Descension is the seventh fulllength studio album by the american progressive band coheed and cambria. Oct 09, 2012 the color before the sun is the eighth studio album by progressive rock band coheed and cambria. Descension, an album by coheed and cambria on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Sourceaudio holdings music publishing, cmrra, bmg rights management, and 4 music rights societies. It was released in 20, and is the second part of a tworecord set alongside 2012s afterman. Coheed delivered the more melodic aspect of their character, pun intended given their affinity to storytell through comics, while minimalising the integrayion of posthardcore punk from records gone. The deluxe amory award edition included bonus tracks along with a coffeetable book written by. A decade after coheed and cambria released their debut album, the second stage turbine blade, frontman claudio sanchez continues the bands epic scifi story with the afterman. It is the second part of their twopart afterman duology set in. Lyrics from az lyrics, may not be completely accurate as the album was not out at the time of this video being made. Pretelethal coheed and cambria with lyrics youtube. The second half details the return of amory to his home planet and what he encounters after he arrives. I think this book is my favorite out of them all but i have loved eric and nikkis story from the beginning and this book does not disappoint a lot of questions get answered a few things i didnt see coming.
These have always served as an introduction, like the preface to any story. During his time in the keywork, he is inhabited by several entities key. For a more indepth look at the afterman, a limited edition double vinyl copy of the double album is now on sale, which includes a 64page book that details the story. While the story is hard to follow without the companion coffee table book and given the musics attimes seemingly incongruous nature against the storys events, coheed and cambrias penchant for storytelling though music is further cemented and. Its not so much as a carbon copy but more of an extension of the previous. The most invigorating, interesting, and unique track on the afterman. Descension, coheed and cambria prove that while they may be more accessible than ever before, its not for lack of adventure or musical ambition, its because of them. The story is detailed not only in the songs on both recordings, but in a coffee table book by sanchez that contains the recordings and song by. Jan 29, 20 while the story is hard to follow without the companion coffee table book and given the musics attimes seemingly incongruous nature against the storys events, coheed and cambrias penchant for storytelling though music is further cemented and ever more stirring on descension. The story was released as a coffee table book along with an album of the same name.
The deluxe amory award edition included bonus tracks along with a coffeetable book written by claudio sanchez and edited by evil. Coheed and cambrias entire discography is a soundtrack to frontman claudio sanchezs the amory wars comic book storyline, with every lyric fitting the plot. It is the first coheed and cambria album since 2005s good apollo, im burning star iv, volume one. The story is about an scientist named sirius amory, who wants to know what connects. Descension marks coheeds seventh studio album and the conclusion to the afterman concept and double album. Ascension and descension, released in 2012 and 20 respectively, the color before the sun is the first nonconceptual album the band has released, making it the only coheed and cambria album to not be a part of the amory wars storyline. Having been together under the aforementioned band name since 1998, coheed and cambria have taken their fans on not one, not two, but now seven thoroughly enjoyable conceptual records, that. There is a contrast though, where ascension had a roughly darker straightforward theme, the. Facsimile of the sirius amory award from the story.
The afterman descension picks up where ascension and rightly so left off. Descension is the seventh studio album by progressive rock band coheed and cambria. Descension picks things up where ascension, released in october 2012, left off and sees coheed and cambria experimenting while preserving their. It is the second part of a double album, the first part of which is the afterman. Click to listen to coheed and cambrias the afterman. The album received abundant amounts of positive response from fans and critics. It reminds me that coheeds music is set in its own world, a thing that, as a hopeful storyteller, i. This was my first entry into the amory wars story, having read up on the story while listening to the albums over the years, having found the premise intriguing, but not wanting. Well, it turned out to be the former and saying i was blindsided the afterman. The deluxe version of the album was released with a hardcover coffeetable book of the albums amory wars storyline, the concept all coheed and cambrias. However, that is by no means a bad things, and instead creates not just a coherent, lively, confident album, but one that provides a wonderful companion to the first half of this duology.
True to their promise, coheed and cambria deliver the second half of the afterman double album just four months after its predecessor. I can definitely say that descension was original in many aspects in which i found to be truly interesting and in parts to be very heartwarming. Burgess was a very different book that centered around a very unique type of witches and wizards, but also dealt with power hungry forces and true love. Deluxe edition licensed to youtube by umg, kobalt awal digital limited, pias on behalf of evil ink records. It follows the adventures of sirius amory in his journey into the keywork. In 2012 coheed and cambria released the first part of a series of concept albums entitled the afterman. Ascension is the sixth studio album by american progressive rock band coheed and cambria. Ascension is the first of a twopart album that the progressive rock band is releasing, called the afterman. Art by nathan spoor and the lyrics of the song evagria the faithful. Ascension tells the story of astronaut sirius amory, who is sent on a mission to investigate a cosmic energy source that holds their universe. Ascension is the first volume of the first chapter of the amory wars.
