Coheed and Cambria - Vaxis - Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures (October 5, 2018) Album • Page 62

I just finished going through this band's discography for the first time after only really knowing the big songs (Welcome Home, The Suffering, Running Free, etc) and damn I'm blown away. I read all of the lyrics and annotations on Genius as I listened and I had no idea the story went so deep; I knew all of their albums were chapters in a big sci-fi epic but I didn't know just how intricate it was. Insanely fun to listen to and dive into for the first time


How were the Afterman records received by the fanbase generally though? I fucking loved both of those, and it actually may have been my favorite part story-wise. So glad I finally decided to fully check these guys out regardless

 

who gives a shit about this sites list lol

 

Both were considered to be a return to form or at least very close to it after NWFT and YOTBR. I think Descension is preferred by most, but they're generally both well liked.

 

Afterman albums are near perfect

 

Afterman 1 is pretty good but 2 is fantastic

 

Afterman is perfectly in the middle of their discography. Some of it was their best work in 5 years, some of it just didn’t work.

 

you could make their best album with tracks from both

 

i love the afterman and it makes me super sad that they haven't been playing many songs from those albums on the last couple tours. maybe they needed a break from it after touring those albums a lot, or maybe they don't get as much of a crowd response as the older stuff. but, i think the two albums combined is a masterpiece. although i'd probably rearrange the tracks a bit, it can flow a little weird at times.

 

I just listened to both Afterman albums right in a row without stopping and it was a great experience

Number City is catchy af

 

Fuck. Unheavenly Creatures is an incredible album. First listen in months and I'm loving every second.

Got the vinyl a month or two back and haven't even opened it. Really need to toss it on the turntable soon

 

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Afterman albums highlights were great but a lot of it was too safe

Evagria, Number City, 2s my Favorite 1, all top notch Coheed

Domino, Dark Side of Me, The Hard Sell, all Coheed-by-numbers

To me the real return to form was The Unheavenly Creatures. Been waiting for an album that massive since Good Apollo 1

 

Domino is a titan

 

Personally I find it pales in comparison to their other opening jams, IKS, Welcome Home, NWFT, The Dark Sentencer are all way better than Domino

On that note holy fuck is The Dark Sentencer a jam

 

The Dark Sentencer is just a little too cheesy for me and one of their more lackluster openers. Too repetitive too

 

Na

 

Na Na Na Na WoooaAaaah


Sorry knee jerk reaction

 

I think we can all agree this album is Claudio’s best vocal performance by far

 

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Oh boy. I’m in. This will be my first bracket in ages.

 

I love both Afterman albums and if I view them both as one full project, like with Thrice’s Alchemy Index, it’s my second or third favorite full body of work from this band. A lot of those songs are among my top 20 or 25 Coheed songs

 

Domino is a top 5 coheed song for me fam

 

Welcome (Home) to your new obsession.

Afterman was well received by most, especially coming off of YOTBR, seen as the low point of their discog by most (some would say TCBTS... they have a valid point too). They took a lot of time in between YOTBR and Afterman, Zach joined the band, Chris Pennie and Mic Todd left, so it was a rejuvenated Coheed for sure.

 

Openers, ranked (excluding acoustic/instrumentals)
IKS
NWFT
The Dark Sentencer
Welcome Home (most would scoff at this)
Time Consumer
The Broken (I have a soft spot for this one... doesn't get the love it deserves)
Sentry
Domino
Island

Dang this band knows how to start albums.

 

Sentry never gets enough love