Coheed & Cambria: Year Of The Black Rainbow

The Album, "Year Of The Black Rainbow," which was released on April 13, 2010, is Coheed & Cambria's fifth release, and is the prequel to their series, "The Amory Wars." The intro to the album, "One," is a calming start to the album, and it's interesting that it ends on the same note that the next song, "The Broken," starts on. "The Broken" was a single that released in Febuary and, is a great song. It really reminds me a lot of their older work. Their next song, "Guns of Summer," is a great song by them, and has a good guitar, bass, and vocals, plus a good guitar solo. Great song in my oppinion. "Here We Are Juggernaut," which was a single released in March, is another great song by them, in my opinion. It has a good guitar part through out the song, and cool lyrics. Track five of the album, which was titled "Far," has old Coheed & Cambria writen all over it. It's definetely a slower song, but it's still really good, and the song's rythem is really good, and it's a great song by them. The next song, "This Shattered Symphony," has great yelling by Claudio Sanchez, and wonderful guitar by Travis Stever. "World Of Lines" is another good song with good lyrics and has a catchy beat. "Pearl Of The Stars" is the only calm song on the album, and one of the best in my oppinion. It's also the only 'love' song by this band I've heard of. The rest of the album is also very good. I definitely recommend this album to any Coheed & Cambria fan, or anybody who likes interesting and unique rock music. You can go to their website right here.

New Releases

Here are the release dates of some new albums I will probably be reviewing in the near future, and you can look for them in the store.

Drowning Pool - Unknown Name : April 27, 2010

Godsmack - The Oracle: Coming May 4, 2010

Avenged Sevenfold - Unwind the Chainsaw (Rumored Name) : Coming Early to Mid 2010

Disturbed - Unknown Name : Coming Summer 2010

My Chemical Romance - A Love Letter To Rock And Roll : Coming Early 2010

Korn - Korn III: Remember Who You Are : Coming Mid 2010

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unknown Name : Coming Late 2010

Coldplay - Unknown : Winter 2010

Franz Ferdinand - Unknown : 2010

Linkin Park - Unknown : 2010

The Offspring - Unknown : Late 2010/ Early 2011

The Rebellion - Time

Indie rockers The Rebellion cover a lot of territory in their new CD,"Time," managing to be alternately thrashful and thoughtful. Guitarist Silviu Moldovan sounds at times like Travis Stever of Coheed and Cambria, but Rebellion pianist Josh Palmer also manages to summon the likes of The Fray's Issac Slade on other tracks -- a virtual "180" of influences on the indie-rock landscape. The result: A band with the potential to go in a number of directions, even within the same disc. That sort of versatility portends a potentially long and fruitful run.

"Time," the band's debut, is a tasty collection that feaures a unique sound. The opening song, "Dr. Don't," is one of the best of the album -- and here is where Palmer channels a bit of The Fray's Slade.

The next song, "Start Us Over," has a completely different sound to it. It's much more rockier, but also big-stage dramatic, even Homeric in the mold of Coheed and Cambria. The third track, "One Night Hero," has the best vocal performance on the disc. The songs "Change" and "The Wait Is Over" have a piano/songwriter driven sound to them.

"After The Rain" is softer that anything else on "Time," a piano based tune that will send chills, if the mood is right. The song "Time" is probably one of my favorite songs from the album, and packs a good guitar riff. "Don't Know How" has equally good guitar and piano in it, unlike most of the songs which usually feature just one or the other. The overall album is great, in my opinion, and I definitely think you should get it. The band's MySpace page is here.