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|Origin = [[Nyack, New York]], [[United States|USA]] |
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|Years_active = 1995 – present |
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|Label = [[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Equal Vision Records|Equal Vision]] |
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'''Coheed and Cambria''' is an American [[progressive rock]] band formed in [[ Nyack, New York]] in 1995.<ref name="coca">{{cite web|url=http://www.coheedandcambria.com|title=About Coheed and Cambria|work=Cobalt and Calcium|accessdate=27 October|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The band originally went by the band name "Shabűtie", however, the band changed its name to Coheed and Cambria when drummer [[Nate Kelley]] left the band Chinch |
'''Coheed and Cambria''' is an American [[progressive rock]] band formed in [[ Nyack, New York]] in 1995.<ref name="coca">{{cite web|url=http://www.coheedandcambria.com|title=About Coheed and Cambria|work=Cobalt and Calcium|accessdate=27 October|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The band originally went by the band name "Shabűtie", however, the band changed its name to Coheed and Cambria when drummer [[Nate Kelley]] left the band Chinch |
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Coheed and Cambria's albums are [[concept albums]], revealing the plot of a science fiction storyline called ''[[The Amory Wars]]'', a series of comics, written by lead singer [[Claudio Sanchez]]. To date, the band has released four studio albums, two live albums, and various |
Coheed and Cambria's albums are [[concept albums]], revealing the plot of a science fiction storyline called ''[[The Amory Wars]]'', a series of comics, written by lead singer [[Claudio Sanchez]]. To date, the band has released four studio albums, two live albums, and various spfecial-edition releases, with their latest release being ''[[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World forbbbb Tomorrow]]'' in 2007. In 2008 the band held a series of 4 day shows in which they played all 4 studio albums in succession. The events took place inb New York, Chicago, LA, and London. The shows will be released in a DVD box set known as "The Children of the Fence" in March 2009. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Shabűtie (1995–2001)=== |
===Shabűtie (1995–2001)=== |
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In March 1995 [[Claudio Sanchez]] and [[Travis Stever]]'s band Toxic Parents split, and were joined by [[Nate Kelley]] to start a band called Beautiful Loser. The band featured Stever on vocals and guitar, Sanchez on guitar, Kelley on drums and Jon Carleo on bass. The group was short-lived, breaking up by June of that year over an arguement over gas money.<ref name="toxic parents">{{cite web|url=http://dontpassthefence.org/shabutie.html|title=Dontpassthefence.org|work=Shabutie/Coheed and Cambria Knowlegebase|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> Stever left the band and without him, the band became a trio, renaming themselves Shabűtie,<ref name="doa">{{cite web|url=http://www.adequacy.net/interview.php?InterviewID=56|title=Interview With Coheed and Cambria|work=[[Delusions of Adequacy]]|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> taken from African tribe chants for "naked prey" in the film ''[[Naked Prey]]''. Sanchez took the role of lead vocals and guitar. |
In March 1995 [[Claudio Sanchez]] and [[Travis Stever]]'s band Toxic Parents split, and were joined by [[Nate Kelley]] to start a band called Beautiful Loser. The band featured Stever on vocals and guitar, Sanchez on guitar, Kelley on drums and Jon Carleo on bass. The group was short-lived, breaking up by June of that year over an arguement over gas money.<ref name="toxic parents">{{cite web|url=http://dontpassthefence.org/shabutie.html|title=Dontpassthefence.org|work=Shabutie/Coheed and Cambria Knowlegebase|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> Stever left the band and without him, the band became a trio, renaming themselves Shabűtie,<ref name="doa">{{cite web|url=http://www.adequacy.net/interview.php?InterviewID=56|title=Interview With Coheed and Cambria|work=[[Delusions of Adequacy]]|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> taken from African tribe chants for "naked prey" in the film ''[[Naked Prey]]''. Sanchez took the role of lead vocals and guitar. |
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The band spent nearly a year experimenting with a multitude of different musical styles, including [[punk rock]], [[indie rock]], [[acoustic rock]], [[funk]], and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. When Carleo left the band in August 1996, Kelley recruited [[Michael Todd]] to take his place. Todd, who was primarily a guitarist, picked up the bass specifically for Shabűtie.<ref name=" |
The band spent nearly a year experimenting with a multitude of different musical styles, including [[punk rock]], [[indie rock]], [[acoustic rock]], [[funk]], and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. When Carleo left the band in August 1996, Kelley recruited [[Michael Todd]] to take his place. Todd, who was primarily a guitarist, picked up the bass specifically for Shabűtie.<ref name="savebbbbbyourscene">{{cite web|url=http://www.saveyourscene.com/web/view.php?table=interviews&show=4|title=Interview with Claudio|work=SaveYourScene|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref><ref name="doa" /> As Shabűtie, the band wrote dozens of songs and released their first studio demo ''[[Plan to Take Over the World]]''. In 1999 ''[[The Penelope EP]]'' was released, shortly after which Stever rejoined the band, making them a four-piece once again. |
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Kelley would leave the band during a performance in late 1999, and [[Josh Eppard]], then of the band [[3 (band)|3]], was chosen to replace him,<ref name="saveyourscene" /><ref name="doa" /> with the band going on to release ''[[Delirium Trigger]]'' in 2000, still featuring Kelley on the drums, but listing Eppard in the liner notes.<ref name="shabutie">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20010501174618/shabutie.8m.com/custom.html|title=Home Page|work=Shabutie|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> |
Kelley would leave the band during a performance in late 1999, and [[Josh Eppard]], then of the band [[3 (band)|3]], was chosen to replace him,<ref name="saveyourscene" /><ref name="doa" /> with the band going on to release ''[[Delirium Trigger]]'' in 2000, still featuring Kelley on the drums, but listing Eppard in the liner notes.<ref name="shabutie">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20010501174618/shabutie.8m.com/custom.html|title=Home Page|work=Shabutie|accessdate=27 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> |
