On February 5, 2013, “Hundred Handed/Everything Evil” label released “The Afterman: Descension”, the seventh Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded November 2011 – June 2012, at “Applehead Recording” in New York, and was produced by Michael Birnbaum, Chris Bittner, Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Josh Eppard and Zach Cooper.

Personnel:

• Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, voice of Sirius Amory.rhythm guitar, piano, ukulele
• Travis Stever – lead guitar, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Eppard – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals
• Zach Cooper – bass, backing vocals
• John Medeski – piano, clavinet, synthesizers
• Daniel Sedownick – percussion
• Steve Bernstein – horns
• Stan Harisson – horns
• Dan Levine – horns
• Chondra Sanchez – additional backing vocals, voice of The All Mother
• Maggie Bryngelson – additional backing vocals
• Heidi Taillefer – cover art
• Nathan Spoor – interior art
• Bill Scoville – package design, additional graphics

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez, except where noted. 

1. Pretelethal
2. Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry the Defiant
3. The Hard Sell
4. Number City
5. Gravity’s Union
6. Away We Go – Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever
7. Iron Fist – Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever
8. Dark Side of Me – Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever
9. 2’s My Favorite 1