Columbia Records is proud to announce that Coheed and Cambria will be supporting Linkin Park on all dates of their upcoming national tour. The tour goes from February 12 to March 10 and will be hitting 19 cities, including Madison Square Garden in New York. The dates come on the heels of Coheed’s successful sold-out 25-date national headlining tour that wrapped at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom on November 29, 2007.
In their live review of the Los Angeles show at The Wiltern, the “LA Times” raved:
“Self-indulgence is frequently seen as a crime in modern rock music, but without it there would have been no Led Zeppelin or ‘Sgt. Pepper,’ no Ziggy Stardust or System of a Down. Overreaching sometimes pays off. And few young bands reach further than the prog-metal act Coheed and Cambria, for whom the extremes of time and space hardly seem to be enough,” and concluded that the band had “epic sound and fury.”
Coheed are touring to support their fourth record, “No World for Tomorrow,” which debuted at #6 on the Billboard top 200, giving the band their highest debut in their career as well as its highest chart position. Radio continues to show huge support across the country for the album’s first single, “The Running Free” (charting on both Alternative and Active charts) while critical response to the album has been fantastic. Besides being highlighted in fall preview features in “New York” magazine, “USA Today” and the “New
York Times,” “Blender” magazine said that with the release of the new record, “Coheed have found their sweet spot.” David Fricke in “Rolling Stone” noted the band’s “impressive resolution in the decisive pop arc of the mutating riffs and slippery time signatures,” and concluded, “there is plenty worthy of rewind here.” “Revolver” gave the record four stars in their lead review and said that, “this record feels like the beginning of something new,” as it marks Coheed’s “ascent from the geek-metal underground to the heavy-music mainstream.”
Coheed and Cambria (Sanchez - vocals, guitar; Travis Stever - guitar; Mic Todd - bass) spent the first half of 2007 working on “No World for Tomorrow” in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour) and mixer Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback). Coheed recruited Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters to play drums on the record, while ex-Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Chris Pennie is now a permanent fixture in the band and has taken their live shows to new heights.
“No World For Tomorrow” has sold over 100,000 copies in four weeks, and the Linkin Park dates mark the first time the band has played in arenas.
The tour dates are as follows:
DATE CITY VENUE
2/12 Omaha, NE Qwest Center Omaha
2/13 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Ctr
2/15 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
2/16 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena
2/18 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless
2/19 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
2/21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
2/22 Montreal, QU Bell Centre
2/23 London, ON John LaBatt Centre
2/25 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
2/26 Nashville, TN Sommet Ctr
2/29 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Ctr
3/1 Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum
3/2 El Paso, TX Don Haskins Ctr
3/8 West Valley City, UT E Center
Coheed & Cambria caused quite the commotion at the University of Kansas this week. Following a number of dorm windows being shot out a set of cryptic symbols were found spray painted throughout the campus with the date “10/23/07” underneath it. Rumors began to spread on the University’s campus that another shooting was coming on Tuesday (10/23/07). The campus police were swamped with phone calls and questions about the impending violence. Fortunately, the graffiti symbols popping up all over campus were to promote Coheed & Cambria’s release of their latest album No World For Tomorrow. The police eventually ruled out anything else as pure coincidence.
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Coheed and Cambria have organized a benefit show in New York City for Alzheimer’s Disease on October 19, 2007 at the Highline Ballroom, as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. The band has joined forces with the New York Chapter of The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alznyc.org) for what’s billed as “A concert to help end Alzheimer’s.”
Coheed will perform a full set with some surprises at this rare club appearance. All proceeds from the concert will go to the organization, and donations will be requested online.
On October 23rd, Coheed and Cambria will release its new album, “NO WORLD FOR TOMORROW.” The album is dedicated to the memory of Antonia Cristiano, vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez’ aunt, whose life was claimed last year by Alzheimer’s. Cristiano — a psychologist who counseled the group early in their career and literally kept Coheed and Cambria from breaking up in 2002 — was the inspiration for “Justice in Murder,” a key song on the new record.
About the benefit, Sanchez said: “”This benefit is sort of my way of saying goodbye. My Aunt Toni lived in Manhattan and loved Manhattan. This disease ravaged her and our family. It’s hard for me to talk about, but if we can help fight this disease and encourage others to help fight it, then her loss wasn’t totally in vain.”