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Several songs that appeared on ''Delirium Trigger'' were part of a [[science fiction]] story written by Sanchez called ''The Bag.On.Line Adventures'', which was later renamed to ''[[The Amory Wars]]''. Sanchez's side project originally developed during a 1998 trip to Paris, where the band decided to rename themselves Coheed and Cambria, named after two of the story's protagonists, and adopted the concept as a theme that would unify their forthcoming albums.<ref name="isound">{{cite web | title=Coheed & Cambria : iSOUND.COM | work=iSound | url=http://www.isound.com/coheed_and_cambria | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="pollstar">{{cite web | title=Pollstar -- HotStar Coheed And Cambria | work=[[Pollstar]] | url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=COHCAM | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> This side project also created Coheed's official logo,<ref name="scifi">{{cite web| |
Several songs that appeared on ''Delirium Trigger'' were part of a [[science fiction]] story written by Sanchez called ''The Bag.On.Line Adventures'', which was later renamed to ''[[The Amory Wars]]''. Sanchez's side project originally developed during a 1998 trip to Paris, where the band decided to rename themselves Coheed and Cambria, named after two of the story's protagonists, and adopted the concept as a theme that would unify their forthcoming albums.<ref name="isound">{{cite web | title=Coheed & Cambria : iSOUND.COM | work=iSound | url=http://www.isound.com/coheed_and_cambria | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref name="pollstar">{{cite web | title=Pollstar -- HotStar Coheed And Cambria | work=[[Pollstar]] | url=http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewhotstar.pl?Artist=COHCAM | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> This side project also created Coheed's official logo,<ref name="scifi">{{cite web|ubrl=http://www.scifislacker.com/music/coheed-cambria-interview.shtml|title=Coheed & Cambrbia @ ScifiSlacker.com|work=ScifiSlacker|accessdate=29 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> the Keywork, a symbol for the planetary alignment of the [[The Amory Wars|Amory Wars]] universe. |
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February 2002 saw the release of ''[[The Second Stage Turbine Blade]]'', the band's first studio album, on [[Equal Vision Records]]. Influenced by the seminal [[post-hardcore]] group [[At The Drive In]],<ref name="SSTB" /> the band's first release also featured a credited guest appearance from [[Dr.Know]] of the [[Washington, D.C.]] hardcore-punk act [[Bad Brains]] as well as the reworking of songs "Delirium Trigger", "33", and "Junesong Provision" from the ''Delirium Trigger'' EP as well as the band's first single and music video, "[[Devil in Jersey City]]".<ref name="SSTB">{{cite web|url=http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/coheedandcambria_interview.html|archivedate=2007-04-08 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070408042635/http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/coheedandcambria_interview.html|title=Betta wreckonize Album |
February 2002 saw the release of ''[[The Second Stage Turbine Blade]]'', the band's first studio album, on [[Equal Vision Records]]. Influenced by the seminal [[post-hardcore]] group [[At The Drive In]],<ref name="SSTB" /> the band's first release also featured a credited guest appearance from [[Dr.Know]] of the [[Washington, D.C.]] hardcore-punk act [[Bad Brains]] as well as the reworking of songs "Delirium Trigger", "33", and "Junesong Provision" from the ''Delirium Trigger'' EP as well as the band's first single and music video, "[[Devil in Jersey City]]".<ref name="SSTB">{{cite web|url=http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/coheedandcambria_interview.html|archivedate=2007-04-08 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070408042635/http://www.bettawreckonize.com/interviews/coheedandcambria_interview.html|title=Betta wreckonize Album breview|work=Bettawreckonize|acbbcessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="billboardbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=481300|title=Billboard biography|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]].com|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The record also invited many comparisons to Canadian [[progressive rock]] group [[Rush (band)|Rush]] due to Sanchez's characteristically high vocals and the distinctly technical nature of the music in comparison to their peers in the [[post-hardcore]] scene.<ref name="RushEmo">{{cite web|date=2004-03-29|last=John|first =Tracey|url=http://www.mtv.com/newsb/articles/1486023/20040329/coheed_cambria.jhtml|title=Coheed And Cambria, The 'Emo Rush,' Bring Prog-Rock To The Mosh Pit|work=[[MTV]]|quote=often been described as an "emo Rush" due to its elaborate concept albums [..] singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez's high-pitched vocals |accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref> The album brought the band underground notoriety. The band eventually played several tour dates in the United states and Japan, as well as a brief stint on the 2002 [[Vans]] [[Warped Tour]]. The band would go on to start working with [[management|manager]] Blaze James in August 2002, who would help propel the band to larger stages and a wider fan base.<ref name="pollstar"/><ref name="blaze">{{cite web | title=CMJ 2007 Music Marathon & Film Festival: October 16-20 NYC | work=[[College Music Journal]] | url=http://cmj.com/marathon/panelist-template.php?user_id=3400 | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> |
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[[Image:C&C logo2.png|thumb|right|"The Keywork", a commonly used logo for the band, symbolizes the energy stream between the planets in Coheed and Cambria's fictional universe.]] |
[[Image:C&C logo2.png|thumb|right|"The Keywork", a commonly used logo for the band, symbolizes the energy stream between the planets in Coheed and Cambria's fictional universe.]] |
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Following extensive touring with groups like [[Breaking Pangaea]], [[Linkin Park]] and [[The Used]], the band recorded and released their second studio album ''[[In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3]]'' in October, 2003, once again on Equal Vision.<ref name="SSTB" /><ref name="billboardbio" /> Featuring the singles "[[A Favor House Atlantic]]" and "[[Blood Red Summer]]" and corresponding |
