Prog-Emo-Rockers Coheed and Cambria have revealed details surrounding their forthcoming 2025 studio album, titled The Father of Make Believe, as well as the first single, “Searching for Tomorrow.”
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Set for release on March 15, 2025, Coheed and Cambria's upcoming 11th album, Vaxis - Act III: The Father Of Make Believe, will continue the story of the band's “Amory Wars / Vaxis” universe, and follows the group's 2022 offering, Vaxis Act II: A Window of the Waking Mind,.
Fans check out the new track, "Searching For Tomorrow," below, preceded by the first single, "Blind Side Sonny." Scroll further for the album's full tracklisting.
Arriving with the release will be a special box set including: Vaxis - Act III: The Father of Make Believe Hardcover Illustrated 9”x12” Novella Coffee Table Book (Exclusive) (96pp); Blind Side Sonny’s Fully Wearable and Functional Helmet and Neuro-Dynamic Display Goggles (Exclusive); Neuro-Dynamic Display “Bloggles” App for Display Customization (Exclusive); 11.5”x35” Vaxis III: The Father of Make Believe Bedroom Poster (Exclusive); The Death Certificate of Siv Trafinder (Signed) (Exclusive); All in a 12”x16” Limited Edition Custom Foil Stamped Box (Exclusive); and Coheed and Cambria “The Father of Make Believe” CD and Digital Download.
The band explains in a press release, “One way to look at The Father of Make Believe is Coheed and Cambria establishing a desire to move forward while honoring a remarkable history. Another: a series of questions, emotions, and thoughts at war with each other — ‘a war within myself,’ as bandleader, vocalist and lead guitarist Claudio Sanchez puts it.” Adding, “Where the set forges new ground is in how Sanchez embraces the role of main character. He’s often used epic songcraft to mask the stories he wanted to tell: reflections on an addicted father, memories of his beloved grandfather, fears about raising a child in a cruel world, anxieties around losing the love of his life.”
Coheed and Cambria - The Father of Make Believe tracklisting:
01. Yesterday Lost
02. Goodbye, Sunshine
03. Searching For Tomorrow
04. The Father of Make Believe
05. Meri of Mercy
06. Blind Side Sonny
07. Play The Poet
08. One Last Miracle
09. Corner My Confidence
10. Someone Who Can
11. The Continuum I: Welcome to Forever, Mr. Nobody
12. The Continuum II: The Flood
13. The Continuum III: Tethered Together
14. The Continuum IV: So It Goes