Empyria was a Canadian progressive power metal band, formed in 1991 by Mike Kischnick, Paul Falcon, and Simon Adam in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

A progressive metal compilation album, The Awakening, was released in 1998 by KMI Ent., which featured Empyria's title track "Changing Currents".

It featured for the first time all four parts of Empyria's The Lighter Sides of Darkness as a continuous 25-minute epic, plus a cover of The Police's "Synchronicity II".

In 2003, Empyria took a long hiatus due to Kischnick's involvement in 12 albums and two tours with Canadian metal band Thor and various other projects.

In 2009, Empyria re-united and released The Long Road Home[2][3] through Nightmare Records, with the return of Falcon (bass), Phil Leite (vocals), Kischnick (guitars/synth) and new drummer Scott Gamble.