Following extensive touring with groups like [[Breaking Pangaea]], [[Linkin Park]] and [[The Used]], the band recorded and released their second studio album ''[[In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3]]'' in October, 2003, once again on Equal Vision.<ref name="SSTB" /><ref name="billboardbio" /> Featuring the singles "[[A Favor House Atlantic]]" and "[[Blood Red Summer]]" and corresponding videosb which received airtime on [[MTV]], the band supported the release by touring with artists such as [[Thursday (banbbd)|Thursday]], [[Thrice]], [[AFIb (band)|AFI]], and [[Rainer Maria]], as well as their second appearance on the [[Warped Tour]] and an additional set of European shows.<ref name="billboardbio" /> The album peaked at #52 on the Billboard charts and was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref name="IKSSEchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=481300&aid=600485|title=IKSSE:3 Chart Position|work=Billboard|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=481300&model.vnuAlbumId=1083207|title=Singles Chart Positions|work=Billboard|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> An August 2004 show at New Jersey's [[Starland Ballroom]] in support of the album was filmed and became the band's first live DVD, ''[[Live at the Starland Ballroom]]'', released in March 2005. |
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Coheed and Cambria once again started touring infrequently, when they could line up gigs in support of ''In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3'', finally stopping to record their third release and major-label debut ''[[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness]]'' in the spring of 2005 for a September 2005 release on [[Columbia Records]], with whom they had signed a |
Coheed and Cambria once again started touring infrequently, when they could line up gigs in support of ''In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3'', finally stopping to record their third release and major-label debut ''[[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness]]'' in the spring of 2005 for a September 2005 release on [[Columbia Records]], with whom they had signed a mulbti-album contract.<ref name="recorddeal">{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/628/628899p1.html|title=Coheed returns|work=[[IGN]]|accessdate=11 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="recorddeal2">{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/artibcles/523/523738p1.html|title=Coheed sbigns to Columbia|work=IGN|accessdate=11 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Their most commercially successful album to date, ''Good Apollo Volume One'' has sold almost 1 million copies and peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts.<ref name="noofcopies">{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Contests/Coheed_&_Cambria_New_CD_and_2_gb_Sony_Walkman/1470/|title=Almost 1 million|work=Starpulse|accessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="GA1Chart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=481300&aid=731405|title=GA1 Chart Position|work=Billboard|abccessdate=9 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Featuring three singles, "[[Welcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song)|Welcome Home]]", "[[The Suffering (song)|The Suffering]]", and "[[Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)]]", the album represented a departure from their previous melodic [[post-hardcore]] influenced rock toward a [[progressive rock]] sound, such as longer tracks, some consisting mostly of extensive guitar solos. ''Welcome Home'' was described as "a heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced metal tune" by John A. Hanson.<ref name="Sput">{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=8988|title=Coheebd and Cambria Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV... (Review)|quote=Welcome Home is a heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced metal tune (hell, they ripped the riff from Kashmir)|last=Hanson|first=John A.|date=2006-09-03|work=[[Sputnikmusic]]|accessdate=2008-11-03}}</ref> The band supported the album on American and European tours with [[The Blood Brothers (band)|The Blood Brothers]], [[Circa bSurvive]], [[Dredg]], [[Head Automatica]] and [[Avenged Sevenfold]], culminating in the release of the exclusive [[iTunes]] EP ''[[Kerrang!/XFM UK Acoustic Sessions]]'' and their second live DVD ''[[The Last Supper: Live at Hammerstein Ballroom]]''. |
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===Departures and ''No World for Tomorrow'' (2006–present)=== |
===Departures and ''No World for Tomorrow'' (2006–present)=== |
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In early November 2006, it was announced that both Josh Eppard and Michael Todd had officially left the band for personal reasons, and Matt Williams alongside the band's drum tech Michael Petrak briefly filled out the band's rhythm section for a handful of shows.<ref name="losemembers">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ |
In early November 2006, it was announced that both Josh Eppard and Michael Todd had officially left the band for personal reasons, and Matt Williams alongside the band's drum tech Michael Petrak briefly filled out the band's rhythm section for a handful of shows.<ref name="losemembers">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/cohbed_and_cambria_lose_members.html|title=Temporary lineup change from Ultimate Guitar|work=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate Guitar]]|accessdate=11 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> In April 2007, former bassist Michael Todd officialbly rejoined Coheed and Cambria just in time to enter the Los Angeles-based studio with new producer [[Nick Raskulinecz]] and appear on their next album, due to be released that fall. The following June it was announced that [[Chris Pennie]], formerly of the [[Dillingber Escape Plan]], had officially joined Coheed and Cambria as their drummer, but due to contractual restrictions with his previous record label, Pennie did not appear on the band's fourth release.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=COHEED&sql=11:wpfwxqr0ld6e~T1|title=Coheed and Cambria Biography|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=January 25|accessyear=2008}}</ref> Instead, [[Foo Fighters]] drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]] recorded the drums, making use of several ideas Pennie had previously written in correspondence with Sanchez.<ref name="allmusic" /> |
