NEWS: Stygian walk through the mists of time?

Exploring the contrast between two spiritual worlds: the harmony-centred pagan traditions and the legacy of Abrahamic religions, which often channel humanity’s most violent instincts, “Dreadlands” by Italian Blackened Metal Punks Stygian is a concept album like few others. They’ve let Time To Kill Records issue a second single from that in “Spirit in the Mist” during the making of which no Gorillas were harmed. The album drops on 4th July, a haunting blend of crust-laden fury and blackened atmospheres, packed with the raw urgency and melodic undercurrents is what we anticipate.

The band commented: “‘Spirit in the Mist’ tells the story of a torment that never fades. The narrator — the killer of the figure evoked in the song — is haunted by the presence of the woman’s spirit. Shrouded in mist, she returns without leaving a trace, yet she leaves deep wounds within him. Torn between denial and remorse, he tries to bury the past, forcing himself not to remember, not to return, not to look. But guilt lives on, and the spirit keeps walking. No forgiveness. No peace. Only the voice of the wind… and a presence that refuses to be forgotten. Because in the end, you cannot escape what you’ve done. The real punishment doesn’t come from outside — it comes from your own conscience”.