Coheed And Cambria
Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow
4/5

Who It’s For: Fans of the CoCa storyline
Sounds Like: Exactly what you’d expect

If you’re already a fan of Coheed And Cambria, No World For Tomorrow is the album you’ve been waiting for. The fourth instalment of The Amory Wars picks up right where Good Apollo Volume One left off. If you’re not already a fan, well, go pick up one of their older releases because this one probably won’t inspire all that many new fans on its own. Though No World For Tomorrow is a good disc, with some strong tracks, but it’s also probably the weakest link in the series.

Songs like lead single “The Running Free,” “Feathers” and “Mother Superior” are standout tracks that are completely reminiscent of the past albums, but midway through the disc you’ll start to zone out and repeated listens may not help all that much. At just under an hour, what clocks in as the bands shortest album at times feels like the longest.

Unlike the previous discs where you could always count on a gem of a song toward the end, there’s a definite lack of one here, and with no bonus track you’re left wanting just a little more. Granted the continuous lineup changes in the past year could’ve led to some issues in the songwriting department (Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins fills in on the drum duties this time), but since singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez is known for doing the bulk of the work in the ideas department that can’t really be used as an excuse.

A solid effort for the band both musically and storyline wise, but I think most of us were hoping for something a little more special.

Track Listing:

1. The Reaping
2. No World For Tomorrow
3. The Hound (Of Blood And Rank)
4. Feathers
5. The Running Free
6. Mother Superior
7. Gravemakers & Gunslingers
8. Justice In Murder

The End Complete
9. I – The Fall Of House Atlantic
10. II – Radio Bye Bye
11. III – The End Complete
12. IV – The Road And The Damned
13. V – On The Brink

- Alyssa Caplin