- Record Label: Hundred Handed Inc
- Release Date: Feb 5, 2013
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 6, 2013The Afterman: Descension is both a thoughtful and thought-provoking album, and one that works on several levels. [Feb 2013, p.94]
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Mar 5, 2013It doesn’t quite measure up to its immediate predecessor, but it’s not far off, and taken as a whole, The Afterman is easily one of the best things the group has ever done.
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Kerrang!Feb 26, 2013Like all good follow-ups, this album retains the qualities you loved about the first installment. [2 Feb 2013, p.54]
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Feb 13, 2013All in all, with bad songs few and far between, this was a pleasant surprise.
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Feb 11, 2013By playing it safe and giving the fans exactly what they want, Coheed & Cambria have successfully delivered two of the most predictable, mundane albums I’ve ever heard.
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Feb 6, 2013The Afterman: Descension will keep old fans happy, but it won’t be gaining new ones.
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Feb 5, 2013All in all, not the death knell that it could have been but not the triumphant return it so could have been at the same time, Descension is another addition to the Coheed saga.
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Alternative PressFeb 5, 2013The Afterman: Descension almost manages to stand alone, but because of one key element, it doesn't. The lyrics aren't literal or married to a narrative--the theme explored through metaphor. [Mar 2013, p.87]
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Feb 4, 2013There’s a slight dipping point of ‘Away We Go’ and ‘Iron Fist’, and this album doesn’t stand up quite as well as either of the ‘Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star’ epics, but nonetheless this is a thoroughly thrilling entry in to Coheed and Cambria’s rich canon.
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Feb 4, 2013On Afterman: Descension, Coheed and Cambria prove that while they may be more accessible than ever before, it's not for lack of adventure or musical ambition, it's because of them.
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Feb 4, 2013For every sledgehammer track, there’s a garlic crusher, destructive in a lightweight and cosmopolitan kind of way.... It’s this lightness of touch and ecleticism that makes the album such a refreshingly undemanding listen.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 45
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Mixed: 3 out of 45
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Negative: 1 out of 45
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