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{{Infobox album
  
{{Infobox album
 
|Title=''The Afterman: Ascension''
  
|Title=''The Afterman: Ascension''
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|Image=<gallery>
 
The Afterman Ascension.jpg|Front Cover
  
The Afterman Ascension.jpg|Front Cover
 
Album Back - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|Back Cover
  
Album Back - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|Back Cover
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Album C.D. - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|C.D.
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Album C.D. - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|CD
 
Album Deluxe - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|Deluxe Edition
  
Album Deluxe - The Afterman - Ascension.jpg|Deluxe Edition
 
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</gallery>
 
|Artist= [[Coheed and Cambria]]
  
|Artist= [[Coheed and Cambria]]
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|Tracks=9 (Standard Edition)<br>12 (Including Bonus Tracks)
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|Tracks=9 (Standard Edition)<br>
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12 (Including Bonus Tracks)
 
|Released=October 9, 2012
  
|Released=October 9, 2012
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|Recorded=November 2011 – June 2012 at Applehead Recording Woodstock, NY
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|Recorded=November 2011 to June 2012 at Applehead Recording Woodstock, NY
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|Length=39:29 (Standard Edition)<br>49:44 (Including Bonus Tracks)
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|Length=39:29 (Standard Edition)<br>
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49:44 (Including Bonus Tracks)
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|Label=Hundred Handed/Everything Evil
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|Label=Hundred Handed<br>
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|Producer=Coheed and Cambria, Michael Birnbaum, and Chris Bittner
  
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Everything Evil
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|Producer=Coheed and Cambria<br>
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Michael Birnbaum<br>
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Chris Bittner
 
|Story=[[The Afterman (book)]]
  
|Story=[[The Afterman (book)]]
 
|Symbol=[[File:The Afterman Symbol.png|60px]]<br>Ascension
  
|Symbol=[[File:The Afterman Symbol.png|60px]]<br>Ascension
 
|Previous=''[[Year of the Black Rainbow (album)|Year of the Black Rainbow]]''
  
|Previous=''[[Year of the Black Rainbow (album)|Year of the Black Rainbow]]''
 
|Next=''[[The Afterman: Descension]]''
  
|Next=''[[The Afterman: Descension]]''
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}}'''''The Afterman: Ascension''''' is the sixth studio album by Coheed and Cambria. It is the first part of a double album, the second part of which is [[The Afterman: Descension]]. It is the first Coheed and Cambria album since 2005's Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness to feature Josh Eppard on drums, and the first to feature Zach Cooper on bass.
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}}'''''The Afterman: Ascension''''' is the sixth studio album by [[Coheed and Cambria]]. It is the first part of a double album, the second part of which is [[The Afterman: Descension]]. It is the first Coheed and Cambria album since 2005's [[Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness (album)|Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness]] to feature [[Josh Eppard]] on drums, and the first to feature [[Zachary Cooper|Zach Cooper]] on bass.
   
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It's earliest release was the Special "Amory Award" Edition on September 10, 2012, with the official release on October 9, 2012.
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The deluxe "Amory Award" edition included bonus tracks along with a [[The Afterman (book)|coffee-table book]] written by [[Claudio Sanchez]] and edited by [[Evil Ink Comics]]' [[Chondra Echert]] and Blaze James, intended to give a song-by-song experience of the concept album.
  
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A limited-edition collection of demos recordings for this album was released as [[The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos)]].
  
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Additionally, select songs from this album were recorded live and included on [[The Afterman (Live Album]].
  
   
 
== Story ==
  
== Story ==
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The two albums act as a prequel to even [[Year of the Black Rainbow (disambiguation)|Year of the Black Rainbow]], and concentrate on the character [[Sirius Amory]], whom the series is named after. It is considered the earliest story in [[The Amory Wars]]. Sirius is a bold scientist often called a kook, trying to uncover the secrets of the Keywork.
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''[[The Afterman (book)|See here]] for more information on the story of this album.''
  
   
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''For more information on the story of this album, see [[The Afterman (book)|The Afterman (book)]].''
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The album follows the Amory Wars storyline, and concentrates on the character [[Sirius Amory]]. Chronologically, this album precedes Year Of The Black Rainbow, which itself was the prequel to the previous records, making it the earliest story in the Amory Wars.
  
   
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== Editions ==
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The "Amory Award" Edition
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* Four CDs with bonus tracks
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** The Regular CD
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** [[The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos)]]
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** [[The Afterman: Descension]] CDR (blank CD)
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** [[The Afterman: Descension (Big Beige Demos)]] CDR (blank CD)
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* Documentary DVD
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* A 78-page [[The Afterman (book)|coffee-table book]] written by [[Claudio Sanchez]] and edited by Evil Ink Comics' Chondra Echert and Blaze James, intended to give a song-by-song experience of the concept album.
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* Sirius Amory’s “Amory Award” with Metal Medallion and Certificate in a display book
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The Limited Deluxe Edition
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* Three CDs
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** The Regular CD
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** [[The Afterman: Descension]]
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** [[The Afterman (Live Album)|The Afterman: Live]]
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* A 83-page book with the same content as the Amory Edition, including photos from the Live Tour.
 
