Emotional band Coheed and Cambria's e-mail address uses the term "soft core," and that's not really accurate.
The term molten core works better, as debut The Second Stage Turbine Blade lacks fluff and accentuates the same positives that made emo pioneers Fugazi great, not the least of which is a willingness to experiment.
In this New York crew's case, this deviation comes from adding a prog rock feel to the proceedings, a facet highlighted by vocalist Claudio Sanchez's impossibly high vocal range at least as much as the technical riffing and fearless approach to soloing and other expressive playing techniques, hardcore politics be damned.
Like most progressive fare, the C and C music factory occasionally sins in the name of its art, often doing in five minutes what could have been accomplished in three, but the mere fact that the group takes pride in knowing more than three chords is impressive.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Second Stage Turbine BladeCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 00:52 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 2 | Time ConsumerCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 3 | Devil in Jersey CityCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 4 | Everything EvilCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 5 | Delirium TriggerCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Hearshot Kid DisasterCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 05:40 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 7 | 33Coheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 03:29 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Junesong ProvisionCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 05:20 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 9 | NeverenderCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 10 | God Send ConspiratorCoheed and Cambria | Coheed and Cambria | Play | 06:32 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 324 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Birnbaum | Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Chris Bittner | Mixing, Producer |
| 3 | Coheed and Cambria | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Jason DeZuzio | Engineer |
| 5 | Dr. Know | Guest Artist |
| 6 | Nate Kelley | Drums |
| 7 | Roger Lian | Mastering |
| 8 | Montana Masback | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |