Coheed & Cambria - Vaxis Act III: The Father of Make Believe (March 14, 2025) Album • Page 15

Definitely snuck up on me

 

Some early reviews are out! 9/10 from UK’s All About the Rock! I’m so hyped for this one, it may prove to be their best effort since The Afterman

 

That doesn't make any sense, since from Afterman forward their best is Vaxis II but I'm so hyped either way!

 

vaxis 2 is there best album since Afterman, although I would say that V1 has higher highs than V2

 

While this is probably correct, it also just basically says TCBTS sucks, haha

 

I think it slots in right behind Vaxis 2 for me, and just edges out 1.

 

There are clear tiers with this band for me

The classic, peak:

IKSSE3
GAIBS4: 1
GAIBS4: 2
TSSTB

The second wind, back in full form:

Vaxis 1
Vaxis 2
Likely Vaxis 3

The weird middle section of trying new things that didn't always work out

Afterman: Ascension
TCBTS
Afterman: Descension
YOTBR

 

are these from best to worst in ur opinion? I’d def switch several of these around lol

 

*ahem*

"favorite albums of all time camp"
Good Apollo
IKS

"crazy good albums"
Afterman
NWFT
Vaxis II
Vaxis I
SSTB

"just fine"
YOTBR

"not great"
TCBTS

It's weird since I got into Coheed with only SSTB and IKS out, but SSTB still doesn't hold up against the rest of the discog for me like it does a lot of others.

 

This looks about right.

 

Yeah I like that ranking. Putting any of The Afterman in the lower ranking is whack

 

The more removed we get from it the more I realize how much it rules, especially when looking at both parts as one whole.

 

I like putting them in ranking buckets rather than ranking them individually. Individually is just so hard lol.

 

Top 5 favorite album of all time
IKS

incredible albums
both GAs
Vaxis I & II
SSTB

Oh man, they're BACK baby
both Aftermans

OK, but losing a little interest in you unfortunately c&c
TCOTS
YOTBR

 

Afterman supremacy

 

mostly agree but I put the aftermen up with the vaxis tier

 

swap YOTBR with TCBTS here, and this is my exact list.

 

I am so stoked for the ties and references to The Afterman
https://allabouttherock.co.uk/cohee...-iii-the-father-of-make-believe-album-review/

 

we gettin some more All Mother narration you just watchhhh.

 

Really surprised this hasn't leaked yet. Good for Coheed!

 

Great interview. Next Friday can't get here soon enough.

Coheed And Cambria: “The end of The Amory Wars is around… | Kerrang!

 

As someone who's been a die-hard fan for 20 years.... some of the wording on here made me sad

 

Same. Curious what happens after Vaxis V. We shall see…

 

Pretty much every Claudio interview gets into his use of the saga to write about things happening in his own life.

 

Has anyone figured out which song this is?