Is it really the Year of the Black Rainbow?

It has been a while since I have written anything here, but when I finally heard Coheed and Cambria’s latest album I felt compelled to write a review-of-sorts. Well, not really a review, but more like a catharsis. You see, I was anticipating this album ever since it was even hinted by the band, which built a 150 degree celsius fever of anticipation for anything remotely leading to the release. Although we know that setting your expectations too high almost always sets you up for disappointment, we still do.

First of all, to clear things up, I am a fan. To put it into perspective, there’s the person who never even heard of Coheed and Cambria, then there’s the casual listener, then there’s the one who will cut his own jugular to get to a concert, then there’s me. So now that we put that aside…

Coheed’s latest effort is of an excellent musicianship. The first thing I noticed is Pennie’s assault on the kit, showing his  Dillinger Escape Plan roots. It wasn’t like anything CoCa has ever sounded like, which is both a good thing and bad. The drumming actually competed with the Sanchez’s and Stever’s guitars.

What disappointed me with this album is the lack of an “epic second track” that was always present with all the previous albums. (SSTB’s Time Consumer, IKSSE3′s eponymous track, Good Apollo’s Welcome Home [author's note: actually this was the third track on the album, I just pretend that the first 2 one's a single track. ] , and NWFT’s No World for Tomorrow) Also, same with Second Stage, this album does not have the multi-part saga, or whatever the band calls it.

All in all, I like the album. It’s just that I was a little disappointed with No World for Tomorrow, but I ended up liking it. I hope my big ? of a reaction with this one would turn up okay, even if it did not quite deliver what I had in mind.

Go ahead. Judge me.

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