This is a world of music! Loud music, happy music, sad music, random music; all music! I love all music, from classic rock to classic metal to death metal to industrial to techno (used in a generic genre lumping) to (SOME) rap to (VERY LITTLE) country. If you couldn't tell already, I'm more of a "rocker." I'd rather listen to some form of rock than anything else, any day.
With each post I will include a brief summary of the band (sometimes it may be extended to rambling as I'm prone to do) and a little info on the song (possibly). I will also include info about the song (Artist, album, genre, etc). The genre area will be filled out with a few of the most common categories with which the artist/band/song is classified. Since the music scene has become more diverse it's been increasingly difficult to really narrow down a song/band to one sub-genre of music, therefore, most songs/bands have multiple genres that categorize them. So, yeah.
I will post and you will enjoy, and possibly even comment. I'd love to hear what you all think about the song, band or anything in general. Even to suggest something I should listen to/post.
Travis Stever - Lead/Rhytm Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Back Vocals, Synth
Michael Todd - Bass, Backing Vocals
Chris Pennie - Drums (2007-present)
Title: Welcome Home (Acoustic) // The Running Free // Devil In Jersey City Album: Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness // Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Volume 2: No World For Tomorrow // The Second Stage Turbine Blade Year: 2005 // 2007 // 2002 Genre: Alternative, Progressive Rock, New Prog, Post-Hardcore Links: Official Site // Myspace
Coheed and Cambria are a progressive rock band from New York that started around 1995 under the name of Shabütie. Shabütie was taken from a word in African from the movie The Naked Prey meaning, oddly enough, "naked prey." The bands original name was Beautiful Loser consisting of Claudio, Travis, Nate Kelley and Jon Carleo, but after disputes amongst the band members Travis left the band and the remaining three members formed Shabütie. Carleo left the band mid-late '96 and Michael Todd was brought in to play the bass; Todd was a guitarist but played bass specifically for Shabütie when he was brought in. After releasing their second EP in '99, Travis rejoined the band in the guitarist's position; later in the year losing Kelley on drums and replacing him with Josh Eppard.
Claudio was writing a science-fiction story at the time (and it's still going now) called The Bag.On.Line Adventures (renamed The Amory Wars later on). While on a trip to Paris the band members decided to change their name from Shabütie to Coheed and Cambria two protagonists (man and wife) from the story line of The Amory Wars.
In 2002 Co&Ca released their first studio album called The Second Stage Turbine Blade, followed by In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003), Good Apollo: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005), Good Apollo: No World For Tomorrow (2007) and Year of the Black Rainbow (2010).
Following the release of Claudio's side project's (The Prize Fighter Inferno) album release in October of 2006, Josh Eppard and Michael Todd left the band for personal reasons. Matt Williams (the band's drum tech) and Michael Petrak to fill in for a number of their shows. In mid-2007 Michael Todd rejoined the band and a few months later so did Chris Pennie on drums (formerly of Dillinger Escape Plan). Because of contractual obligations with Pennie's previous label he was unable to appear on No World For Tomorrow. Instead, Coheed enlisted the help of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins who made use of several ideas Pennie had written with Claudio. Chris does appear on their newest release Year of the Black Rainbow.
Each album is a part of the story. In order it goes as follows:
1. Year of the Black Rainbow (2010)
2. The Second Stage Turbine Blade (2002)
3. In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (2003)
4. Good Apollo, Volume 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (2005)
5. Good Apollo, Volume 2: No World for Tomorrow (2007)
Now that my wall of text is done, or just in case it was tl:dr then continue down and enjoy the awesome sound of Coheed and Cambria. Enjoy!