“It’s so encouraging to know that a generation of young people are getting involved in the fight against Alzheimer’s,” said Lou-Ellen Barkan, President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter. “By the year 2050 when Coheed and Cambria fans are in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, one in five New Yorkers will either have the disease or will be caring for someone who does. Our sincere thanks go out to Coheed and Cambria for generously sharing their talent, and supporting programs and services provided by the Alzheimer’s Association New York City Chapter.”
“NO WORLD FOR TOMORROW” is Coheed and Cambria’s fourth record, and second for Columbia. The new record follows the successful and critically acclaimed “Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV, Vol 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness,” which peaked at number seven on the “Billboard Top 200.”
Coheed and Cambria (Sanchez - vocals, guitar; Travis Stever - guitar; Mic Todd - bass) spent the first half of 2007 working on “NO WORLD FOR TOMORROW” in Los Angeles with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour) and mixer Randy Staub (Metallica, Nickelback). With original drummer Joshua Eppard out of the band, Coheed recruited Taylor Hawkins from the Foo Fighters to play drums on the record.
“No World For Tomorrow” marks the apex and final chapter of “The Amory Wars,” the conceptual, apocalyptic storyline which runs through the band’s previous albums — “The Second Stage Turbine Blade” (2002), “In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3″ (2003), and “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness”
(2005) - and chronicles the the trials and tribulations of main characters Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon and their children as they fight to save civilization.
Coheed and Cambria will embark on an extensive North American fall headline tour beginning Monday, October 29 in Toronto and winding up at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on Wednesday, November 28. Support acts on the tour include rock veteran’s Clutch and The Fall of Troy.
Online donations to the cause can be made here:
https://www.alznyc.org/ssl/coheedandcambria.asp
myspace.com/coheedandcambria
After selling more than one million copies worldwide of their last album, Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness, New York’s Coheed & Cambria strike back with No World For Tomorrow on October 23rd.
The latest offering is the band’s most personal document yet, with various emotionally charged events of the last year dictating the direction of the writing process. In addition, the band recruited rock powerhouse Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour, Velvet Revolver, Marilyn Manson) to produce the record while rock guru Rick Rubin played a role as the band’s A&R. The result is the most brilliant culmination of Coheed and Cambria’s musical and literary vision to date. The first single, “The Running Free”, is steadily climbing the charts on modern rock radio and on iTunes.
Catch the band, with new drummer Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan), on tour starting October 29th with support from Clutch and Fall Of Troy.
10/19 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom (CMJ)
10/29 Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
10/30 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10/31 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
11/1 Detroit, MI - State Theatre
11/2 Chicago, IL - The Riviera
11/6 Denver, CO - The Fillmore
11/7 Salt Lake City, UT - Salt Air
11/9 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
11/10 San Diego, CA - SOMA
11/11 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern LG
11/13 Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
11/15 Dallas, TX - House of Blues
11/16 Houston, TX - Wharehouse Live
11/17 Austin, TX - Waterloo Park
11/19 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
11/20 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
11/21 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
11/23 Winston-Salem, NC - Millennium Center
11/24 Norfolk, VA - NorVa
11/25 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club w/ Clutch
11/26 Worcester, MA - Palladium
11/28 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
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It would be hard to find a band with grander artistic scope than Coheed and Cambria. Over the course of six years and four groundbreaking albums, the New York foursome has diligently developed a unique sound combining forward-thinking classic rock with strong pop sensibilities and intricate musicianship. Simultaneously, through his lyrics and comics, Sanchez has created a celebrated epic alternate universe called The Amory Wars, in which lies an ongoing conceptual tale that gains depth and complexity with each and every record.
With the band’s latest creation, the euphoric No World For Tomorrow, we arrive at the final chapter in the saga of Claudio Kilgannon, the story’s main character, who is out to avenge the death of his parents (Coheed and Cambria Kilgannon). While the story is set to reach its destructive end with NWFT, the band reveals their next album will be a prequel to the saga.
Concept aside, the latest offering is Sanchez’s and the band’s most personal document yet, with various emotionally charged events of the last year dictating the direction of the writing process. In addition, the band recruited Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Rush, Stone Sour) to produce the record while rock guru Rick Rubin played a role as the band’s A&R. The result is the most brilliant culmination of Coheed and Cambria’s musical and literary vision to date.
Formed in 2001, Coheed and Cambria came storming out of the indie-rock gates with the release of their first album, The Second Stage Turbine Blade, on Equal Vision Records. Endless touring and progressive, hook-laden songs like “Delirium Trigger” and “Devil in Jersey City” led to the rapid development of the band’s early fan base.
