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| Metal that’s nearly orchestral in scale & sophistication. The Suffering, Welcome Home, Always & Never, Crossing The Frame, etc. |
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| 1 Keeping the Blade |
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| 2 Always & Never |
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| 3 Welcome Home |
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| 4 Ten Speed (Of God's Blood & Burial) |
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| 5 Crossing the Frame |
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| 6 Apollo I: The Writing Writer |
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| 7 Once Upon Your Dead Body |
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| 8 Wake Up |
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| 9 The Suffering |
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| 10 The Lying Lies & Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court |
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| 11 Mother May I |
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| 12 Willing Well I: Fuel for the Feeding End |
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| 13 Willing Well II: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness |
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| 14 Willing Well III: Apollo II: The Telling Truth |
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| 15 The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut |
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Album Review
Much like Death Cab For Cutie, emo devotees were aghast with horror with Coheed and Cambria left the shores of their indie label to depart for the good islands of major labeldom. And for those just catching up on their Coheed and Cambria folklore, this is first part of two which will be the conclusion to their four part concept album saga detailing the saga of two protagonists, Coheed and Cambria. It's not necessary to know all of the facts and storylines to enjoy IV, and the prog-rock opera is on par with anything that Rush or Queensryche ever released. But the interesting thing to listen for is the evolution of the groups sound since success sideswiped the group with 2003's In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth. The emo chords and songwriting dynamics have been shed in favor of a more prog-rock, heavy metal sound that was so dominant throughout the eighties. Nowhere is this more evident than in the album's opener "Always & Never"; with it's bombastic strings and dramatic build ups and breakdowns and dual guitar solos, it's one of the best metal licks that 1985 never made. The album concludes with a four part song cycle that acts as a subplot within the album, and will most likely act as a bridge for volume two when its released. But conceptual plots aside, this is an album that finally lives up to the heavy metal promise and unapologetically delivers the goods with a full head of steam. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide
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