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Bio: Formed in 2021, Selenoplexia has developed a sound grounded in death and black metal while reaching into doom, sludge, post-rock, and progressive music. Guitarist Daniel, drummer Jonathan, bassist Sawyer, and vocalist Courtney move between dissonant atmosphere and sheer aggression, with songs built around shifting structures, stark contrasts, and a strong sense of narrative.
The band released its debut EP in 2022, followed by its first
full-length, Exalt and Despair, on October 13, 2023. The album received favorable attention from outlets including the Chicago Reader and Denmark’s Metalized. Selenoplexia has since played extensively throughout Chicago and the Midwest, sharing bills with Goatwhore, Maul, Morta Skuld, Deterioration, Escuela Grind, and others.
On October 9, 2026, Selenoplexia returns with its second
full-length, Beneath the Lunar Tyrant. Recorded with Colin Marston in the Pocono Mountains, the 37-minute album takes the band’s established sound into more progressive and atmospheric territory while retaining the weight and aggression of its earlier material.
Structured as a prologue and five chapters, Beneath the Lunar Tyrant tells the story of a young hero drawn into a struggle against the sorcerer Uldor. The story unfolds through a world of ancient peoples, demigods, holy warfare, and competing forces of faith and power. The music develops alongside it, with recurring ideas, long-form passages, and abrupt shifts between atmosphere, dissonance, and violence tying the record together.
Beneath the Lunar Tyrant is a natural progression from Exalt and Despair: broader in scope, more deliberate in its storytelling, and deeper in the world surrounding it, while remaining unmistakably Selenoplexia.
You can follow and support the band here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/
Bandcamp: https://selenoplexia.bandcamp.
SELENOPLEXIA are:
Daniel Vida – Guitars
Jonathan Milo – Drums, Synths, Vocals
Courtney Vida – Vocals
Sawyer Fridel – Bass Guitar, Vocals
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