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The band's most recent album and second release with [[Columbia Records]], ''[[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow]]'', was released in October 2007, debuting at #6 on the Billboard charts.<ref name="noworldchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=481300&aid=1083207|title=No World For Tomorrow Chart Position|work=Billboard|accessdate=11 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[The Running Free]]", was released to radio in August 2007. The second single released was "[[Feathers (song)|Feathers]]" with a video starring [[Rena Riffel]].<ref name="Riffel">{{cite web|url=http://www.renariffel.com/index.html|title=Rena Riffel in "Feathers"|work=[[renariffel.com]]|accessdate=24 December|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The band has continued touring in support of the album, headlining select dates of the 2007 [[Warped Tour]],<ref name="warped">{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/coheed_and_cambria_set_to_play_warped_tour|title=Coheed and Cambria Set to Play Warped Tour|date=2007-03-14|work=Guitar World|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> a fall tour supported by [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]] and [[The Fall of Troy]], and opened for [[Linkin Park]]'s 25-city US tour, and as a result, canceled their performances on Australia's [[Soundwave Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sstxo.com/coheedandcambria/ALBUM.mpg|title=Claudio on the new album|work=sstxo|accessdate=24 July|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="noworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.coheedandcambria.com/index2.html|title=Tour Announcements!|work=Coheed and Cambria official website|work=Coheed and Cambria|accessdate=20 August|accessyear=2007}}</ref> In addition to the return of Todd on bass and new drummer Pennie, the band also recruited a touring keyboardist and backup vocalists for their live performances.<ref name="KYS">{{cite web|url=http://www.killyourstereo.com/interviews/74/coheed-cambria/|title=Interviews: Coheed & Cambria|last=Chambers|first=Cameron|work=Kill Your Stereo|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> |
The band's most recent album and second release with [[Columbia Records]], ''[[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow]]'', was released in October 2007, debuting at #6 on the Billboard charts.<ref name="noworldchart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=481300&aid=1083207|title=No World For Tomorrow Chart Position|work=Billboard|accessdate=11 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[The Running Free]]", was released to radio in August 2007. The second single released was "[[Feathers (song)|Feathers]]" with a video starring [[Rena Riffel]].<ref name="Riffel">{{cite web|url=http://www.renariffel.com/index.html|title=Rena Riffel in "Feathers"|work=[[renariffel.com]]|accessdate=24 December|accessyear=2007}}</ref> The band has continued touring in support of the album, headlining select dates of the 2007 [[Warped Tour]],<ref name="warped">{{cite web|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/coheed_and_cambria_set_to_play_warped_tour|title=Coheed and Cambria Set to Play Warped Tour|date=2007-03-14|work=Guitar World|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> a fall tour supported by [[Clutch (band)|Clutch]] and [[The Fall of Troy]], and opened for [[Linkin Park]]'s 25-city US tour, and as a result, canceled their performances on Australia's [[Soundwave Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sstxo.com/coheedandcambria/ALBUM.mpg|title=Claudio on the new album|work=sstxo|accessdate=24 July|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="noworld">{{cite web|url=http://www.coheedandcambria.com/index2.html|title=Tour Announcements!|work=Coheed and Cambria official website|work=Coheed and Cambria|accessdate=20 August|accessyear=2007}}</ref> In addition to the return of Todd on bass and new drummer Pennie, the band also recruited a touring keyboardist and backup vocalists for their live performances.<ref name="KYS">{{cite web|url=http://www.killyourstereo.com/interviews/74/coheed-cambria/|title=Interviews: Coheed & Cambria|last=Chambers|first=Cameron|work=Kill Your Stereo|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> |
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In November 2007, their song "[[Welcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song)|Welcome Home]]" was included as a playable track in the video game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'',<ref |
In November 2007, their song "[[Welcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song)|Welcome Home]]" was included as a playable track in the video game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'',<ref nbame="rockband1">{{cite web|url=http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/826/826182p1.html|title=Coheed and Cambria Ready for Rock Band|last=Goldstein|first=Hilary|date=2007-10-10|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> and a cover of their song "[[Tebn Speed (of God's Blood & Burial)]]" was later made available as a download for Rock Band.<ref name="rockband2">{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/50780|title=Coheed in Rock Band|work=[[Shack News]]|accessdate=16 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> |
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The band went on a four month long world tour beginning in January 2008.<ref name="worldtour">{{cite web|url=http://strangeglue.com/coheed-cambria-to-traverse-the-globe/3121/|title=Coheed going around the world|work=[[Strangeglue (news)|Strange Glue]]|accessdate=4 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> They performed on [[Jimmy Kimmel]] on March 5, 2008. Claudio Sanchez stated the next album is probably a year away, and will visit the origins of the characters Coheed and Cambria.<ref name="storyof">{{cite web|url=http://acedmagazine.com/content/view/922/44/|title=The Story of Coheed and Cambria|work=Aced Magazine|accessdate=12 February|accessyear=2008}}</ref> They later headlined at [[The Bamboozle|The Bamboozle 2008]] music festival.< |
The band went on a four month long world tour beginning in January 2008.<ref name="worldtour">{{cite web|url=http://strangeglue.com/coheed-cambria-to-traverse-the-globe/3121/|title=Coheed going around the world|work=[[Strangeglue (news)|Strange Glue]]|accessdate=4 January|accessyear=2008}}</ref> They performed on [[Jimmy Kimmel]] on March 5, 2008. Claudio Sanchez stated the next album is probably a year away, and will visit the origins of the characters Coheed and Cambria.<ref name="storyof">{{cite web|url=http://acedmagazine.com/content/view/922/44/|title=The Story of Coheed and Cambria|work=Aced Magazine|accessdate=12 February|accessyear=2008}}</ref> They later headlined at [[The Bamboozle|The Bamboozle 2008]] music festival.<refb name="bamboozle">{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/blog/1756.html|title=Coheed Plays Bamboozle|work=[[livedaily]]|accessdate=26 March|accessyear=2008}}</ref> |
