- Record Label: Sony
- Release Date: Oct 23, 2007
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 125 Ratings
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Positive: 86 out of 125
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Mixed: 6 out of 125
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Negative: 33 out of 125
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TH.Oct 28, 2007After 3 listens, you come to realise this is some of Coheeds' best work. Lots of different influences and generally harder and darker the the previous albums.
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JackMOct 30, 2007As per all other Coheed albums, amazing. Great storyline of songs.
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JBApr 2, 2008A proper 7,5. Currently the definition of a modern rock opera! Not as good as In keeping secrets..., but way better than the first installment of Good Apollo. While in no respect my favourite band, (not even within the prog or indie genres) this is quality.
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JoshC.Sep 8, 2008The culmination of a grandiose sci-fi story entwined with break-taking atmosphere and ripping guitar riffs.
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ShaneB.Nov 27, 2007I dunno why people are s h i t t ing on this album. Honestly Ican't thinnk of one song thats not good. And I can think of plenty that area absolutely excellent- No World for Tomorrow, Mother Superior, Gravemakers and Gunslingers, The End Complete, On the Brink. Keep listening, maybe you'll realise the truth.
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EricOct 23, 2007This is their best album yet. Way better than the last album they put out and even tops SSTB and IKSOSE:3. It took me awhile to really get into the somewhat different feel of the album...but now it's simply amazing. I'd definatly recomend it to anyone.
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NinoOct 25, 2007A super-solid album that exceeded my expectations. There's some very unexpected instrumentation here, with great references to previous songs for the astute listener No filler-ish sounding tracks. A great listen end to end!
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CodyKickOct 26, 2007This album to me is a throwback to their old albums in several ways. I hear alot of IKS in many of the songs (the end of The Hound is pure IKS), and the layout of the album is similar to second stage, in that the album doesn't so much flow as that each song is different and very good on their own. Feathers is amazing, and MOther Superior is possibly their best song.
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BrettH.Oct 27, 2007
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TyroneHOct 29, 2007This album really is good, yet, not for people who may not favour his vocals, but after 3 listens, the album really does captivate you and leaves you no other choice but to love it.
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MaxN.Oct 30, 2007
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JasonC.Oct 30, 2007Another beautiful, creative, and technically unbelievable entry into Coheed and Cambria's montage of art work. Did Claudio sell his soul to the devil to get his uncanny writing ability and guitar-riffing mastery?
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SamH.Oct 11, 2008Absolutely unbelievable. This is by far the best CD that I own, and is my favorite of them so far. Exciting and intelligent guitar work and the beautiful, yet strange vocals combine to create an incredible album that I would recommend to ANYONE that has even a passing interest in quality music.
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CalvinP.Jun 3, 2008Frankly i don't understand the people giving this album a 0 if you do not enjoy this music in the slightest i don't think i would listen to ANY music you recommend have fun with your hip hop garbage
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FoxM.Nov 17, 2007People who just say they're a crappy emo band don't know what they're talking about. Disregard their ignorant opinions and form your own.
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KevinB.Oct 23, 2007Exactly what you would expect from C&C.
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AlCOct 23, 2007
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JohnU.Oct 27, 2007Honestly, if you don't like the guy's voice, don't listen to it. don't go and give it a bad score when you haven't even listened to it, but just that you know you won't like it because you don't like their other "garbage." I do like coheed, and I do like this album, therefore, I give my score
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JasonS.Mar 27, 2008Beautiful album from an intelligent and talented band (both in songwriting and in lyrical mastery). Once again, Coheed & Cambria prove that it is one of a kind.
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Apr 11, 2011Absolutely amazing. Claudio's vocals are just incredible, and Mic and Travis do great on bass and guitar. Taylor Hawkins does great as a fill-in for Chris Pennie. Songs mix radio rock like Feathers with hardcore like The Hound. A fine album, and the second best they've made in my opinion.
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CurtisROct 30, 2007I think this is a great album, probably their best yet
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gMay 4, 2008
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BobJ.Jun 7, 2008Everyone that is giving this a 0 is just a huge D-bag. Their favorite band is probably Matchbox 20 or Nickelback.
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TomLanceNov 30, 2007This album has been very unfortunately gilted from the limelight it so richly deserves! Most reviews against it are merely written by people who don't like their style of music. Which is frankly stupid, if you have something preferential about their music, do not review them. (ie. spin)
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RJWOct 23, 2007
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PatrickOct 24, 2007Give it many listens and time. You'll discover that this is a superb album regardless of your previous Coheed experience.
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RobertA.Oct 24, 2007Loving it. Want more, but every excellent album should leave you wanting more - that's a PLUS, not a negative.
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ShawnM.Oct 24, 2007
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AndrewM.Dec 7, 2007
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EricCOct 29, 2007A very solid effort and possibly their best to date. You can really tell how much attention they've given to these songs and the album as a whole. Combining pop and prog is always a difficult affair and they pull it off quite well.
