#coheed-and-cambria — Public Fediverse posts

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

View entry:
https://www.crucialtracks.org/profile/djtoebeans/20260502

New post: Shinedown announce new album EI8HT and massive 2026 UK arena tour, new single streaming now https://moshville.co.uk/news/2026/02/shinedown-announce-new-album-ei8ht-and-massive-2026-uk-arena-tour-new-single-streaming-now/ #CoheedAndCambria #Shinedown #ThoseDamnCrows

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

If this life ends early, would I have spent our time right?

Here at your mercy, or lost in our biggest fight

I'm so afraid of a life lived without you

But we're made to wait for the truth to come soon

But should you go before me, I'll be right behind you

It won't get any easier as I start to get old

Please share with me something before I lose control

Life's a parade, travelers marooned

Here in a play that shortly will end soon

But should you go bеfore me, you'll know I don't want you to go

Coheed and Cambria - Yesterday's Lost

This week for Thursday Five List, @HauntedOwlbear gave us a theme of Sentencing. No, not about crimes...songs with titles that are complete sentences.

Okay, let's do this.

Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You https://song.link/us/i/301664592

Coheed and Cambria - Welcome Home https://song.link/us/i/307654871

Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (Pronounced Thanks for the Memories) https://song.link/us/i/1440787031

Toby Keith - How Do You Like Me Now? https://song.link/us/i/1440747080

Meghan Trainor - No https://song.link/us/i/1229163693

#Music #ThursdayFiveList #Sentencing #FallOutBoy #CoheedAndCambria #TobyKeith #MeghanTrainor #KellyClarkson

New post: Festival Review: 2000Trees 2025 – Scott’s View https://www.moshville.co.uk/reviews/gig-review/2025/08/festival-review-2000trees-2025-scotts-view/ #CoheedAndCambria #GroveStreet #Kneecap #MillionDead

Okay, so Thursday Five List is all about making your own lineup for a dream music festival with a theme from @loewe entitled "T5L Festival."

So, if we're making MDMRN-A-Palooza with music I want to hear...it's going to get confusing fast. I'll give you the list of five artists I'd love to see at said show and leave it at that.

1. Dreamcatcher
2. Clean Bandit
3. Coheed and Cambria
4. Weird Al Yankovic
5. Queen (original lineup...don't ask how).

#Music #ThursdayFiveList #T5LFestival #Dreamcatcher #CleanBandit #CoheedAndCambria #WeirdAl #Queen

Calva Louise – Edge of the Abyss Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Genre is a funny thing. Calva Louise will almost certainly be called “Crossover.” Their sound is a combination of elements that, if I read each one individually, would make me cringe or shrug my shoulders. Seen grouped on the page, I might ask, “How would that even work?” What I wouldn’t expect is an album that excites me. The kind of excitement that drives one to spin the record again immediately. The kind of excitement that leads to sharing the record with anyone who will listen and lengthy discussions of the details of whether someone else noticed the Fleshgod Apocalypse piano arpeggios in track four.1 But Edge of the Abyss is a rare record that manages to feel wild, unpredictable, and yet addictive—evocative—all at once. And while it’s apparently a concept album, the real story that I’m following is the one told in the songs that add up to something greater than the sum of their parts.

The strength of Edge of the Abyss lies in its fusions, and I mean that in every sense. Calva Louise doesn’t blend styles; they smash them together. “Tunnel Vision” rips open the record with a sugar-rush hook, bouncing within three minutes from pop-chorus to dubstep drop to metallic groove. “W.T.F.” is exactly that: frenetic, agitated, and punky. “Aimless,” the album’s first single, is a real highlight, threading unpredictable melodies, classical piano runs, and crunchy metal riffage into something that feels like “Justice for Saint Marie” (Diablo Swing Orchestra) but with a dembow beat.2 Each song can be emphasized for such moments: “Hate in Me” swaps between Katatonia and Kate Bush without skipping a beat; “Under the Skin” gives Lacuna Coil while “Barely a Response” blends 3/Coheed and Cambria and Muse to create something that just vibes right—blending proggy post-punk with The Fall of Hearts.