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The band headlined the 2008 [[Kerrang!]] Tour in the United Kingdom and again for Kerrang! the band recorded a cover of "The Trooper" by [[ |
The band headlined the 2008 [[Kerrang!]] Tour in the United Kingdom and again for Kerrang! the band recorded a cover of "The Trooper" by [[Ibbron Maiden]] which is featured on Kerrang!'s Iron Maiden tribute album, ''[[Maiden Heaven]]'', that came with the July 16 issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=600988|title=Kerrang! Iron Maiden Tribute Album|year=2008|publisher=[[Metallica|Metallica.com]]|accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref> |
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Coheed and Cambria were nominated for Best International Band and Best Music Video (for "Feathers") in the 2008 Kerrang! Awards, they won the nomination for best music video.<ref name="Feathers Kerrang!">{{cite web|url=http://blog. |
Coheed and Cambria were nominated for Best International Band and Best Music Video (for "Feathers") in the 2008 Kerrang! Awards, they won the nomination for best music video.<ref name="Feathers Kerrang!">{{cite web|url=http://blog.kerrangbawards.com/2008/2008/08/best_video_winner.html|title=News - Best Video winner|last=Lane|first=Daniel|date=August 21 2008|publisher=Kerrang!|accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref> In October and November of that year, the band played an event called [[Neverender]], a four night concert series with each album being played each night. The event wbas held in [[New York City, New York|New York]], [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] and [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], and in [[London]] in early December.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/15098.html|title=Coheed and Cambria take 'Neverender' one step at a time|last=Fuoco-Karasinski |first=Christina|date=2008-10-22|publisher=LiveDaily.com|accessdate=2008-11-02}}</ref> |
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Sanchez has several times statebd he is envious of his father's era of music, and that the band is influenced by groups of that era, such as [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[The Police]], [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Rush]], and [[Thin Lizzy]]. Apart from these roots in [[classic rock]], Sanchez also acknowledges an eclectic array of influences, including [[post-hbardcore]] group [[At the Drive-In]], and [[Heavy metal bmusic|heavy metal]] pioneers [[Iron Maiden]].<ref name="SSTB" /><ref name="GuitarWorld">{{cite webb|url=http://www.guitarworld.com/this_month|title=di Perna, Alan. "Tomorrow Never Knows". Guitar World. Nov 8: 75-77.|work=[[Guitar Worlbd]]|accessdate=10 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="RollingStone Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7683872/claudio_sanchez|title=Claudio interview Rolling Stone|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=10 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Contrary to rumors, bassistb Michael Todd stated that the band was not influenced by [[Saga (band)|Saga]], and that indeed he had never heard of that group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UINifDG1m1Q|title=Jeff Ibnterviews Coheed & Cambria|work=Videobank|date=2006-05-03|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=05 October|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Many draw similarities between [[Rush (band)|Rush]] and Coheed and Cambria,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7514692&cart=630834925&BAB=M|title=No World For Tomorrow CD|work=bcduniverse|accessdate=16 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref><ref name="common" /> but Josh Eppard stated in an interview that neither he nor the other band members were Rush fans or inbbfluenced by Rush. They began listening to Rush after their second album.<ref name="common">{{cite web|url=http://media.www.commonwealthtimes.bcom/media/storage/paper634/news/2005/04/14/Spectrum/Interview.With.Coheed.Cambrias.Joshua.Eppardb-925299.shtml |
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|title=Interview with Coheed & Cambria's Joshua Eppard (4/14/05)|work=Commonwealthtimes|accessdate=3 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Influences of [[punk rock]] have been cited as well, especially the [[ |
|title=Interview with Coheed & Cambria's Joshua Eppard (4/14/05)|work=Commonwealthtimes|accessdate=3 November|accessyear=2007}}</ref> Influences of [[punk rock]] have been cited as well, especially the [[Mibbfits (band)|Misfits]] and [[Bad Brains]]. In fact, [[Dr. Know]] of [[Bad Brains]] actually has a solo on the track "Time Consumer" from [[Second Stage Turbine Blade]]. Sanchez and Stever's early band Toxic Parents drew many similarites from [[Jane's Addiction]] and Misfits. <ref name="rock sound">{{Citatibon| last=Kerswell| first=Ronny| author-link=| title=Welcome To My World - Claudio Sanchez| newspaper=[[Rock Sound]]| volume=105| issue=1| pages=58-59| date=January 2008| url=}}</ref> bSanchez has stated that ''[[The Amory Wars]]'', the story on which Coheed and Cambria base their lyrics, has similarities to other stories, especially to the ''Star Wars'' trilogy. For example, when the character [[List bof cbharacters in The Amory Wars|Coheed]] returns home to his wife Cambria, she says, "Somehow I’ve always known," a line that [[Princess Leia]] spoke to [[Luke Skywalker]] in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]''.<ref name="comic">{{cbite web|url=http://www.chartattack.comb/features/1621/coheed-and-cambbria-comic-book-geeks-get-their-revenge|title= Coheed And Cambria: Comic Book Geeks Get Their Revenge|work=[[Chart (magazine)|Chartattack]]|accessdate=2008-11-09}}</bref><ref name="sfslack">{{cite web|url=http://www.scifislacker.com/music/coheed-cambria-interview.shtml|title=Coheed & Cambria interview|work=ScifiSlacker|bb==Genre== |
