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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">COHEED AND CAMBRIA’S
<i>THE AFTERMAN: ASCENSION</i> DEBUTS AT #5 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">VOLUME TWO OF DOUBLE ALBUM,
<i>THE AFTERMAN: DESCENSION</i> SET FOR FEBRUARY 2013 RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Photo By Lindsey Byrnes</span></i><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… adventurous tracks add up for another epic chapter in Coheed and Cambria's tale.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“…wild time signatures, maniacal laughter, elegiac piano, and omniscient femmedroids, might be better than a shot of espresso.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“…thrilling arena riffs that land somewhere between U2 and Judas Priest.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">“… heavy riffage, soaring leads, shouting, undeniable hoods and no bullshit in between.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEW YORK, NY, October 17, 2012</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">—COHEED AND CAMBRIA’s</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
first volume of their double-album, <b><i>The Afterman: Ascension</i> </b>debuts at<b> #5 on the Billboard Top 200</b> chart this week, selling
<b>49k+ units!</b> The nine-track album also garnered a slew of excellent first week sales numbers, landing
<b><i>‘Ascension’ </i></b>as the <b>top seller</b> at Hard Music/Alternative core stores, #2 on the Hard Music and Current Alternative Album charts, and number #3 on the Indie chart.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">After departing the major label system with 2010’s
<i>Year of the Black Rainbow</i>, <b>COHEED AND CAMBRIA</b> are thrilled with the success of volume one of
<i>‘<b>The Afterman,’</b></i> which was released on the band’s own label, <b>Everything Evil,</b> in conjunction with
<b>Hundred Handed Inc</b>.<b><i> </i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">True to Coheed's restlessly exploratory nature, the nine-track <i>Ascension</i> finds the New York-based band—singer-guitarist <b>Claudio Sanchez</b>, guitarist <b>Travis Stever,</b> bassist <b>Zach
Cooper</b> and drummer <b>Josh Eppard</b>—staking out exciting new ground. "With all of our previous albums, my thing was always figuring out how to fit my life into the Amory Wars concept," Sanchez says. "I knew where each one sat in terms of the story. Whereas
with this one, I allowed my life—my experiences and what I was going through—to frame the concept."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">After heavy promotion during week of release (which saw the band perform a
<b><u>SOLD OUT</u></b> show at New York’s Webster Hall, appearances at New York Comic Con, and surprise performances/signings at NY and LA indie record stores, as well as Apple’s Soho New York store)<b> COHEED AND CAMBRIA</b> will wrap up a string of tour dates
this month at Voodoo Music Experience (w/Metallica, Neil Young, Jack White) on October 28<sup>th</sup>. The band is also gearing up to release the video for their second single,
<b>“The Afterman.” </b>The song premiered last month via <b><i>Rolling Stone</i> </b>
(</span><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-coheed-and-cambria-the-afterman-20120926"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">to stream) as one of their “Most Popular” news stories of the week.
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Also in the works is a live-action film of the successful comic series, penned by front-man Claudio Sanchez,<b><i>The Amory Wars</i></b><i>,
</i>produced by <b>Mark Wahlberg and Leverage Productions</b> (more info below). With rumors of a headlining winter tour, volume two of the double album,
<b><i>The Afterman: Descension</i></b><i> </i>is set for release in February 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">UPCOMING TOUR DATES:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10/17/12 Bogart’s Cincinnati, OH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/18/12 Piere’s Fort Wayne, IN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/20/12 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI –
<b><i>SOLD OUT</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/21/12 Pop’s Nightclub Sauget, IL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/23/12 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/24/12 Midland Theatre Kansas City, MO</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/26/12 Gillioz Theatre Springfield, MO<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/27/12 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">10/28/12 VOODOO Music Experience New Orleans, LA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">About <i>The Afterman</i></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">: The first volume from the double-album charts Sirius’ sci-fi
journey into the stars of the alternate universe known well by Coheed fans as “Heaven’s Fence.” Upon entering “the Keywork,” the blue gaseous energy force that powers these worlds, Amory stumbles upon the Afterlife. In his first confrontation with a soul,
“Domino</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">the Destitute” possesses Sirius, who is forced to relive the frenetic events that had occurred in Domino’s waking life. The second volume, ’Descension’ follows Sirius’ return
to his home planet after a long absence and the negative effects that follow.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">About <i>The Amory Wars</i></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222">: Created by guitarist/singer/songwriter Claudio Sanchez, <i>The
Armory Wars </i>is a cosmic narrative spanning five concept albums, countless comic books, and a novel co-written by Peter David. It's become a defining tale for hundreds of thousands of dedicated Coheed fans, who devour and dissect each new chapter with an
ardor to rival followers of <i>Lost</i> or <i>Game of Thrones</i>. Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson will produce the live-action film version.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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