The project
Scale without distance
Stellar Death was created by Scott Loose and Matt Kozar as a space for instrumental music built around specific astronomical and philosophical ideas. Ben Kelly has contributed bass across key releases.
The project draws from post-rock, post-metal, progressive metal, dark ambient music, and film scores. Each piece is designed as its own narrative, using texture, movement, and contrast in place of lyrics.
Selected listen
Sentient, Chapter 1
The first chapter of an ongoing exploration of consciousness within the universe. Its aggressive energy is tempered by ambient passages that suggest polarity, isolation, and self-reflection.
Discography
Three distinct journeys

Sentient, Chapter 1
Consciousness within the universe, expressed through tension, weight, atmosphere, and reflection.
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Knowledge of Enceladus
Four pieces inspired by Saturn's ice moon, moving beneath frozen surfaces and into the void.
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Fragments of Light
Eight cinematic pieces spanning stellar collapse, infinite distance, critical mass, and afterglow.
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Listening from outside
Fragments of Light was recognized for its cinematic scale, lush guitars and keys, and balance of atmosphere and motion.
Tuned UpSentient was noted for moving freely between progressive metal, crushing weight, and atmospheric post-rock.
Metal TempleThe EP's mix of cinematic post-rock and aggressive metal was described as a study in texture and atmosphere.
Part of a larger story
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Stellar Death is one distinct world within three decades of interconnected music.
Band: Stellar Death
Style: Post rock/metal, cinematic, dark ambient
Location: Washington, DC
Years Active: 2019 - Present
Members: Scott Loose (guitars, keys), Matt Kozar (guitars, keys), Ben Kelly (bass)
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New Return 6:320:00/6:32
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The Astronomer 7:000:00/7:00
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Endless 3:330:00/3:33
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Betelgeuse 4:440:00/4:44
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Binary Collapse 6:580:00/6:58
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Afterglow 4:570:00/4:57