About The Album Artwork:

The album cover was once again done by my father Ed Bosson.  I wanted to do the seasonal songs based on the autumn version of the cover you’ll see (for the song “Fall Back Into Old Habits”).  So my dad was gracious enough to recreate the painting 3 more times with the different seasons.  The winter version is what ended up being the final cover for the album.

About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

The album deals with something we can all relate to: the passing of time.  Lyrically and musically you will experience some of the highs and lows we all feel along the way.

Track by Track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

1. A SUMMER TO FORGET – the album starts of with a song that sounds a bit upbeat musically (heavy with the horns) despite a fairly dark lyrical theme: dealing with memories, how we sometimes forget what we wish we wouldn’t and cling on to what we wish we could forget.

2. FALL BACK INTO OLD HABITS – this is the longest song on the album, and one of the heaviest.  Mostly having growl vocals and multiple shreddy guitar solos.  Lyrically dealing with addiction, or anything we do that can give us temporary relief to help us get through rough moments, but ultimately have terrible long-term effects on ourselves.

3. SEASONAL INTERLUDE – this song is a bit of a breather.  We take some self-reflection in knowing that the bad times will pass and, though it may not be immediate, the good times will come again.  Musically it’s soft and emotional with some beautiful cello work before exploding into a heavy ending with a very avantgarde saxophone solo

4. WEAKENING WINTER TOUCH – this song is dealing with the feelings of weakness and powerlessness over our own circumstances.  Often asking “why?” or “what did I do to deserve this?”  Musically I think this is a very powerful song, heavy on the synths with a catchy and powerful chorus.

5. SPRING IN MY STEP – a much more upbeat song with an awesome main guitar riff, dealing with the relief of hitting a positive point in time.  We’ve gotten through the bad times and hit a good high… but how long will it last?

6.  TEMPORA MUTANTUR: PART I – PASSAGE OF TIME – the first of a 3 part song. The soft piano piece where we look back and reflect on what we’ve had and what we’ve lost, ending with a beautiful set of harmonica and guitar solos

7. TEMPORA MUTANTUR: PART II – BROKEN PENDULUM – the second part deals with the anger we feel over what we can’t get back.  Likely the heaviest song on the album

8. TEMPORA MUTANTUR: PART III – WATCH THE WEATHER CHANGE – the final chapter where we deal with denial and mental vacancy.  A good balance of heavy elements, but with a catchy chorus.

Fun Facts – Story Angles

1. The second album “Eidolon” is written from Alex’s perspective about the death of his friend and Lunar co-founder Ryan Erwin

2. 3 of the 4 album covers were paintings done by Alex’s father Ed Bosson

3. The members of Lunar have never all been in the same room together

4. The band has existed for a decade and will finally be playing their first live performance as this group in 2025

Based out of Sacramento, CA, LUNAR is a progressive metal band formed in 2013 when longtime friends Alex Bosson (drums/percussion) and Ryan Erwin (guitar/vocals) decided to get together and write the style of music that was always in their hearts: genre-defiant and free of restrictive influence.  After securing Danny Stevenson on Keyboards, the search continued for a full lineup… but to no avail.  Rather than delay their progress, the trio decided to record and self-release their debut EP, PROVENANCE, in the Winter of 2014.

Shortly after the release of PROVENANCE, Danny parted ways with the group, while Bosson and Erwin began work on LUNAR’s debut full-length, THEOGONY – a concept album based on the nine Muses of Greek mythology.  While reading about Melpomene, the Greek Muse of tragedy, Alex realized that the concepts that these nine Muses represent – subjects such as history, tragedy, music, love, etc. – are the backbone for most creative output in this world.  In keeping with the progressive element of the band, he had the idea to spread the musical and lyrical diversity of these themes across an entire album: each of the nine tracks named after one of the Muses, the music and lyrics based around the theme that each specific Muse represents.

Once more unable to flesh out a suitably complete lineup as writing progressed, Alex and Ryan decided to enlist contributions from other professional musicians around the world – initially a handful of guests laying down additional guitar solos.  With the eventual additions of Ryan Price on bass and Chandler Mogel on vocals, a proper lineup for THEOGONY was set: and by the end of the recording process 17 different musicians had participated – including members of Hatriot, Angel Vivaldi, Helion Prime, Berried Alive, and many more.

In the Summer of 2017, LUNAR signed on with Divebomb Records and in November of 2017 THEOGONY was released on CD.  A logical step forward from PROVENANCE, the dynamically atmospheric hour-long journey of THEOGONY is sure to please fans of Porcupine Tree, Opeth and Tool – to name but a few – with its lushly textured contrasts of beauty and aggression.

THEOGONY received numerous raving reviews even being called a “masterpiece” and “A record everyone must own.  Every generation and every country should adore an album like this.”  And even made #23 on Prog-Sphere’s Top albums of 2017.

In the Spring of 2018 Ryan Erwin unexpectedly passed away, leaving Alex unsure of what to do.  After some time passed, he decided to persevere through the tragedy and continue on with LUNAR.  Using the tragedy as inspiration, he began writing the next album, EIDOLON – another concept album based around the cycle of life and death and the stages of grief that the ones left behind feel.  After writing all the music for the album, Alex enlisted friend Balmore Lemus (NOVAREIGN) to handle tracking guitars for this album.  And with Ryan Price and Chandler Mogel both returning again, the lineup for EIDOLON was set.

In keeping with the diversity that the guests brought to THEOGONY, Alex decided to continue with that idea.  By the end of recording, a total of 18 musicians contributed to EIDOLON – this time including members of Haken, Thank You Scientist, Fallujah, Leprous & Caligula’s Horse, to name a few.

EIDOLON is another journey of progressive metal at its finest, spanning 7 tracks and nearly an hour of material.  Once again being released through Divebomb Records, EIDOLON is available as of November of 2019.

LUNAR’s 3^rd full-length album, entitled “The Illusionist,” is available as of March 3^rd, 2023 on Saibot Reigns Records.  This album features another slew of amazing guest musicians, including: Sam Vallen, Andy Gillion, Jørgen Munkeby, Christian Muenzner, Ben Karas and more!  Plus features the addition of Alex Nasla on keyboards.  The album was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street Studios and features cover art by Travis Smith.

Discography:
2025 – Tempora Mutantur – LP
2023 – The Illusionist – LP
2019 – Eidolon – LP
2017 – Theogony – LP
2014 – Provenance – EP

Endoresements: Alex Bosson – Scorpion Percussion sticks

Band Members:

Top 1st Row – Ryan Price – Bass, Alex Bosson – Drums
Middle 2nd Row – Connor McCray – Lead Guitar, Chandler Mogel – Clean Vocals
Bottom 3rd Row – Carlos Alvarez – Rhythm Guitar, Brian Lewis – Growl Vocals, Anthony Stahl – Keyboards

Album Main Lineup:
Chandler Mogel – Clean Vocals
Brian Lewis – Growl Vocals
Carlos Alvarez – Rhythm Guitar
Connor McCray – Lead Guitar
Ryan Price – Bass
Alex Bosson – Drums
Anthony Stahl – Keyboards

Live Lineup:
Chandler Mogel – Clean Vocals
Brian Lewis – Growl Vocals
Jordan Price – Guitars
Ryan Price – Bass
Alex Bosson – Drums

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