20s A Difficult Age [Album Plot and Art]

Plot:

The album 20s A Difficult Age opens with "The Peplum Theme" blended with "The Danube Theme" to give the feel of opening credits. Harnuphis Bukouloi (voiced by Suehyla El-Attar) rides into a military camp searching for The Emperor, Marcus Antoninus.

Elysium: the album jumps to a destroyed camp where Avidius (voiced by Sulyiman) is giving a speech to his legion. Crows peck on deceased bodies. Back in Latium (modern: Rome) Marcus Antoninus (Who's perspective is rapped by Marcus Orelias) give a speech to the senate before departing off to war. Avidius concludes his speech by affirming his leadership will be different than the fallen Emperor, Marcus Antoninus (whom he presumes to be dead), his wife Volusia (Rachael Messer) draws a sword and tells the soldiers to prepare for battle.

Blackouts: In Latium, Marcus speaks to his troops as they depart to the First Frontier War, the speech ends with a commander (Stephan Marcellus) delivering closing words.

Twenties: Jumping to the battlefield, Marcus and his troops arrive at their destination the same camp Harnuphis arrived at in the beginning. Pertinax (Paul Bellantoni) enters Marcus's tent, he informs him of Harnuphis's presence. Marcus tells him they will meet with her after he, the general and commanders all celebrate their victories.

Tracklist:

1. The Danube River
2. Elysium (Feat. Sulyiman)
3. Blackouts (Feat. Stephan Marcellus)
4. Twenties
5. Prelude: Martyr
6. Trichotillomania
7. Aset (Feat. Michael Levy)
8. Intermission: The Arrival In Latium
9. Prelude: Capitol
10. Pompeiii
11. Atrium (Feat. Stephan Marcellus)
12. Prelude: Spring (Feat. Michael Levy)
13. Portraits
14. Fate (Feat. Stephan Marceullus)
15. The Light and Epilogue

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