{"id":15081,"date":"2013-02-19T15:06:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T04:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=15081"},"modified":"2013-02-19T15:06:54","modified_gmt":"2013-02-19T04:06:54","slug":"coheed-and-cambria-%e2%80%93-the-afterman-descension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/02\/coheed-and-cambria-%e2%80%93-the-afterman-descension\/","title":{"rendered":"Coheed and Cambria \u2013 The Afterman: Descension"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> In summary: A perfect companion and conclusion to The Afterman storyline concept. Musically and lyrically heartfelt and one to definitely check out.<\/p>\n

Following on from 2012\u2019s \u2018The Afterman: Ascension\u2019 here only a few months later Coheed and Cambria bring us part two of this opus in \u2018The Afterman: Descension\u2019 and if it\u2019s anything like the first then this will be an album of epic proportions. I really enjoyed Ascension and following the story so even though I had the story spoiled for me by none other than guitarist Travis recently in an interview we did, I\u2019m still looking forward to hearing it play out.<\/p>\n

I am a fan of a concept album, and there\u2019s one thing that Coheed and Cambria have always been well known for it\u2019s their ability to tell a story through their music, and the intertwined story sequences here really make the album for me. The songs themselves are heavy this time around, and a song like \u2018Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry the Defiant\u2019 has just become my new favourite song of theirs, great melody, great lyrics and just heavy, but to follow that with \u2018The Hard Sell\u2019 and it\u2019s almost classic style sound, in particular the guitar tones in the solo I absolutely love.<\/p>\n

Diversity, a word that just came to mind as the almost 80\u2019s style track \u2018Number City\u2019 is playing through my computer speakers, it\u2019s different, odd, yet suited here. Not many bands could get away with this type of diversity, so when it jumps straight back in to \u2018Gravity\u2019s Union\u2019 and it\u2019s pounding drums and distorted guitars you don\u2019t even bat an eyelid. Lyrically this one is a standout and at almost seven minutes in length, it is amazing. The Descension \u00a0continues with the wow, this one sounds so good, this is \u2018Away We Go\u2019 and what a feel this has as it sounds like a Cheap Trick meets Elvis Costello type vibe and once again, from an absolute ball tearing riff to this is perfect. This reminds me of a Marvelous 3 song and that makes it an absolute winner for me, sorry all other songs, this is my favourite.<\/p>\n

\u2018Iron Fist\u2019 slows it down with I guess you could call it the ballad on the album which leads in to the single lifted from the album in \u2018Dark Side Of Me\u2019 which is very \u2018classic\u2019 sounding Coheed and Cambria in my opinion and is the perfect set up for the later side of the album as we get to the crux of the story and I don\u2019t know about you but I\u2019m actually feeling for the character Sirius in the story\u2026 music is an amazing thing\u00a0in that regard isn\u2019t it\u2026 but with lyrics like \u201cI gave my everything, for all the wrong things\u201d you can really understand.\u00a0 Then too end this amazing album we have ‘2’s My Favourite 1\u2019 and it\u2019s quite upbeat nature and not what I was expecting, oh wait, it\u2019s turning darker, with a perfect fade out the album is over and leaves me wanting more.<\/p>\n

I urge you to listen to this album, actually, listen to them both, in sequence and take in the full story the way it\u2019s supposed to be heard. My only question for Coheed and Cambria is, what\u2019s next?<\/p>\n

Check out our review of ‘The Afterman – Ascension’ here<\/a><\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> New York, USA<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Rock<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> Out Now<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Everything Evil\/Hundred Handed Inc.<\/p>\n

Producer: <\/strong>Coheed and Cambria, Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.coheedandcambria.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n<\/strong>1. Pretelethal
\n2. Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry the Defiant
\n3. The Hard Sell
\n4. Number City
\n5. Gravity’s Union
\n6. Away We Go
\n7. Iron Fist
\n8. Dark Side of Me
\n9. 2’s My Favorite 1<\/p>\n\n

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