Progressive metal duo CEPHEIDAE VARIABLE look beyond our skies in the forthcoming full-length album Primordial Reverie Ascendant. Welcoming vocalist Chad Bernatchez, the Sci-Fi concept album sees a space adventurer pursue her dreams to travel among the stars and encounter new worlds. Primordial Reverie Ascendant is scheduled to arrive on January 8, 2027.

CEPHEIDAE VARIABLE began in 2024 by British Columbia-based multi-instrumentalist Ryan Koepke as an instrumental project. Musically, Koepke seeks to produce grand soundscapes through carefully constructed layers of instrumental textures and tones. A key component of CEPHEIDAE VARIABLE is chaos and unpredictability. Emotive storytelling is interwoven through each track’s arrangement.

Following the release of the instrumental album, Primordial Reverie, in 2025, Chad Bernatchez (VOIDCHASER) joined CEPHEIDAE VARIABLE which led to a progression in creative direction to now incorporate clean and harsh vocals. With input from Bernatchez, the new release delves further into CEPHEIDAE VARIABLE’s fictional realms bringing a new way of understanding the concepts first glimpsed in Primordial Reverie.

It was a pleasure having Ryan on the Interview to speak on the forthcoming album, and future plans. Check out the complete coverage on the below YouTube video.

Primordial Reverie Ascendant Track List:

1. Overture (3:12)
2. Carving a Dragon (4:05)
3. The Waiting Storm (3:13)
4. Zephyr of Ouroboros (9:15)
5. Encounter (5:54)
6. The Conduit (6:04)
7. Chromatic Haven (5:12)
8. Entropic Harvester (10:27)
9. Singularity (11:33)