You’ve got it all wrong.

The Insomniac isn’t unable to sleep, the Insomniac CHOOSES to evade sleep. We all fall down at some point, but between the waking world and our dreams exists the surreal.

In pursuit of that space between, some of history’s most prominent visionaries would hold a physical object, like a spoon or a ball, while sitting in a chair, and allow themselves to succumb to sleep. As they drifted off, the object would fall, and the sound would awaken them at the periphery of unconsciousness. Now more alert than ever, their work could begin.

Such is Insomniac. A band that exists between this world and the next. A bouncing ball on the sound and rhythm of the universe. An aural guide. Writing their songs in the frequency of the earth, the Atlanta-based quintet's sound casts the light on the magic and strange beauty in the balance between unconsciousness and dreams.

On their debut record, Om Moksha Ritam, to be released September 2025 via Blues Funeral Recordings, Insomniac delivers a brooding, heavy, and psychedelic journey, both physical and abstract. The duality of the experience is for you to experience. Every trip is different. Every spin reveals another layer.

Here exists something new, unique, and incomparable. A band that made the music they wanted to hear because it needed to exist. What you choose to do with this information is your choice alone – but don’t sleep on it.

Insomniac is...

Alex Avedissian - Guitar
Van Bassman - Vocals
Juan Garcia - Bass
Mike Morris - Guitar, Vocals
Amos Rifkin - Percussion, Vocals

Chicago’s Shadow of Jupiter is a Stoner Rock/Heavy Psych band with heavy riffs and soulful vocals. Their debut album, Porta Coeli, landed high on the Doom Charts the month of its release and placed respectfully on the year-end Doom Charts Top 100 at the end of 2023. These accolades garnered them worldwide attention and incredible performance opportunities within the Windy City and around the USA. In 2024, Shadow of Jupiter were chosen among the greatest Stoner/Heavy Underground bands in the world to play Ripplefest Texas in Austin, TX. For 2025, a busy schedule has them playing more Chicago shows, and they are excited to have been invited to play Rhune Mountain Fest in Ontario, Canada and Grand Rapids Doom Fest in Grand Rapids, MI.