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First of the Stygian

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Band History
The origins of First of the Stygian date back to 2003 when, tired of playing other people's material, founder member Tyrone Leigh Williams began writing the music for an, as yet, unfinished concept album. The storyline of this concept album tells the tale of a being known as the First of the Stygian. However, unable to find the right musicians for the project, First of the Stygian did not actually come into existence as a fully fledged band until 2006, when guitarist Dave W. Preston auditioned for a band Tyrone was working with called Viperstrike.
It quickly became apparent that Dave was a guitarist perfectly suited to the style of music that was part of the First of the Stygian project. The more mainstream material being played by Viperstrike was soon shelved to make way for First of the Stygian at the start of 2007.
Shortly after bringing Dave on board the First of the Stygian project, Tyrone met up with former Viperstrike guitarist Trefor Farrimond . This meeting resulted in the audition of bassist James MacDonald and the core of the band was set. A string of guitarists and drummers auditioned for the band between 2007 and the start of 2008 but with no success. Unwilling to compromise on their music just to achieve success, the trio continued with their work and throughout the course of 2008 the band recorded their debut EP.
Without the necessary funds to release the EP to the market, the music was aired right here on the myspace site until recently. In 2009, some of the EP songs were removed and the first recording for the debut album was aired on the site.
Related Links
TheShallowsouls
Newport based doom metallers, influenced by the mighty Black Sabbath and bands such as doom metal pioneers Candlemass and gothic genre leaders Paradise Lost. Fronted by Adam West and featuring First of the Stygian members Dave W. Preston on guitar and Tyrone Leigh Williams on Bass.
Blind Ambition
Welsh Rock/Metal band which Tyrone has recently joined on bass. Check 'em out.
Satan's Camaro
The reincarnation of Viperstrike, Satan's Camaro is how Trefor and Tyrone originally envisioned the band sounding.
Harris/Rykala
Former First of the Stygian guitarist Adam Rykala has teamed up with guitarist Darren Harris to bring you the Harris/Rykala prog metal project. Currently in its formative stages, the duo are on the look out for new members.
Important: All music posted to this site is copyrighted and therefore legally owned by the band.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/12/2006
Band Members: Line-up 2009
Tyrone Leigh Williams - Vocals
Dave W. Preston - Guitars
James Macdonald - Bass
Simon Haskey - Drums

Recording Line-up 2008
Tyrone Leigh Williams - Vocals
Dave W. Preston - Guitars
James Macdonald - Bass
Simon Rogers - Drums
Influences: Heavy Metal pure and simple.
Sounds Like: First of the Stygian. Accept no imitations.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Preparing for gigs

Okay,so, still lacking the finances to do any further recording work, our focus is on perfecting the set list with an aim to gig asap.For those who don't know what it's like to be in a band, I recomme...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:11:00 GMT

Long over due...

With regards to the E.P. that was supposed to be out last year but still hasn't materialised....As mentioned in the past the band is self-financed and we don't have a record company funding our studio...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 07:24:00 GMT

For those who are interested...

we haven' forgotten about the E.P. we just haven't been able to find the money and time to finalise the last song and sort out getting it released as a result of various other projects (i.e. Satan's C...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:49:00 GMT

Take a Leap of Faith

New song Leap is up on the site so check it out if you haven't already.Gone are some of the songs you are all familiar with to make room for some new material. Unfortunately, we won't be doing much mo...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:59:00 GMT

And so it begins...

Our second album is almost finished with from a writing point of view but that's not going to stop us. We'll be writing more material while recording our first album and selecting the track listing fo...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:11:00 GMT

Drummer Needed

If anyone knows of a drummer who would be able and willing to play our stuff then tell them to get in touch. Thanks.
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:18:00 GMT

Yet another EP update

Planning to go into the studio in January to finish the final song on the EP. Then we just need to sort out the lead guitar parts. Work will soon begin on writing the second album (some of the materia...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:54:00 GMT

EP update

There hasn't been an update lately as all effort has been diverted towards music. Latest news is: Final track for the EP has been recorded but upon review it has been decided to add some extra flouris...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:53:00 GMT

In the studio

Work has begun on getting the songs for the album done. Today saw the rhythm guitar being put down for four of the songs. Not only that but we've set a date for going in and finishing the final E.P. t...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Delays and Drummers

Firstly, the set-backs we've had in sorting out the lead guitar position with the band mean that we've been forced to push the E.P. back. A new release date has yet to be decided. Secondly, the band i...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:55:00 GMT