Charon were founded in 1992 as a raw conventional yet little significant death metal act. After three years in an all knobs on ten situation both Charon and their next door neighbours thought it was time for a change. From 1995 to 1996 Charon then slowly developed their style into a much more melodic atmospheric multi-dimensional breed of metal. 1997 - a demo and a video tape later - Charon caught the attention of Danish based Emanzipation Productions. A deal was made and from December 1997 throughout January 1998 Charon recorded ten tracks for their debut album Sorrowburn. A total of ten carefully selected metal compositions steaming of loneliness, longing atmosphere, sensuality, and eroticism. This again caught the interest of Diehard Music who licensed Sorrowburn and released it in the summer of 1998. The press response was indeed very positive, and actually Sorrowburn entered the official Finnish chart topping such prominent artists as Celine Dion, Massive Attack, Cradle of Filth, and Rancid. Critics praised Charon for their great crossover potential with an appeal to both fans of goth, doom and classic metal, and Sorrowburn soon established Charon