No Coheed And Cambria fan is a casual Coheed And Cambria fan. Since debuting in 2002, the New Yorkers have specialised in experimental rock music with an overarching sci-fi concept, which they’ve translated into graphic novels called The Amory Wars. In the process they’ve attracted the two most diehard subcultures that there are: prog aficionados and comic book geeks.
It helps that Coheed’s music is endlessly moreish, too. Sugar-sweet pop hooks, emo vocals, some post-hardcore pace and the odd big, burly metal riff have let the band eschew pigeonholing for 20-plus years. That leaves us with 10 genre-busting albums to review and rank. So, here’s the full Coheed canon in order of excellence.