The follow-up, 2003’s In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, was certified RIAA gold on the strength of the group’s ongoing intense touring schedule and the hit singles “Blood Red Summer” and “A Favor House Atlantic.” The band emerged as a tour de force, embraced not only by their now fanatical fans, but also by radio, press and MTV.
2005’s Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through The Eyes Of Madness, the band’s first for Columbia Records, reached #7 on the Billboard Top 200. It was also a critical juggernaut, being named one of the “Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time” by Guitar World, while Rock Sound awarded it “Album of the Year.” Coheed’s knack for writing indelible songs, such as “Welcome Home,” and “The Suffering” combined with monolithically powerful album tracks and the band’s heavy follow through, secured their status as a massive live draw and presence around the world.
However, the wheels were falling off the wagon.
Fitting its title, No World For Tomorrow was born out of huge uncertainty. June, 2006 saw the departure of half the band; drummer Josh Eppard and bassist Michael Todd left under somewhat cloudy circumstances. “A lot of what this record is about has to do with the events of the past two years.” quipped Sanchez. “It got to the point where Travis and I thought there might not be a tomorrow for Coheed as a band.”
Deep in turmoil and unsure of the future, Sanchez and Stever decided to keep the band together and make a new record. Fortunately, by the time they were ready to go into the studio, bassist Todd rejoined and Raskulinecz helped secure Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins to play drums on NWFT. “Taylor was a creative and powerful force in the studio,” remarked Sanchez. “His amazing personality was the positive reinforcement we needed to see this vision through.”
Nietzsche’s line, “That which doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger,” seems like it could have been coined for this situation…. After everything Sanchez, Stever and Todd have been through, they could have packed it in… instead, they delivered the album of their lives.
Musically, on NWFT, Sanchez’s evolution as a songwriter is glowingly apparent, with both him and Stever showing more confidence and experimentation in terms of the writing process and opening up to a wide range of instrumentation. For the first time, Sanchez found himself composing songs — “Mother Superior” and “On the Brink” — on piano instead of guitar, while tracks like “The Hound (of Blood and Rank)” were written on a vintage Wurlitzer organ. “‘The Hound’ started with me writing on a Wurlitzer, but ended up being really guitar heavy. I don’t think we would have been able to write some of these guitar riffs without using the keyboard as a foundation,” Sanchez explains. “We wouldn’t have done that in the past.”
The first single, “The Running Free,” twists and turns through breakneck rhythmic changes and hooky melodic sections with heavy single-note guitar-riffing under Sanchez’s signature “Oh-oh-ohs.” Another key track, “Feathers,” is prime example of the band’s collaborative maturity (and easily the band’s catchiest song to date). This spirit runs even deeper on the album’s straight-ahead rockers like “Gravemakers & Gunslingers,” the sonic mind-melt of “The End Complete,” and the album’s proggy, jam-heavy finale, “On The Brink.”
Lyrically, NWFT possesses a poetic vulnerability coming from Sanchez, for the first time allowing his personal life to infiltrate the band’s creative process. A powerful example is “Justice in Murder,” a song inspired by Sanchez’s Aunt Antonia, who last year passed away from the tragic disease of Alzheimer’s. Antonia Cristiano was a psychologist who played an essential role early in the band’s career- counseling them when they were experiencing deep growing pains and literally keeping them from breaking up in 2002. No World for Tomorrow is dedicated to her memory.
Of course, for a band with such mythology, musical diversity and depth; visuals are never taken lightly. The imagery for NWFT was hand painted in oils by legendary fantasy artist Ken Kelly, the man most recognized for creating the iconic KISS album covers Destroyer and Love Gun.
Since the completion of NWFT, ex-Dillinger Escape Plan drummer Chris Pennie has become an official member of Coheed and Cambria and has changed the outlook of a band that thought it was on the brink of a break up a mere seven months earlier. Sanchez reveals, “Josh leaving the band was quite a blow for us — but having Taylor on the record, and now having Chris in the band full-time, has allowed us to progress in a way that is really exciting.”
In line with this feeling of rejuvenation, and despite No World For Tomorrow’s seemingly bleak title, Sanchez insists that in the end, the album is truly about hope and the ability to persevere in the face of adversity. “The album is called No World For Tomorrow, but in a way it’s very uplifting… yes, it’s the end of the story and everyone dies… but with every ending is a new beginning, and for Coheed, as a band, it hasn’t felt this good in a long time.”
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