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| ⚫ | The band's style is described as [[progressive rock]] by themselves,<ref name="allmusic" /> [[Equal Vision]]<ref name="cocaev">{{cite web|url=http://www.equalvision.com/artist/Coheed_and_Cambria|title=Coheed and Cambria|work=[[Equal Vision Records]]|accessdate=October 31|accessyear=2007}}</ref> and other sources, but many often describe the band as [[emo]].<ref name="mtv" /><ref name="villagevoice">{{cite web | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0743,hoard,78146,22.html | title=village voice > music > Coheed & Cambria's ''Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume II: No World for Tomorrow | date=2007-10-23 | work=[[The Village Voice]] | last=Hoard | first=Christian | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/04/26/coheed-and-cambrias-fourth-album-to-be-as-nonsensical-as-first-three/ | title=''Rolling Stone'' : Coheed and Cambria's Fourth Album to Be as Nonsensical as First Thrbee | last=Shinefield | first=Mordechai | work=Rolling Stone | date=2007-04-26 | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><ref name=spin>{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/features/news/2005/06/06242005_news_coheed_cambria/ | title=Coheed and Cambria Ready New Album, Tour | work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=2005-06-24 | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref> The band themselves say they think being described as emo is "justb a time and place thing"<ref name="krock">{{cite web|url=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=geAMS5-_e0g|title=Coheed & Cambria Interview on 92.3 K-Rock|work=YouTube|accessdate=October 31|accessyear=2007}}</ref> and think progressive seems the most suitable. Despite arguments for or against either genre, the band displays elements of both musical styles. Songs such as "[[A Favor House Atlantic]]" and "Three Evils (Embodied In Love and Shadow)" have been described as "fairly straightforward slices of emo",<ref name=xfm>{{cite web | url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=20664| title=Coheed and Cambria 'In Keeping Secrets Of The Silent Earth: 3'| work=b[[Xfm|Xfm Online]] | accessdate=29 January | accessyear=2008 }}</ref> whilst the likes of "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3"<ref name="geekburger">{{cite web | url=http://www.geekburger.com/review/coheed/secrets.asp| title=Geekburger.com > Album Review| work=Geekburger | accessdate=29 January | accessyear=2008 }}</ref> and "Cuts Marked In the March of Men"<ref name="kiltebr">{{cite web | url=http://cobaltanbbcalcium.com/media/reviews/in-keepingb-secrets/out-of-kilter/| title=Cobalt and Calcium -- Out Of Kilter| work=Out Of Kilter | accessdate=31 January | accessyear=2008 }}</ref> as well as the 9:47 minutes long hidden track "21:13" display a more prog-style approach, with complex time signatures. Additionally, with songs like "[[bWelcome Home (Coheed and Cambria song)|Welcome Home]]",<ref name=absolute>{{cite web | url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=98680| title=Coheed and Cambria - Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV Vol. 1: FFTTEOM| work=Absolute Punk | accessdate=31 January | accessyear=2008 }}</ref> "[[The Suffering (song)|The Suffering]]", and "[[Gravemakers & Gunslingers]]",<ref name=absolute>{{cibte web | url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=268811| title=Coheed and Cambria - No World For Tomorrow - Album Review| work=Absolute Punk | accessdate=31 January | accessyear=2008 }}</ref> the band has been showing roots of [[hard rock]],b [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], and [[progressive metal]].<ref name=rs> {{cite web |url=http://wwbbw.rollingstone.com/artists/coheedandcambria| title=coheed and cambria - bio| work=Rolling Stone | accessdate=26 February | accessyear=2008 }} </ref><ref name=ultimateguitar> {{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/coheed_and_cambria_release_video_for_new_single_feathers.html | title=coheed and cambria - article| work=Ultimate Guitar | accessdate=26 February | accessyear=2008 }} </ref> Some sources cite the band as [[new prog]].<ref name="newprog">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1105430,00.html|title=Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV: Volume 1. From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness|last=Browne|first=David|date=2005-11-16|work=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The band's style is described as [[progressive rock]] by themselves,<ref name="allmusic" /> [[Equal Vision]]<ref name="cocaev">{{cite web|url=http://www.equalvision.com/artist/Coheed_and_Cambria|title=Coheed and Cambria|work=[[Equal Vision Records]]|accessdate=October 31|accessyear=2007}}</ref> and other sources, but many often describe the band as [[emo]].<ref name="mtv" /><ref name="villagevoice">{{cite web | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0743,hoard,78146,22.html | title=village voice > music > Coheed & Cambria's ''Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV: Volume II: No World for Tomorrow | date=2007-10-23 | work=[[The Village Voice]] | last=Hoard | first=Christian | accessdate=October 30 | accessyear=2007 }}</ref><ref name=rollingstone>{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/04/26/coheed-and-cambrias-fourth-album-to-be-as-nonsensical-as-first-three/ | title=''Rolling Stone'' : Coheed and Cambria's Fourth Album to Be as Nonsensical as First |
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Coheed and Cambria is an American progressive rock band formed in Nyack, New York in 1995.[1] The band originally went by the band name "Shabűtie", however, the band changed its name to Coheed and Cambria when drummer Nate Kelley left the band Chinch
Coheed and Cambria's albums are concept albums, revealing the plot of a science fiction storyline called The Amory Wars, a series of comics, written by lead singer Claudio Sanchez. To date, the band has released four studio albums, two live albums, and various spfecial-edition releases, with their latest release being Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World forbbbb Tomorrow in 2007. In 2008 the band held a series of 4 day shows in which they played all 4 studio albums in succession. The events took place inb New York, Chicago, LA, and London. The shows will be released in a DVD box set known as "The Children of the Fence" in March 2009. b
History
Shabűtie (1995–2001)
In March 1995 Claudio Sanchez and Travis Stever's band Toxic Parents split, and were joined by Nate Kelley to start a band called Beautiful Loser. The band featured Stever on vocals and guitar, Sanchez on guitar, Kelley on drums and Jon Carleo on bass. The group was short-lived, breaking up by June of that year over an arguement over gas money.[2] Stever left the band and without him, the band became a trio, renaming themselves Shabűtie,[3] taken from African tribe chants for "naked prey" in the film Naked Prey. Sanchez took the role of lead vocals and guitar.
The band spent nearly a year experimenting with a multitude of different musical styles, including punk rock, indie rock, acoustic rock, funk, and heavy metal. When Carleo left the band in August 1996, Kelley recruited Michael Todd to take his place. Todd, who was primarily a guitarist, picked up the bass specifically for Shabűtie.[4][3] As Shabűtie, the band wrote dozens of songs and released their first studio demo Plan to Take Over the World. In 1999 The Penelope EP was released, shortly after which Stever rejoined the band, making them a four-piece once again.
