- Record Label: Universal Distribution
- Release Date: Oct 9, 2012
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Nov 2, 2012It sparkles with invention, creativity, crushing use of dynamics and, when all's said and done, just really strong songs.
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Kerrang!Oct 29, 2012So far so grandiose. Fortunately, Coheed's music mirrors the scope of the project as a whole here. [ 6 Oct 2012, p.54]
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Oct 24, 2012If Year of the Black Rainbow left you stagnant, The Afterman: Ascension may just blow you away again.
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Alternative PressOct 19, 2012"Key Entity Extraction: Domino The Destitute" contains everything that makes Ascension a great record: heavy riffage, soaring leads, shouting, undeniable hooks, and no bullshit in between. [Nov 2012, p.91]
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Oct 11, 2012Only in spurts does it ascend to the heights of the band's opening three acts, but it does manage to triumphantly assert itself as a leaps and bounds improvement over Coheed's most recent material.
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Oct 10, 2012Concept albums may not be for everyone, and that's understandable, but they usually prove interesting at the very least, and this is no different.
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Oct 10, 2012The Afterman: Ascension is so ambitious it's actually a bit of a mess, but with so much here that works, this small lapse in focus can easily be forgiven.
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Oct 10, 2012In dialing back and containing its ambition rather than letting it bleed all over the place, Sanchez and company have found what might be a surer way forward.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 43
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Negative: 2 out of 43
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