NEW YORK (Columbia Records) - The unclassifiable rock band Coheed and Cambria has signed with Columbia Records, who, in conjunction with Equal Vision Records, will re-issue the group's watershed album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, on Tuesday, June 29.
One of the biggest indie band breakout stories of the year, Coheed and Cambria, already legendary for delivering incandescent live performances, will be among the headliners on this year's Vans Warped Tour (see full itinerary following).
Coheed and Cambria is: Claudio Sanchez (lead vocals, guitar), Michael Todd (bass, backing vocals), Travis Stever (lead guitar, backing vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, backing vocals). Officially christened Coheed and Cambria in 2001, the group released its debut album, The Second Stage Turbine Blade in 2002. The album laid down the perimeters of the group's mythos: the ongoing saga of an alternate intergalactic netherworld, its main characters being an archetypal husband and wife named Coheed and Cambria.
While The Second Stage Turbine Blade has gone on to sell more than 80,000 copies in the U.S., it was the next Coheed and Cambria album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, that catapulted the band onto the next rung of success. Released in October 2003, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 debuted at No 52 on the Billboard 200 best-selling album chart, an extraordinary feat for an independent release fueled largely by word-of-mouth and burgeoning fan loyalty.
Coheed and Cambria's epic storytelling, majestically crafted songs, impeccably taut musicianship, and witty emotive personae proved an irresistible combination. The New York Times called Silent Earth: 3, "...the year's most fearless rock album," while CMJ Music Monthly heralded the album as "a beautifully complicated chuck of heavy, filled with melodic-pop sentiment and heartfelt lyrics." Additionally, Coheed was hailed in Alternative Press as a "No 1 Band You Need To Know in 2004," and Blender's "Next Big Thing" (Jan./Feb. 2004).
And the group's ever-growing fan base agreed. To date, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 has sold more than 150,000 copies. "A Favor House Atlantic," the first focus track from In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3, has been garnering considerable heat for Coheed and Cambria. A video for the song is currently on Buzzworthy rotation on both MTV and MTV2, where Coheed and Cambria will host a week's worth of "MTV2 Rock Shows" airing the week of June 14.
Coheed and Cambria Vans Warped Tour Dates
06/25/04 - Houston, TX - Reliant Center
06/26/04 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center
06/27/04 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
06/29/04 - Las Cruces, NM - New Mexico State University / Practice Field
06/30/04 - Peoria, AZ - Peoria Sports Complex
07/01/04 - Fullerton, CA - California State University, Stadium
07/02/04 - Fullerton, CA - California State University, Stadium
07/03/04 - San Francisco, CA -Pier 30/32
07/04/04 - Las Vegas, NV - Desert Breeze Park
07/06/04 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Amphitheater
07/07/04 - Ventura, CA - Seaside Park
07/08/04 - Marysville, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater
07/09/04 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Amphitheater
07/10/04 - George, WA - The Gorge
07/11/04 - St Helens, OR - Columbia Meadows
07/16/04 - Bozeman, Mt - Gallatin County Fairgrounds
07/17/04 - Salt Lake City, UT - Utah State Fairpark, Arena
07/18/04 - Denver, CO - Invesco Field
07/20/04 - Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheatre
07/21/04 - Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
07/22/04 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
07/23/04 - Cleveland, OH - Tower City Amphitheatre
07/24/04 - Tinley Park, IL - Tweeter Center
07/25/04 - Minneapolis, MN - HHH Metrodome
07/26/04 - Bonner Springs, KS - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/28/04 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheater
07/29/04 - Orlando-Daytona - Central Florida Fairgrounds Beach, FL
07/30/04 - St Petersburg, FL - Vinoy Waterfront
07/31/04 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
08/01/04 - Jacksonville, FL - Fairgrounds
08/02/04 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
08/03/04 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
08/04/04 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
08/05/04 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion At Starlake
08/06/04 - Camden, NJ - Tweeter Waterfront Center
08/07/04 - New York, NY - Randall's Island
08/08/04 - Englishtown, NJ - Raceway Park
08/10/04 - Hershey, PA - Star Pavilion
08/15/04 - Pontiac, MI - Pontiac Silverdome, Stadium
08/16/04 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
08/17/04 - Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
08/18/04 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Six Flags
08/19/04 - Northampton, MA - Northampton Fairgrounds
