California progressive metal veterans Zero Hour return with new EP No Man’s Land, out October 16 via their own CynNormal Lab Recordings on CD and digitally, and share new single “Codes of Violence.” Two tracks, each over thirteen minutes long. Stream it now and pre-order below. Continue reading
Even if you’re not a fan of Progressive Metal, you have to admit that when bands from that particular genre commit to an idea, they tend to go hard. Whether it’s a visual aesthetic, a musical direction, or an overall concept, there’s simply no room for half-measures. Some change with every album while others like Texan duo Sallow Moth have used every studio release to create, expand, and evolve their own unique and invariably bewildering universe.
GhostCultKeefy caught up with Devin Townsend to discuss The Moth, his landmark twenty-four-track symphonic progressive metal rock opera released May 29, 2026, through Insideout Music, Century Media Records, and his own HevyDevy Records imprint. Devin describes the album as his life’s work and most ambitious project to date, more than a decade in the making, chronicling the full arc of the human experience from birth to death through the central metaphor of personal transformation and self-discovery. Continue reading