Emo-prog warriors
Coheed and Cambria
return with
Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe
, in the Amory Wars saga. The band touch on virtually every stylistic and production nuance they've explored over 30 years in a startlingly focused collection composed by frontman
Claudio Sanchez
and writer and musician
Chondra Echert
. The narrative is from the point of view of an aging father (familial, communal) reflecting on the many changes and losses his people have experienced and endured over a lifetime. They also include a four-part suite on the album's latter half, with meaty riffs, chamber strings, infectious hooks, and crunchy, fist-pumping anthems.