The Afterman: Ascension

After 2010’s Year Of The Black Rainbow, Coheed And Cambria had something to prove. Having reached the high point, narratively and sonically, of its multi-album Armory Wars storyline, leader Claudio Sanchez decided to use The Afterman: Ascension—and its sequel, The Afterman: Descension, due early next year—as an…

In terms of the story, ‘The Afterman: Ascension’ works well in conveying surroundings and emotions through both musicality and lyrical content.

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Coheed and Cambria are one such band, in the sense that the arc of their career and ambitions have all but guaranteed that they will accumulate few new fans in the years to come, but their existing audience will likely be diehard loyal.

Coheed and Cambria - The Afterman: Ascension review: The Afterman: Ascension marks indisputable growth for a band that up until this point seemed as if it had nowhere else to go.