Kelley would leave the band during a performance in late 1999, and Josh Eppard, then of the band 3, was chosen to replace him,[5][3] with the band going on to release Delirium Trigger in 2000, still featuring Kelley on the drums, but listing Eppard in the liner notes.[6]
Starting out (2001–2006)
Several songs that appeared on Delirium Trigger were part of a science fiction story written by Sanchez called The Bag.On.Line Adventures, which was later renamed to The Amory Wars. Sanchez's side project originally developed during a 1998 trip to Paris, where the band decided to rename themselves Coheed and Cambria, named after two of the story's protagonists, and adopted the concept as a theme that would unify their forthcoming albums.[7][8] This side project also created Coheed's official logo,[9] the Keywork, a symbol for the planetary alignment of the Amory Wars universe.
February 2002 saw the release of The Second Stage Turbine Blade, the band's first studio album, on Equal Vision Records. Influenced by the seminal post-hardcore group At The Drive In,[10] the band's first release also featured a credited guest appearance from Dr.Know of the Washington, D.C. hardcore-punk act Bad Brains as well as the reworking of songs "Delirium Trigger", "33", and "Junesong Provision" from the Delirium Trigger EP as well as the band's first single and music video, "Devil in Jersey City".[10][11] The record also invited many comparisons to Canadian progressive rock group Rush due to Sanchez's characteristically high vocals and the distinctly technical nature of the music in comparison to their peers in the post-hardcore scene.[12] The album brought the band underground notoriety. The band eventually played several tour dates in the United states and Japan, as well as a brief stint on the 2002 Vans Warped Tour. The band would go on to start working with manager Blaze James in August 2002, who would help propel the band to larger stages and a wider fan base.[8][13]
Following extensive touring with groups like Breaking Pangaea, Linkin Park and The Used, the band recorded and released their second studio album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3 in October, 2003, once again on Equal Vision.[10][11] Featuring the singles "A Favor House Atlantic" and "Blood Red Summer" and corresponding videosb which received airtime on MTV, the band supported the release by touring with artists such as Thursday, Thrice, AFI, and Rainer Maria, as well as their second appearance on the Warped Tour and an additional set of European shows.[11] The album peaked at #52 on the Billboard charts and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[14][15] An August 2004 show at New Jersey's Starland Ballroom in support of the album was filmed and became the band's first live DVD, Live at the Starland Ballroom, released in March 2005.
Coheed and Cambria once again started touring infrequently, when they could line up gigs in support of In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth 3, finally stopping to record their third release and major-label debut Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness in the spring of 2005 for a September 2005 release on Columbia Records, with whom they had signed a mulbti-album contract.[16][17] Their most commercially successful album to date, Good Apollo Volume One has sold almost 1 million copies and peaked at #7 on the Billboard charts.[18][19] Featuring three singles, "Welcome Home", "The Suffering", and "Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)", the album represented a departure from their previous melodic post-hardcore influenced rock toward a progressive rock sound, such as longer tracks, some consisting mostly of extensive guitar solos. Welcome Home was described as "a heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced metal tune" by John A. Hanson.[20] The band supported the album on American and European tours with The Blood Brothers, Circa bSurvive, Dredg, Head Automatica and Avenged Sevenfold, culminating in the release of the exclusive iTunes EP Kerrang!/XFM UK Acoustic Sessions and their second live DVD The Last Supper: Live at Hammerstein Ballroom.
Departures and No World for Tomorrow (2006–present)
In early November 2006, it was announced that both Josh Eppard and Michael Todd had officially left the band for personal reasons, and Matt Williams alongside the band's drum tech Michael Petrak briefly filled out the band's rhythm section for a handful of shows.[21] In April 2007, former bassist Michael Todd officialbly rejoined Coheed and Cambria just in time to enter the Los Angeles-based studio with new producer Nick Raskulinecz and appear on their next album, due to be released that fall. The following June it was announced that Chris Pennie, formerly of the Dillingber Escape Plan, had officially joined Coheed and Cambria as their drummer, but due to contractual restrictions with his previous record label, Pennie did not appear on the band's fourth release.[22] Instead, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins recorded the drums, making use of several ideas Pennie had previously written in correspondence with Sanchez.[22]
The band's most recent album and second release with Columbia Records, Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow, was released in October 2007, debuting at #6 on the Billboard charts.[23] The album's first single, "The Running Free", was released to radio in August 2007. The second single released was "Feathers" with a video starring Rena Riffel.[24] The band has continued touring in support of the album, headlining select dates of the 2007 Warped Tour,[25] a fall tour supported by Clutch and The Fall of Troy, and opened for Linkin Park's 25-city US tour, and as a result, canceled their performances on Australia's Soundwave Festival.[26][27] In addition to the return of Todd on bass and new drummer Pennie, the band also recruited a touring keyboardist and backup vocalists for their live performances.[28]
In November 2007, their song "Welcome Home" was included as a playable track in the video game Rock Band,Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). and a cover of their song "Tebn Speed (of God's Blood & Burial)" was later made available as a download for Rock Band.[29]
The band went on a four month long world tour beginning in January 2008.[30] They performed on Jimmy Kimmel on March 5, 2008. Claudio Sanchez stated the next album is probably a year away, and will visit the origins of the characters Coheed and Cambria.[31] They later headlined at The Bamboozle 2008 music festival.<refb name="bamboozle">"Coheed Plays Bamboozle". livedaily. Retrieved 26 March. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)</ref>
The band headlined the 2008 Kerrang! Tour in the United Kingdom and again for Kerrang! the band recorded a cover of "The Trooper" by Ibbron Maiden which is featured on Kerrang!'s Iron Maiden tribute album, Maiden Heaven, that came with the July 16 issue.[32]
