Vaxis Act II: A Window Of The Waking Mind announced.
Typical countdown timer on their website set to reach 0 on Friday, should be the preorder link.
Based on the two singles released so far, Shoulders was your typical modern Coheed rocker but Rise Nainasha was my favourite single from the band in a while.

Album Rating: 2.5

Aye, Rise Nainasha is a jam.



Artwork and track list is here:

https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/coheed-and-cambria-vaxis-ii-a-window-of-the-waking-mind-2022.60538/

Album Rating: 2.5

wow I hate that album art. Looks like a lame videogame from the early 2000s that had a massive idea but ended up getting slopped together and playing clunky

Album Rating: 3.0

I'll believe that album art when there's an official announcement...right now that's just the image on their website.



Revisited Cut the Cord and that song fucking slaps tbh. Even if Coheed really just seem like a bigger, dumber version of what they used to be they still usually wind up pretty enjoyable to me.

Album Rating: 4.0

It seems like it's probably the album artwork considering each of the singles have used a fragment of it. I don't mind it. Personally, I like that they're leaning heavily into the concept on this series of albums.

Album Rating: 2.5

I like that they are leaning heavily into concept! I just wish I liked the concept more haha

Album Rating: 4.0

The only thing I'm a little worried about is that Vaxis is going to retcon everything that happened in the Amory Wars. Because that story is sick and if it turns out that this character is the REAL savior of the universe I'm gonna lose a lot of interest.

Album Rating: 3.5

I have probably spent literal years of my life listening to coheed and I still have no idea what the story is TBH.

Album Rating: 4.0

I'll break down each album in a list some time for ya

Album Rating: 3.5

I would read it but I'm sure you have better things to do with your time 😉

Album Rating: 4.0

I literally don't.

Album Rating: 4.0

"I have probably spent literal years of my life listening to coheed and I still have no idea what the story is TBH."

Same with me. It's not because I wouldn't find it interesting, I've just never had the time.

Album Rating: 4.0

I've read the novel for YoTBR, the graphic novels for SSTB, IKSSE:3, and GA. Haven't read the story for Afterman but I have a good idea and Vaxis 1 musically does not line up with the story in the least bit which irks the hell out of me.

Album Rating: 3.0

Okay so yeah looks like that is in fact the album art/tracklist.



Hoping for some more jams like Cut the Cord.

Album Rating: 4.0

Predictions:



01. The Embers Of Fire- Atmospheric Intro Track

02. Beautiful Losers- Upbeat Pop rock track like Unheavenly Creatures

03. Comatose- Slow burn ballad

04. Shoulders- You know what it is

05. A Disappearing Act- Fast paced rock song

06. Love Murder One- Fast paced pop rock

07. Blood- Creepy industrial track like "Queen of the Dark"

08. The Liars Club- Rock song

09. Bad Man- Prog metal track

10. Our Love- Ballad

11. Ladders Of Supremacy- Prog rock song

12. Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord) You Know What it Is

13. Window Of The Waking Mind- Prog Epic over 10:00 minutes akin to "The Light and the Glass" in structure but more hopeful.

Album Rating: 3.0

Man “embers of fire” is such a dumb name imo

Album Rating: 4.0

Meh, in conjunction with the end of the last album and some of the titles there ("Old Flames" in particular) it makes sense. Their child is an ember of their flame.

Album Rating: 3.0

Undeniably Coheed, but missing that special something.....



There are no absolute epic tracks, nor godly suites that demand a full listening to and get the feels going.



Just solid



"I'll believe that album art when there's an official announcement...right now that's just the image on their website."

100% Certain Claudio literally just talked about the thing in an interview or two.....



https://www.nme.com/news/music/coheed-and-cambria-set-may-release-for-new-album-vaxis-ii-a-window-of-the-waking-mind-3138397



It's even onm their ig so yeah.... an image on THEIR OWN SITE literally IS the announcement.



https://www.instagram.com/p/CYtwjymlaZx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Album Rating: 3.0

Check out the date on my comment bud, it was before the official announcement.



Now, carry on.

Album Rating: 3.0

Still panned out, so ditto