== Tracklist==
  
== Tracklist==
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1. ''[[The Hollow]]'' – 2:11<br />
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1. "[[The Hollow]]" – 2:11<br />
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2. ''[[Key Entity Extraction I: Domino The Destitute]]'' – 7:51<br />
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2. "[[Key Entity Extraction I: Domino The Destitute]]" – 7:51<br />
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3. ''[[The Afterman (Song)|The Afterman]]'' – 3:11<br />
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3. "[[The Afterman (Song)|The Afterman]]" – 3:11<br />
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4. ''[[Mothers Of Men]]'' – 4:11<br />
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4. "[[Mothers Of Men]]" – 4:11<br />
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5. ''[[Goodnight, Fair Lady]]'' – 3:23<br />
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5. "[[Goodnight, Fair Lady]]" – 3:23<br />
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6. ''[[Key Entity Extraction II: Holly Wood The Cracked]]'' – 3:26<br />
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6. "[[Key Entity Extraction II: Holly Wood The Cracked]]" – 3:26<br />
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7. ''[[Key Entity Extraction III: Vic The Butcher]]'' – 5:47<br />
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7. "[[Key Entity Extraction III: Vic The Butcher]]" – 5:47<br />
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8. ''[[Key Entity Extraction IV: Evagria the Faithful]]'' – 6:22<br />
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8. "[[Key Entity Extraction IV: Evagria the Faithful]]" – 6:22<br />
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9. ''[[Subtraction]]'' – 3:07<br />
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9. "[[Subtraction]]" – 3:07
   
 
===iTunes Edition Tracks===
  
===iTunes Edition Tracks===
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10. ''[[The Homecoming]]'' (Bonus Track) - 3:57<br />
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10. "[[The Homecoming]] (Bonus Track)" – 3:57<br />
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11. ''Goodnight, Fair Lady'' (demo) - 3:07<br />
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11. "Goodnight, Fair Lady (demo)" – 3:07<br />
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12. ''The Afterman'' (demo) - 3:11
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12. "The Afterman (demo)" – 3:11
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== See Also ==
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* [[The Afterman: Descension]]
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* [[The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos)|<nowiki/>]][[The Afterman: Descension|The Afterman: Ascension (Big Beige Demos)]]
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* [[The Afterman: Descension (Big Beige Demos)]]
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* [[The Afterman (Live Album)|The Afterman: Live]]
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* [[The Afterman (book)|''The Afterman'' (book)]]
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[[Category:The Amory Wars]]
  
[[Category:The Amory Wars]]
 
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[[Category:The Afterman]]

Latest revision as of 18:39, 12 August 2020

The Afterman: Ascension is the sixth studio album by Coheed and Cambria. It is the first part of a double album, the second part of which is The Afterman: Descension. It is the first Coheed and Cambria album since 2005's Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness to feature Josh Eppard on drums, and the first to feature Zach Cooper on bass.

It's earliest release was the Special "Amory Award" Edition on September 10, 2012, with the official release on October 9, 2012.

Story

The two albums act as a prequel to even Year of the Black Rainbow, and concentrate on the character Sirius Amory, whom the series is named after. It is considered the earliest story in The Amory Wars. Sirius is a bold scientist often called a kook, trying to uncover the secrets of the Keywork.

For more information on the story of this album, see The Afterman (book).

Editions

The "Amory Award" Edition

The Limited Deluxe Edition

Tracklist

1. "The Hollow" – 2:11
2. "Key Entity Extraction I: Domino The Destitute" – 7:51
3. "The Afterman" – 3:11
4. "Mothers Of Men" – 4:11
5. "Goodnight, Fair Lady" – 3:23
6. "Key Entity Extraction II: Holly Wood The Cracked" – 3:26
7. "Key Entity Extraction III: Vic The Butcher" – 5:47
8. "Key Entity Extraction IV: Evagria the Faithful" – 6:22
9. "Subtraction" – 3:07

iTunes Edition Tracks

10. "The Homecoming (Bonus Track)" – 3:57
11. "Goodnight, Fair Lady (demo)" – 3:07
12. "The Afterman (demo)" – 3:11

See Also

The Amory Wars Logo
The Afterman (Album Part 1/Part 2 - Story)
Year Of The Black Rainbow (Album - Story)
The Second Stage Turbine Blade (Album - Story)
In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 (Album - Story)
Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV (Album Vol. 1/Vol. 2 - Story)
Vaxis - Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures (Album - Story)
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