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ryanpFeb 6, 2009Great solos, awesome riffs, and catchy melodies what else can i say about the greatest rock band of our era
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MikeHNov 16, 2007
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JohnnyV.Dec 11, 2007
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ChrisOct 28, 2007@ Conrad: So just because you're so closed-minded in your musical tastes and refuse to give the vocals a chance, you have to give the album a zero? Are you five years old? Seriously, grow up. This album is musically diverse and the vocals are beyond amazing. This was an excellent finale to the story of Coheed and Cambria and I'll enjoy listening to this in the years to come.
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killianr.Oct 29, 2007awesome, though some songs could have been better, but still definitely on par with IKSSE3
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PWaldoJan 22, 2008Im no die hard C&C fan, i jumped on board for Eyes of Madness and even then, the album took a while to grow on me, but now i love it which oddly i still cant say for the first two albums. No World For Tomorrow is a brilliant fourth album from C&C, heavier, proggier (bear with me) and just downright super listenable. This baby wont be off my playlist for a damn long time.
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JCLOct 28, 2007
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GregG.Nov 2, 2007
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ZachPDec 21, 2008It definitely isn't as engaging as their last two albums, but it has it's moments. There's a lack of clarity that you can hear, and they've entered a commerciality that isn't respectful ("the running free"). Still, i admire coheed for their balls and talent at writing and portraying a story.
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DaleK.Jun 17, 2008A bit shorter than the last one, but a bit more solid overall. So we know the "0s" are coming from real musical integrity when one includes "Creed" in a name. Sorry Creed fan, but this is way beyond the musical skill of a 6 yr old. Thanks but us musical integricists will keep taking Coheed over Creed all day long.
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ZanderN.Nov 5, 2007
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rolandog.Oct 23, 2007it doesn't live up to the rest of the albums, but it certainly isn't the worst album they've made.
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Oct 5, 2018The first half of the album I really enjoyed, The second half not so much. It's still a solid album and definitely one of their better ones but after the first Burning Star album, There was a lot to live up to and they still delivered but not as high as the original.
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DerekK.Oct 29, 2007A big disappointment if you're a fan of Coheed's previous albums.
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Nov 17, 2011It proves how much a band can evolve when you are on your 4th album and it sounds nothing like your previous works. While the new sound does benifit the band in some ways, There are simply not enough good tracks to make this album good
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VirgilR.Oct 29, 2007The people who gave zeros to this album are the only sane people here.
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BiffT.Dec 7, 2007Like taking a drill to your forehead.
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AllenB.Oct 29, 2007One word: Meh...
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CedricZNov 14, 2007Claudio has been copying my voice since the late nineties. It's time he stop writing sci-fi stories that belong on a cereal box, cut the hair and retire. I did like him as Goldberg from The Mighty Ducks though.
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ScottyT.Oct 25, 2007Terrible. Just terrible. How can people listen to this? No soul at all.
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ConradL.Oct 25, 2007Instrumentally talented, but the rest is pure garbage. This band could be good if they sacked that disease named Claudio. His vocals ruin otherwise decent songs and his epic sci-fi drama is an epic bore. Please break up again, Coheed, if only for the sake of the other more deserving members of the band. Let Claudio go release another solo bomb like Prize Fighter Inferno and ruin himself.
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RyanA.Oct 26, 2007Lame!
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ChesterQ.Oct 27, 2007A bloated emo turd. Just because you're poetic, doesn't forgive your whiny, trying too hard to be edgy ways. Somebody drown that lead singer.
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BusterJ.Oct 27, 2007The guy from Spin magazine is right.
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BobO.Oct 28, 2007Utter shite!
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ClaudioS.Oct 28, 2007How this got anywhere above a 30 is beyond me.
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TunakR.Oct 30, 2007If I wanted a boring sci-fi story, I'd read a book. If I wanted sterile music, I'd have a computer construct a mathematically perfect, yet boring song. With Coheed, you get both in one!
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MarkT.Oct 31, 2007Total shite.
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ReggieV.Nov 16, 2007Would somebody stop beating that cat? Thank you, The Management
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StephenC.Nov 2, 2007Emo crap is emo crap.
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AwesomeO.Nov 27, 2007You guys! You just don't get it, you guys! Too DEEP for you? You guys are so ignorant. I mean, "The End Complete"? That's so profound, you guys. It's like saying it's "the end", but it's really "the end" because it's "complete". Good luck writing deeper lyrics than that, you guys!
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ApolloCreedDec 11, 2007Anybody giving this album more than a 4 just doesn't know what good music is.
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SethC.Oct 23, 2007Just as bad as their other crap. Sterile instrumentation and a singer who sounds like Geddy Lee screwing a chipmunk. Add in an overly pretentious sci-fi storyline, so every geek in Geektown raves about it even more, thus creating a rabid fanbase that'll defend their crap to no end and you've got one of the most over-rated bands in existence.
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GaspardA.Oct 28, 2007*yawn*
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TitoF.Oct 29, 2007Gah, another overrated piece of garbage on Metacritic. Worse than that CD by The Field.
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Awards & Rankings
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Alternative PressCoheed's fourth album simply doesn't deliver on the suspense that's been loaded into it. [Nov 2007, p.155]
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Coheed have found their sweet spot.
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Entertainment WeeklyC&C infuse their expansive music with enough grit and melody that you don't give a hoot what, say, 'The Hound (Of Blood And Rank)' is about. [26 Oct 2007, p.67]