records in years. It could be longer just like Esoteric
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08.08.2021 - 02:47
kevindebrajne
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You may disagree with me on this one, but I think the recent funeral doom metal records being this short feel like a breath of fresh air. Not only this album, together with Drown's Subaqueous, are the best fdm of 2020, they are also some of the more welcoming albums in the sub-genre and a good starting point for someone who would like to get into funeral doom. Great stuff.
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24.09.2021 - 03:32
Rating: 8
tintinb

The song titles themselves tell a story. Truly gorgeous doom.
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Leeches everywhere.
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04.10.2021 - 00:24
Alakazam
spendin' cheese
Boring, big and emotional for the sake of it 'cinematic' funeral which is a dime-a-dozen Holywood formula since... likely Mirror Reaper or even post-Divinity Ahab. At least they compensate with the shorter length and superior art over music. The art sorta refers to the weird side of funeral doom which is what attracted me, cherishing works from the genre in the first and foremost place. Either way, Stygian is some pretty safe and stagnant stuff.
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