Saturday, September 5th at The EARL
Nobody’s Booking & Speakeasy present…
REZN, Lockstep, INSOMNIAC
Doors at 8:00pm / $20 / 21+

Over the last decade, Chicago quartet REZN have carved out a unique place in the landscapeof heavy music, chiseling away at the crude formations of the topography, mining the mostconcentrated metallic ore from the dirt, and shaping it all into somethingmonumental, imposing,and divine. While REZN has always fused seismic riffs with effortless beauty and grandeur, theirshifting strategies for wielding that polarity have involved varied compositional and stylisticdecisions, most notably the light-and-dark contrast of companion albumsSolace(2023) andBurden(2024). But with their newest full-length offering,Cycles in the Infinite Dream, REZNmasterfully harness the oppressive weight of their full sonic armory to celestial melodies andsublime synesthesia-inducing atmospherics in a manner so seamless it feels otherworldly, as ifoccupying a liminal space between two realities.While REZN traffic in the unbridled realms of metal and untethered reaches of psychedelia, theirlatest release showcases a bandworking with discipline and intention, even when thoseintentions are rendered to be purposefully cryptic. As the album title implies,Cycles in theInfinite Dreamexplores the nexus of our waking and nocturnal worlds. “We moved towards thedream and subconscious state as a lyrical concept and melodic theme,” the band explains. “Thepseudo-waking state is a reflection of a second existence—something that you can flee to or beimprisoned by.” Much like the subconscious-guided work of David Lynch,Cycles in the InfiniteDreamexists as parallax between the artist and the audience, creating an obscured anddistorted space that is both familiar and alien, like a corridor into our past where we recognizeour surroundings but somehow still feel lost within its warped geometry.REZN have long operated—and thrived—in the subterranean realm of music heads who cravethe aural equivalent of altered states. And withCycles in the Infinite Dream, they have createdtheir most psychotropic work to date.-Written by Brian Cook

INSOMNIAC coalesce onto our plane like a third eye opening into the beyond. A bouncing ball on the rhythm of the universe. An aural guide past the edges of perception. The band took form in Atlanta, Georgia, like-minded explorers of sound and mind writing songs in the frequency of the earth. Featuring members of Deceased, Brass Knuckle Surfer, and The Buzzards of Fuzz, the outfit's transcendent, mind-expanding psychedelic heaviness casts light on the magic and strange beauty, balanced between unconsciousness and dreams. Out now via Blues Funeral Recordings, the band’s debut record, “OM MOKSHA RITAM” or “Liberation through merging with the Universal Rhythm”, is a concept album guiding the listener through an aural and spiritual journey across multiple extreme environments that test their resolve, principles, and commitment to adhering to the path. Adrift between this world and the next, INSOMNIAC release themselves into the ether, spilling transportingly heavy brilliance in their wake. Like a third eye opening into the beyond, the transcendent, mind-expanding psych-doom of their debut album illuminates the strange beauty between unconsciousness and dreams. On the heels of their most recent US tour with Norwegian juggernauts Kal-El, Insomniac shows no signs of slowing down, announcing additional dates for 2026 with Howling Giant, Crystal Spiders, and performances at amazing festivals like Heavy Metal Parking Lot, The Mojave Experience, and Legalize Lex. 

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"...among the most cohesive and engagingly plotted debuts of the year" The Obelisk
“One of the most breathtaking and brilliantly surreal pieces of music I’ve heard in a very long time.” Outlaws Of The Sun
"This record is pure beauty." Musipedia Of Metal
“An experience that is truly mandatory for all who consider themselves even the most casual fans of heavy psych.” Head-Banger Reviews
“The frontman's memorable vocal melodies and imaginative guitar playing off the beaten lava metal track make individual pieces stand out.” Rock Hard
“This bridges the big epic rock riffage with hypnotic pulses.” Abysmal Hymns
“If you are a fan of the early days of Sub-Pop Records, then you should be a fan of these guys as well.” Ghost Cult Magazine