While the record is relatively short compared to the hour long epics Coheed are used to, this record offers a solid first half in a extremely strong and grand scale story. It's got the pop ballads, the prog-metal bangers and the heavy, heavy guitars we are all used to from Coheed and Cambria. While there is not a lot to chew on, what steak is here is strong and impactful, and makes the second filling even tastier.
Favorite Jams: Holy Wood The Cracked, Domino the Destitute, Vic The ... read more
The Afterman albums are my favorite of all time. Everything - lyrics, instruments, singing, production, story, etc - is pretty much perfect
The Hollow- N/A
Key Entity Extraction I: Domino the Destitute- 9
The Afterman- 8
Mothers of Men- 7
Goodnight, Fair Lady- 7
Key Entity Extraction II: Holly Wood the Cracked- 4
Key Entity Extraction III: Vic the Butcher- 9
Key Entity Extraction: IV: Evagria the Faithful- 9
Subtraction- 7
Alright so the Afterman is the story of Dr. Sirius Amory (yes who the Amory Wars are named after) and him discovering the energy that binds the 78 planets of the universe together. In reality its about loss, love and obsession. This is only the first half of a double album that was released a few months apart. The conceit of Sirius finding that some people when they die are stuck reliving the most important memories of their lives is such an interesting concept in my opinion.
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I don’t know why I’m doing this. This was something somewhat spur of the moment a week or so ago – to review the entire Amory War saga thus far. But because this is a multimedia artistic project, complete with comics that you can bet your ass I’m not reading, there are several ways one could go about undertaking this series of albums. I will – for the most part – be focusing more so on the music, though I will also be reading brief synopsis on Wikipedia about ... read more
This album doesn't work without its sequel, but combined, the Afterman is about leaving home in pursuit of success only to lose everything that you left behind. It's a tragedy with a message.
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