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Year of the Black Rainbow is the fifth studio album by American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on April 13, 2010 on Columbia. The album is a prequel to the band's previous four concept albums, and The Amory Wars storyline as a whole.

History

The band began recording the album in summer 2009 and finished up later that year in November. Claudio Sanchez noted that the album is very melodic.[1]

On February 2, 2010, the band confirmed that the release date would be April 13, 2010. The album was released by Columbia in both a standard format and a deluxe edition including a 352-page Year of the Black Rainbow novel, penned by the lead singer Claudio Sanchez and New York Times bestselling author Peter David. In Europe the album was released by Roadrunner Records.

The album is produced by Atticus Ross (Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction) and Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool). According to Sanchez, "they have helped us evolve our sound to be more powerful and dynamic than ever and we think it's definitely our best work to date." The album also marks drummer Chris Pennie's studio debut with the band, who has been playing alongside Sanchez, lead guitarist Travis Stever and bassist Michael Todd since 2007. Conversely, it also completes the main tetralogy of The Amory Wars.

Year of the Black Rainbow's release was preceded by a series of eight intimate club gigs on the northeastern United States, all of which sold out.[2] The band announced a U.S. tour featuring 36 dates (including the eight in March).[3]

The first song released from the album, "The Broken," premiered at midnight on February 9, 2010.[4] On March 10, 2010, a music video for "The Broken" premiered on Myspace.[5]

The first official single from the album, "Here We Are Juggernaut", was uploaded onto the band's Myspace site on March 4, 2010[6] and went on sale March 9, 2010.[7]

A special vinyl edition of "Guns of Summer" will be released exclusively at Vintage Vinyl for Record Store Day.[8]

The album began streaming on the band's MySpace on April 7, 2010. Also in Purevolume the entire album can be listened to. On April 20, 2010, "Here We Are Juggernaut", "The Broken" and "Guns of Summer" were released as downloadable content for the Rock Band 2 music store.[9]

Track Listing

All lyrics are written by Claudio Sanchez; all music is composed by Coheed and Cambria except "One" and "Pearl of the Stars," written by Claudio Sanchez and Atticus Ross

Year of the Black Rainbow[10]
No.TitleLength
1."One"1:54
2."The Broken"3:53
3."Guns of Summer"4:47
4."Here We Are Juggernaut"3:44
5."Far"4:54
6."This Shattered Symphony"4:26
7."World of Lines"3:18
8."Made Out of Nothing (All That I Am)"4:38
9."Pearl of the Stars"5:05
10."In the Flame of Error"5:29
11."When Skeletons Live"4:18
12."The Black Rainbow"7:33

Deluxe Edition Only

No.TitleLength
13."Chamberlain (Demo)" (Previously Unreleased Bonus Track)4:20
14."The Lost Shepherd (Demo)" (Previously Unreleased Bonus Track)4:11

iTunes Exclusive[11]

No.TitleLength
15."Hush" (iTunes Exclusive Track)4:18

Deluxe edition

The deluxe edition will include:[12]

  • 352-page Year of the Black Rainbow novel, penned by Claudio Sanchez and author Peter David.
  • "Every End Has A Beginning" DVD featuring studio and interview footage.
  • Coheed and Cambria "Black Card", available only from the band's official website. Black Card Cardholders will be eligible for early entrance to selected shows, discounts on band merchandise and exclusive downloads and offers.
  • Previously-unreleased bonus tracks

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position[13]
2010 "Here We Are, Juggernaut" Alternative Songs 37

Critical Reception & Sales

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [14]
Altsounds[15]
Kerrang![citation needed]
The AV ClubB+ [16]
The Guardian [17]
Time Out New York [18]
Sputnikmusic [19]
BBCSlightly unfavorable [20]
Mind Equals Blown[21]

So far the album has received generally positive reviews, garnering a 72% on Metacritic.[22]Rocksound gave the record a 9 out of 10 and said the album, "is possibly their best record to date."[23]A.V. Club, who praised the album highly, remarked, "Reconciling its post-hardcore roots with the progressive-rock flourishes that have been eclipsing the band’s sound over the past couple albums, tracks like “Here We Are Juggernaut” and “World Of Lines” far outshine the recent output of Coheed’s closest peer, The Mars Volta..."[24] Allmusic, who gave the record a 4 out of 5, concluded that "any fan of heavy progressive rock music may find this music to be of compelling interest, whether one buys into the conceptual nature of the Amory Wars or not."[25] The NewReview rated the album a 4 out of 5 and said "A big portion of the songs on this album are slower in tempo and that makes the listener really analyze the music and appreciate the subtle nuances that this album has to offer."[26]

On the other hand, BBC Music reports that the album "suffers just a little too much from its own grand, sprawling ambition."[20] Slant Magazine laments, "There's no trace of Coheed's oddball eclecticism here, or of their dynamic pop sensibilities; instead the emotionally and tonally monochrome Black Rainbow gives the impression of a typically humorless metal act." Slant also criticizes the album for featuring an "oppressive production job by Atticus Ross and Joe Barressi" that creates "gloomy atmospherics that shroud each and every track". [27]

The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and sold 51,000 copies in its first week.[28] In addition, it was #2 on the Rock Album charts and the third most digitally downloaded album.[29]

References

  1. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/10/coheed-and-cambrias-creator-character-returns-for-very-melodic-fifth-concept-album/
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.coheedandcambria.com/events
  4. ^ ShockHound - MP3s Coheed And Cambira MP3 Music Downloads
  5. ^ [2]
  6. ^ Facebook | Coheed and Cambria RT @Coheed: #herewearejuggernaut unleashed today at 7pm EST www.coheedandcambria.com
  7. ^ Amazon.com: Here We Are Juggernaut: Coheed And Cambria: MP3 Downloads
  8. ^ http://www.vvinyl.com/v/coheed-and-cambria-guns-of-summer-7-picture-disc/450
  9. ^ http://www.rockband.com/zine/coheed-pack-and-singles
  10. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxzrsldte
  11. ^ Pre-Order "Year Of The Black Rainbow" (Deluxe Version) by Coheed And Cambria on iTunes
  12. ^ Our First US Headline Tour In Over 2 Years
  13. ^ "Coheed & Cambria Here We Are Juggernaut". billboard.com. 2010-4-25. Retrieved 2010-4-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  14. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxzrsldte
  15. ^ http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/116625-coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow-album.html
  16. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow,40028/
  17. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/08/coheed-cambria-black-rainbow-review
  18. ^ http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/music/84003/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow-album-review/
  19. ^ http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=35924
  20. ^ a b http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/3jd3
  21. ^ "Mind Equals Blown review".
  22. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/coheedandcambria/yearoftheblackrainbow
  23. ^ http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow
  24. ^ http://www.avclub.com/articles/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow,40028/
  25. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxzrsldte~T1
  26. ^ http://thenewreview.net/reviews/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow
  27. ^ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/coheed-and-cambria-year-of-the-black-rainbow/2072
  28. ^ http://www.billboard.com/news/mgmt-s-top-debut-on-billboard-200-bieber-1004084568.story?tag=hpfeed#/news/mgmt-s-top-debut-on-billboard-200-bieber-1004084568.story?tag=hpfeed
  29. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/album/coheed-and-cambria/year-of-the-black-rainbow/1324314
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