Year of the Black Rainbow

Year of the Black Rainbow is the fifth studio album by rock band Coheed and Cambria, released on April 13, 2010 through Columbia. The album is a prequel to the band’s previous four concept albums, which comprise The Amory Wars narrative. Year of the Black Rainbow marks drummer Chris Pennie’s only studio appearance. It is the last album to feature Michael Todd on bass.

The band began recording the album in 2009. Prior to the release of the album, Coheed released two singles, “The Broken” and “Here We Are Juggernaut”. The album received mainly positive reviews and peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 and #35 on the UK Album Chart. The deluxe version of the album was accompanied by a novel written by the band’s vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez and writer Peter David