INTERVIEW: Kevin Comeau on Crown Lands’ “Apocalypse” and the Sci-Fi Prog Epic Two Years in the Making


 

​GhostCultKeefy caught up with Kevin Comeau of Crown Lands, the award-winning Canadian progressive rock duo from Oshawa, Ontario, to discuss the band’s ambitious new album Apocalypse, released May 15, 2026, through InsideOut Music. Kevin breaks down the making of the record, including its centerpiece nineteen-minute multi-part title suite, standout tracks “Through the Looking Glass” and “Blackstar,” and how the album expands the cosmic narrative universe first introduced on their 2023 record “Fearless.”

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ALBUM REVIEW: Mastodon – Hushed And Grim


Considering the progressive nature of Atlanta genre dodgers Mastodon, the only real surprise regarding the band’s choice to record an eighty-eight minute double album is that it’s taken them this long to do it in the first place. 

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Mastodon Shares New Single – “Sickle and Peace”


Prog metal masters Mastodon have shared a new single – “Sickle and Peace” – their third from their upcoming new album Hushed and Grim, due out October 29th, 2021 via Reprise Records. The new video for “Teardrinker” was directed and directed and edited by Lorenzo Diego Carrera for his company a YHELLOW Production. Comprised of fifteen tracks and dedicated to their late manager Nick John, Hushed and Grim is the first new Mastodon full-length studio album since 2017’s Emperor of Sand (Reprise). That album was Ghost Cult’s album of the year for 2017. Hushed and Grim was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel). The band also announced a co-headline tour with Opeth and tickets are on sale now. Watch the video fo r”Sickle and Peace”right now! Continue reading →