The balancing act is accomplished by Edge of the Abyss being extremely well-composed. These songs, while poppy—slick, catchy, memorable—aren’t glued together Frankenpop. Instead, they’re meticulously assembled homunculi, each with its own little soul.3 There’s a sense throughout the first half of this record that you’re listening to something much more thoughtful than its surface chaos might suggest. I might be imagining things, but this is where frontwoman and primary composer Jess Allanic’s background in composition seems to play a major role. The fact that Calva Louise can evoke so many different bands, sounds, and seamlessly traverse genre boundaries in seconds—from harmonized vocals over Latin folk beats to crunchy groove to house in moments (“El Umbral”)—without seeming scattered speaks to a deep understanding of music.4

You can feel that deep understanding of music in Edge of the Abyss’s most daring material: its multilingual, rhythmically tangled, and emotionally exposed core. “Lo Que Vale,” which may be my favorite song, strips things back enough to let Allanic’s small-but-commanding voice—reminiscent of Catalina García (Monsieur Periné)—to shine. “Impeccable” evokes The Kovenant’s “New World Order” before erupting into harmonized guitar leads and New Wave vibes. These are songs with giant choruses, and while Allanic has a remarkable presence and extremely deft melodic sense, she never dominates the mix. Whether screaming, speaking, or singing, her voice is expertly integrated, capable of balancing Kate Bush and Jonas Renkse depending on where she is in a song (“Hate in Me”), with harmonic sensibilities that bring me back to 3‘s The End Is Begun. Her presence does for Calva Louise what Serj Tankian did for System of a Down or Trim for King Goat. But unlike the aforementioned vocalists, she’s playing guitar, piano, and writing songs.

Edge of the Abyss is not perfect, however. First, the record’s energy flags a bit in the back half, where “The Abyss” pulls its punches and “Under the Skin” leans too hard on its mid-tempo groove. Nothing here fails, but the band’s frenetic, genre-defying dynamism seems more concentrated in the first six tracks. Still, even at its weakest, Edge of the Abyss brims with detail—piano breaks, synth arpeggios, key changes—that keep it from feeling inert. And repeated listens have only deepened my appreciation for these later tracks. If the front half is where Calva Louise erupts, the back half is where the ash is beginning to fall. Second, while there is supposedly a concept here, I have no idea what it is. In the tradition of Coheed & Cambria, who famously have a massive story but lyrics that read like “girl doesn’t like boy and boy gets mad about it,” a lot of this just reads as angst.

Some records sound big, and some records feel big. Edge of the Abyss does both.5 It feels big because it has ideas, and it succeeds because it commits to those ideas with zero regard for genre gatekeeping, scene politics, or what guys like me think is cool. It’s weird, catchy, and gleefully sophisticated, with every song bringing something unique to the table. Every arrangement counts. It’s a banger parade, and it’s hard not to feel like it’s also smart as hell. Is it perfect? No. But it’s addictive, it’s fun, and it’s going to be the most controversial Record o’ the Month since Gazpacho.

Rating: Great!
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s CBR MP3
Label: Mascot Records
Websites: calvalouise.com | calvalouise.bandcamp.com
Release Date: July 11th, 2025

#2025 #40 #CalvaLouise #CoheedAndCambria #crossover #DiabloSwingOrchestra #Dubstep #EdgeOfTheAbyss #Electronica #GrooveMetal #Jul25 #Katatonia #KateBush #KingGoat #MascotLabelGroup #MascotRecords #Metalcore #MonsieurPeriné #Muse #PopLatino #ProgressiveMetal #SystemOfADown #TheKovenant #Three #UKMetal

That "new" Coheed and Cambria album is so good. Someone who can by Coheed and Cambria
#coheedandcambria #tunetuesday

https://youtu.be/mld4KuTNg0M?si=BbG8aKxff5wsuAN3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0H3RlaQVrM

Pues empezamos la lista de #NFSRivalsConduccion con un clásico de Coheed y Cambria: Welcome Home. Ideal para iniciar una sesión de carreras :P

#NFSRivalsMapacheEdition #CoheedAndCambria #WelcomeHome

New post: Coheed and Cambria announce some dates in England and Wales https://www.moshville.co.uk/news/tours/2025/06/coheed-and-cambria-announce-some-dates-in-england-and-wales/ #CoheedAndCambria