CROWN LANDS Streams Perfect Prog Epic “Apocalypse”

Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands are set to release their most ambitious and fully realized work yet, Apocalypse, on May 15, 2026. Following their Juno Award-winning self-titled debut and Fearless, the duo expanded their conceptual universe in 2025 with the instrumental releases Ritual I and Ritual II (also recently Juno-nominated), marking their first projects with InsideOutMusic.

Musically, Apocalypse represents a turning point for the band. After crafting the Rituals entirely in their home studio, the duo gained confidence to take near-total control of the production process. Guitarist/bassist/keyboardist Kevin Comeau explained: “That record gave us the confidence to realize we could make a Crown Lands album in our own space, without a major-label budget or a big, fancy studio.”

Much of Apocalypse was written and recorded in the same room the band has used since 2020, with selective production collaboration from Nick Raskulinecz and David Bottrill to enhance key moments.

Conceptually, Apocalypse is designed as a full album-sides narrative experience, harkening back to the classic long-form album format. Central to the record is the 19-minute title track, which drummer/vocalist Cody Bowles describes as the structural anchor: “With long-form songs, it always starts with the music.

“We built Apocalypse from instrumental sections, some older riffs, a lot of newly inspired ones, and mapped them out on a whiteboard, figuring out how one section could melt into the next.”

Bowles also situates the album within the Crown Lands conceptual timeline: “Fearless and Ritual exist in the same story. But Ritual takes place much earlier in the timeline—it shows the planet during times of peace. Apocalypse moves the story forward and sets up the events that lead directly into Fearless.”

The album artwork, designed by Quinn Henderson, complements the ambitious scope of the music, completing the duo’s immersive progressive rock vision. Pre-orders are available here.