Ascension Back To Greatness

I may be a bit late to the parade here - namingly because the follow up album "Descension" is on it's way this year - but nonetheless, better late than never. 

Coheed and Cambria made a blasting comeback after their dismal last attempt "Year of the Black Rainbow" and what a stellar comeback it was. After complications and splits from previous members, new members and just a general rough go of it, the band sorted themselves out, put all their troubles aside, re-united themselves with the ever so (single kick drum) talented drummer Josh Eppard, got themselves a brand new bassist in the form of Zach Cooper and made the incredible and slightly reminiscent album "The Afterman: Ascension". 

This album is very nostalgic in the way that it brings forward the old Coheed that we know and love with tracks such as "Key Entity Extraction" being in four different parts to show that there is a strong story like previous projects, which is very much favoured by frontman Claudio Sanchez. 

Their debut release was "Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute", a song which just encaptures everything that we know and love about this band. If you are a massive fan of Coheed, you will know exactly what I'm on about. If not, it's the heart and soul of having a story told to you in the sheer epicness of prog-rock/metal. These guys take a genre that is very hard to find new talent in and just completely reinvent it. Whenever you hear Claudio's high octane vocals or both he and Travis Stever's guitars shredding away over a smooth bass line and a fucktastic/rocking drum beat, you know the real shit is going down! But with these guys, from the most hard rocking song, to the most mellow elegantly sang song, you get a real sense that something is really going on in these songs/albums and find yourself engrossed in the story and music.

This album is what we have come to expect from Coheed but gives them a whole new lease of life. These guys have just gone to show us that they are nowhere near being done for the day. The stories may be different but the music continues to enlighten us from a completely different spectrum. 

I for one cannot wait for the follow up to this. Until then, I am more than tied over with this incredible spectacle.