Coheed and Cambria were nominated for Best International Band and Best Music Video (for "Feathers") in the 2008 Kerrang! Awards, they won the nomination for best music video.[33] In October and November of that year, the band played an event called Neverender, a four night concert series with each album being played each night. The event wbas held in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and in London in early December.[34]
As of January 2009, they will be touring with Slipknot and Trivium on the Slipknot-headlined All Hope Is Gone tour. Neverender: Cbhildren of The Fence Edition, a CD/DVD box set of their Neverender performance, has been announced and is scheduled to release March 24, 2009.[35]
Influences
Sanchez has several times statebd he is envious of his father's era of music, and that the band is influenced by groups of that era, such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Police, Misfits, Queen, Rush, and Thin Lizzy. Apart from these roots in classic rock, Sanchez also acknowledges an eclectic array of influences, including post-hbardcore group At the Drive-In, and heavy metal pioneers Iron Maiden.[10][36][37] Contrary to rumors, bassistb Michael Todd stated that the band was not influenced by Saga, and that indeed he had never heard of that group.[38] Many draw similarities between Rush and Coheed and Cambria,[39][40] but Josh Eppard stated in an interview that neither he nor the other band members were Rush fans or inbbfluenced by Rush. They began listening to Rush after their second album.[40] Influences of punk rock have been cited as well, especially the Misfits and Bad Brains. In fact, Dr. Know of Bad Brains actually has a solo on the track "Time Consumer" from Second Stage Turbine Blade. Sanchez and Stever's early band Toxic Parents drew many similarites from Jane's Addiction and Misfits. [41] bSanchez has stated that The Amory Wars, the story on which Coheed and Cambria base their lyrics, has similarities to other stories, especially to the Star Wars trilogy. For example, when the character Coheed returns home to his wife Cambria, she says, "Somehow I’ve always known," a line that Princess Leia spoke to Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). and other sources, but many often describe the band as emo.[42][43][44][45] The band themselves say they think being described as emo is "justb a time and place thing"[46] and think progressive seems the most suitable. Despite arguments for or against either genre, the band displays elements of both musical styles. Songs such as "A Favor House Atlantic" and "Three Evils (Embodied In Love and Shadow)" have been described as "fairly straightforward slices of emo",[47] whilst the likes of "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3"[48] and "Cuts Marked In the March of Men"[49] as well as the 9:47 minutes long hidden track "21:13" display a more prog-style approach, with complex time signatures. Additionally, with songs like "Welcome Home",[50] "The Suffering", and "Gravemakers & Gunslingers",[50] the band has been showing roots of hard rock,b heavy metal, and progressive metal.[51][52] Some sources cite the band as new prog.[53]
Members
- Current
- Claudio Sanchez - lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, synth, programming, lyrics (1995–present)
- Travis Stever - lead and rhythm guitar, lap steel, backing vocals (1995, 1999–present)
- Michael Todd - bass, backing vocals (1996–2006, 2007–present)
- Chris Pennie - drums, percussion (2007 - present)[22]
- Touring
- Dave Parker - keyboards, guitar (2005–2006)
- Matt Williams - bass (2006)
- Michael Petrak - drums/backing vocals (2006)
- Wes Styles - keyboards, backing vocals (2007–present)
- Former
- Josh Eppard - drums, percussion, backing vocals, keyboards (2000–2006)
- Nate Kelley - drums, percussion (1995–2000)
- Jon Carleo - bass (1995–1996)
- Session members
- Taylor Hawkins - drums, percussion (Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow)
- Danny Louis - keyboards (Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3)
Discography
- The Second Stage Turbine Blade (February 2002)
- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 (October 2003)
- Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (September 2005)
- Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World for Tomorrow (October 2007)
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2004 | mtvU Woodie Award | Soundtrack of My Life Woodie (Best Album) (In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3)[54] |
| 2004 | mtvU Woodie Award | The Road Woodie (Best Live Performance)[54] |
| 2006 | Metal Hammer Awards | Best Album (Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness)[55] |
| 2008 | Kerrang Awards | Best Music Video ("Feathers")[33] |
Other projects
- The Amory Wars (previously The Bag.On.Line.Adventures) — Claudio Sanchez's comic book series detailing the story of Coheed and Cambria. Gus Vasquez also worked on the books. The series released its first volume on June 13, 2007. An Amory Wars sketchbook with character profiles and sample art has also been released.
- The Prize Fighter Inferno — Side-project of Claudio Sanchez. The debut album My Brother's Blood Machine was released October 31, 2006. Its story is only related to Coheed and Cambria in that it is narrated by Jesse, who is "The Prize Fighter Inferno", and is meant to be a prequel to the other Coheed albums.[42] Claudio claims "When we were called Shabűtie, the initial idea for Coheed and Cambria was to be an acoustic/electronic side project. So I guess The Prize Fighter Inferno is kind of the original idea for Coheed and Cambria."[56]
- Fire Deuce — Travis Stever's former side-project which released two EPs, Children of the Deuce and Deep Down and Dirty. It has recently been disbanded.
- Spencer Doll — Claudio Sanchez's second side project of which little is known.[57]
- Davenport Cabinet — Travis Stever's Side Project as of 2008. Formerly The English Panther.
- Kill Audio - A comic by Claudio Sanchez featuring a fictional, immortal version of himself. There is also a vinyl doll that was released on November 1, 2008.[58]
- In an interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Todd stated that he had been working on his own music during his hiatus from Coheed and Cambria. He confirmed that he will at some point put out a solo album, and that it will be "more folky and more simplistic" than bandmate Claudio Sanchez' solo project, The Prize Fighter Inferno.[59] He cites female folk singers, such as Ani DiFranco and Ingrid Michaelson, as his songwriting influences.[60]
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often been described as an "emo Rush" due to its elaborate concept albums [..] singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez's high-pitched vocals
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Welcome Home is a heavily Led Zeppelin-influenced metal tune (hell, they ripped the riff from Kashmir)
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