13 Things Only Coheed & Cambria Fans Will Understand

5. Story Or No Story...They'll Still Make Great Albums

The Keywork, Heaven's Fence, the Kilgannons, the Red Army, The Writer, IRO-bots...these are all elements of the story Coheed has been telling since they released Second Stage Turbine Blade in 2002. And these aren't just throwaway characters and settings, they are, in a way, the beating heart of the band. So there was rightfully a little bit of concern amongst hardcore fans when the band announced they were ending The Armory Wars saga that had run through all of their first seven albums. After all, they're named after the story's central protagonists. What would an album sound like without that storyline? What would propel the new album's narrative? Would it even have one? Would the lack of the Armory Wars through-line finally reveal the chinks in the band's creative armor? Duh. Of course not. It's easy to get swept up in the worry when a band decides to make a change this huge, but ultimately, this is still the same Coheed and Cambria that we all grew to love. In fact, their post-Armory Wars album, The Color Before the Sun showed that these guys were even more diverse and imaginative than we might have thought. The Color Before the Sun might focus less on science fiction, but it in no way ditches the innovative lyrics and sonic balance they're known for. The only real difference is that there's more of a chance for them to gain some new fans without the "stigma" of the complicated storyline.