Canadian prog rock duo Crown Lands have a new album titled Apocalypse which is due for release on 15 May 2026.
Their previous album – Fearless – is a stonker (that means rather jolly good by the way) and very much like their countryfolk Rush around the A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres, Permanent Waves period.
That’s no bad thing as Crown Lands do things their way without being “copyists”. If you do have Fearless, you’ll be rather pleased – as I am – that the Crown Lands chaps have this new album of Apocalypse lined up and set for release in about seven weeks from the date of this post.
Conceptually, Apocalypse is designed as a complete, album sides narrative experience, crafted with the classic album format in mind and unfolding as a cohesive story set in the same universe as their 2023 album Fearless.
At the heart of the record lies the nineteen-minute title track, a sprawling epic that anchors the record both musically and narratively.
Ultimately, Apocalypse is about change, the end of one thing and the uncertain beginning of another.
That theme resonates not only within the album’s sci-fi narrative, but in Crown Lands’ own evolution, capturing a band fully in command of its vision and ready to push beyond every boundary it has previously set.
A single – Through The Looking Glass – has been released in advance of the album. Those classic Rush influences are evident as is, I think, not a little bit of Triumph.
Here’s the video – see if you agree it’s a Rush/Triumph thing. Rushumph if you will……!
I have a copy on order and of course a full review will follow once I have my hands on it in a few weeks on release.
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