BAND NAME: Draconian Rest
GENRE: Ambient
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Redacted (early), USA (now)
Formed circa 2010 as a new age / occult project. Split up in 2014 along with all my other secular projects. I had various ideas for this project but nothing was ever released back then. All the unfinished ideas were scrapped.
Brought back in 2025 as a Christian project. God actually told me to do this.
The current version of the project is actually almost totally identical to the old one: ambient music with a somewhat "black metal" flavor, with themes of nature and spirituality. Just nowadays, that spirituality is the promise and direction of the triune God, baptized in the Holy Spirit; and nature is correctly understood to be a wonderful gift of His handiwork, not part of some occult abstraction. The project name has also slightly changed meaning: In the old days, it was meant to [depict esoteric/occult principles] ("draconian") in a meditative framework ("rest"). Nowadays, the music is meant to provide Godly rest for the "dragons" of this world. In this calm restfulness, provided by God, they can get a foretaste of the protection, peace, clarity, and strength offered by the narrow path of the holy Triune, rather than the endless confusion and despair of the occult path.
Lineup:
Nocturnal Iridescence (formerly "Imperial Kodnarok") - All instruments
God - All instruments
Discography:
Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labor and Are Heavy Laden, and I Will Give You Rest (album, 29 January, 2026, Basement Corner Emissions)
Format: Digital / Bandcamp
Stream / Download (OFFICIAL)
Also stream on YouTube (OFFICIAL)
The artwork was shown to me in a dream. I recreated it as best I could. The broken pentagram is [from this], a physical and clear divine miracle. I allowed God to take control of my hands and play the keyboards for this. As I said on Bandcamp, "Like the disciple Peter before me, I doubted throughout, and some mistakes were made. Every aspect of this album from sound to artwork is soaked in the life-giving water of the Holy Spirit."
The album title is from [Matthew 11:28]. God told me to use this verse - I didn't make the connection to the band name until after the album was already done.
1) Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labor and Are Heavy Laden, and I Will Give You Rest
56:47, instrumental
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