But anyway, i cant judge an album before hearing it, so i still eagerly awaited the first of two albums the afterman. Ascension is the sixth studio album by coheed and cambria. It is based on sanchezs comic book series called the amory wars. The best buy exclusive added three demo bonus tracks. Ascension is essentially a concept album that is intended to be listened to in chronological order. Claudio sanchez explains origins of the amory wars youtube. It is the second part of a double album, the first of which is the afterman. The sections at the beginning of each chapter are claudios words. Interior art by nathan spoor cover of the box contains metal ascensiondescension crest.
Ascension, will be available on both physical and digital platforms october 9, 2012 via hundred handedeverything evil, and distributed through fontanaingrooves. The color before the sun is the eighth studio album by progressive rock band coheed and cambria. Descension picks things up where ascension, released in october 2012, left off and sees coheed and cambria experimenting while preserving their progviaemo rock sound, all with. Following the conceptual double album, the afterman. Progressive rock band coheed and cambria announced their new dual albums, the afterman. Sirius amory struggles to return to a world that no longer has a place for him. Descension deluxe edition to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Jan 21, 20 for a more indepth look at the afterman, a limited edition double vinyl copy of the double album is now on sale, which includes a 64page book that details the story. Part i of the afterman opens like almost all of coheeds recordswith an instrumental piano piece. Progressive rock supergroup coheed and cambria released the first part of their epic doublealbum attempt last year with, imaginatively titled, the afterman. Ascension, and it was well received to critical acclaim. The story was released as a coffee table book along with an album of the.
We last left our cosmonaut afterman sirius amory on a quest to investigate the keywork, an energy source of 78. The story is detailed not only in the songs on both recordings, but in a coffee table book by sanchez that contains the recordings and song by song details, as well as gorgeous illustrations. Ascension deals with the adventures of astronaut sirius amory, his ascent into the spaceways, and his scientific achievement in discovering the secrets behind the cosmic energy source the keywork. Descension is an album released in 20 by progressive rock band coheed and cambria. Ascension and descension, released in 2012 and 20 respectively, the color before the sun is the first nonconceptual album the band has released, making it the only coheed and cambria album to not. Descension this marks the sixth album for coheed and cambria, which continue telling the epic science fiction story of the amory wars, which the bands previous albums have introduced and expanded upon from the press release. Now, after what seems like no time at all, theyre back with the second half, the predictablynamed the afterman. The second half of their afterman duology of albums, descension represents a much simpler prog rock sound than ascension. Sep 26, 2012 a decade after coheed and cambria released their debut album, the second stage turbine blade, frontman claudio sanchez continues the bands epic scifi story with the afterman. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The afterman descension is a music studio album recording by coheed and cambria crossover progprogressive rock released in 20 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Jan 07, 20 progressive rock supergroup coheed and cambria released the first part of their epic doublealbum attempt last year with, imaginatively titled, the afterman.
Ascension is the first volume of the first chapter of the amory wars series by coheed and cambria. There is a contrast though, where ascension had a roughly darker straightforward theme, the afterman descension finds itself sightlier poppy. The deluxe amory award edition included bonus tracks along with a coffeetable book written by claudio sanchez and edited by evil ink comics chondra echert and blaze james, intended to give a songbysong experience of the. The deluxe version of the album will be released with a coffeetable book cowritten by band member claudio sanchez and writer peter david, intended to give a songbysong. Coheed and cambrias entire discography is a soundtrack to frontman claudio sanchezs the amory wars comic book storyline, with every lyric fitting the plot, while simultaneously aiming to stand alone. The band took seven months to record the albums between 2011 and 2012, and announced a february 5, 20 release date. Just as with ascension, this record tugs at the heart strings with seasoned bluesy guitar leads, powerful vocal melodies and a damn depressing storywords used to describe just about any coheed album, right. From fear through the eyes of madness to feature josh eppard on drums, and the first to feature zach cooper on bass. The story is detailed not only in the songs on both recordings, but in a coffee table book by sanchez that contains the recordings. Its funky bass lines, discoesque rhythms, stylized guitar playing, and. Having to wait four whole months for the rest of the story is just an absolute drag. The band took seven months to record the albums between 2011 and 2012, released a live acoustic version of key entity extraction v. It is the first part of a double album, the second part of which is the afterman.
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