Ophelion release prog-metal concept album “The Jaunt”

Inspired by Stephen King’s short-form horror story The Jaunt, this progressive metal concept album is set in a future where teleportation is instantaneous — but only safe under sedation.

The tale follows a traveller who defies the rules and remains conscious during the Jaunt, only to find themselves cast into a formless void beyond time, space, and sensation. Only their consciousness endures, fracturing over untold eons as their thoughts slowly splinter into distinct and unrelenting voices.

Through eternity, a spark emerges — and a universe unfolds. They exist as a passive god: cursed with omniscience over trillions of worlds, yet powerless to control anything, and unable to end their own existence.

By a twist of cosmic fate, one of these worlds creates its own Jaunt — and a familiar scene unfolds. Another traveller feigns sleep, just as they once did. A terrible recognition dawns: they are witnessing their own past.

As they watch their former self enter the Jaunt, the cycle completes, and their consciousness exits the journey. Though their body remains as it was, their mind now bears the weight of eternity and a terrible knowledge — reality is a façade, and they are the source of their own creation.

Cursed by a truth no one was meant to bear, they tear out their eyes and claw mercilessly at their mind, finally fulfilling their desperate wish to die.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Stl2MjBp83fk5gzQEJ10U
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-jaunt/1822352797
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaxmIm7zMQ8
BandCamp: https://ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ophelionmusic
Drum play-through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMyW9evQalk&list=RDtMyW9evQalk